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Services
What You Can Expect
As a qualified professional appraiser I provide a written, confidential, third party appraisal with no conflict of interest. You are guaranteed an impartial, unbiased appraisal, based on information drawn from a wide range of relevant markets. Each appraisal is tailored to fit the type of service you need.
Also, my credentials meet the new IRS standards for the designation as a professional appraiser. I have earned an appraisal designation from a recognized professional appraiser organization, the International Society of Appraisers (ISA) the largest association of trained and tested personal property appraisers in the U.S.
I have also met the new requirement that appraisal methodology is consistent with the substance and principles of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP). I took a Seattle Community College course on USPAP and a seminar at the Seattle Art Museum for new USPAP updates and passed the examinations and received certification.
A word of caution. Many collectors turn to the gallery or dealer from whom their item was purchased seeking an appraisal. Unfortunately art gallery owners, art dealers and art consultants are not usually qualified appraisers. In the area of valuation they all have two strikes against them: 1) they are not trained professional appraisers 2) they are not disinterested, that is to say if they have been involved in either buying or selling the art in question to clients or art consultants and that financial involvement equates to the loss of the status of “disinterest” in the financial outcome for both the dealer and the art consultant. Also, if the gallery has a qualified staff appraiser with credentials in a reputable appraisal organization but works for the gallery the question of financial “disinterest” is involved. It is crucial to note that the disinterested status of a professional appraiser is a very important asset for the client.
Types of Appraisals
1,) RESTRICTED USE APPRAISAL:
This Appraisal has a narrow scope of work and the only intended user is the client. This report can take into account that the client is knowledgeable about the property and does not require a detailed description. Market and value research and analysis will be limited.
This format may be useful for the following needs: Resale, Potential Purchase; Investment; Pre-Auction Estimates; Market Research; Where to buy and Where to sell advice; Investment Data; Multiple Market Analysis and Authentication.
2.) SUMMARY APPRAISAL:
This appraisal has a wider scope of work than a restricted use appraisal, but does not require extensive narration of information collected for the appraisal, such as market analysis and research for comparable values. This information will be included in our work file for your appraisal in our office. This information will be summarized to allow you to understand the conclusions that were reached in the appraisal. There are intended users other than the client for this appraisal.
This format is often used in situations where there is little likelihood of an adversarial situation, such as Insurance and perhaps Family Division.
3.) SELF CONTAINED APPRAISAL:
This appraisal has the widest scope of work and requires all relevant information to be described in detail within the appraisal report.
This format is required for federal tax functions, including Estate Taxes and Charitable Contributions. It may also be used for some Insurance Claims; Marriage Dissolution; Bankruptcy and Guardianship questions.