Providing Accurate Appraisals for All Your Business Needs
Business Appraisal, Commercial Real Estate Appraisal, Machine & Equipment Appraisal, Litigation Support, & More
Multidisciplinary Commercial Appraisal Firm
Since 1974, Certified Appraisers, Inc. has been a multi-faceted firm specializing in the appraisal and valuation of:
- Closely-held businesses
- Business personal property
- Intangible business assets
- Machinery and equipment
- Commercial real estate
- Economic losses
- Business damages
Highly-Qualified & Experienced Appraisers
Since 1972, our management has been involved in determining business and litigation-related values, Since 1972, our management has been involved in determining business and litigation-related values. Our team is highly qualified and experiencing in multi-disciplinary valuation classifications.
Appraisers certified by one or more of the national appraisal societies are assigned to conduct and/or review all appraisal reports. Management assigned to assess litigation-related values has the credentials to qualify as experts and have extensive testifying experience.
Three Approaches
Asset Approach
This approach compares sales of similar items of like condition and utility. Used equipment dealers are a good source of this information. These dealers generally buy used equipment at values close to liquidation and then resell the items after required repairs, typically at values in the range of 40% to 75% of costs new depending upon the condition and market trends.
Market Approach
The Market Approach is defined as a general way of determining a value indication using one or more methods that compare the subject to similar investments that have been sold. It is a market-oriented concept based on the Principle of Substitution. This Principle assumes that the value of a thing tends to be determined by the cost of acquiring an equally desirable substitute.
Income Approach
The income approach is defined as a general way of determining an indication of value by using one or more methods that convert anticipated benefits into value. It is a widely recognized approach to estimating economic value. The income approach considers a business or other income-producing property more or less as though it were a money machine whose Purpose is to produce money for its owner.