Dallas-Fort Worth machinery and equipment appraisals.
Lukes & Lukes is an independent machinery and equipment appraisal firm that covers the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex the way a lender needs it covered. We quote one all-in fee with travel included, priced on Midwest rates, and we deliver the same USPAP-compliant report format nationwide. When the trip pencils out we inspect the assets ourselves. When it does not, a certified machinery and equipment appraiser already working the Metroplex handles the inspection, and we write and sign the report.
Why bring in an out-of-market firm
One standard, one report, Midwest pricing.
The Metroplex is one of the busiest industrial economies in the country, and the equipment behind a loan, an estate or a sale rarely sits in one place. When your collateral is spread across Dallas, Fort Worth and the suburbs, what you want is consistency: one appraiser of record, one methodology, and one report format that reads the same for every file. We price the work on Midwest overhead and quote it all in, travel included, so there are no surprise line items and no gap between the estimate and the invoice.
When a job justifies the trip, we come to you and inspect the assets in person. When it does not, we deploy a certified machinery and equipment appraiser already on the ground in the Metroplex to perform the inspection, and we prepare and sign the report to USPAP. That keeps the number competitive and the logistics convenient without ever loosening the standard. You get a defensible value that holds up in credit review, with examiners, and in court.
What the Metroplex runs on
- Aerospace and defense: the precision machining, CNC and assembly operations that feed the region's aviation and defense supply chain.
- Oil, gas and energy equipment: compression, pumping and support equipment tied to the energy operators and service companies across North Texas.
- Fabrication and machining: the structural steel shops, weld cells and metalworking suppliers that build for construction and industry.
- Food processing: the commercial bakeries, protein plants and packaged-food lines that supply a fast-growing population.
- Construction: the earthmoving, paving and heavy equipment fleets driving the region's relentless build-out.
- Logistics and distribution: the warehouses, cold storage and material-handling fleets that move goods through the inland-port corridor.
- Automotive and fleets: dealership service departments, collision centers and commercial vehicle fleets across the Metroplex.
- Plastics: injection molding and extrusion plants supplying packaging, automotive and consumer goods.
How we cover Dallas-Fort Worth
Dallas, Fort Worth, and the whole Metroplex.
We inspect on site across Dallas and Fort Worth and out through Arlington, Plano, Irving, Frisco and the suburbs that ring the Metroplex. When the schedule or the fee makes a fly-in impractical, a certified machinery and equipment appraiser already working the region handles the physical inspection and we prepare and sign the report. For single assets or well-documented equipment lists, a desktop appraisal can resolve the file without a site visit at all. However the inspection happens, the report format and the standard stay the same.
Which value applies
The right premise for the situation.
The same equipment carries different numbers depending on why you need the appraisal. We determine and defend the premise your situation requires.
Common questions
Answers, up front.
You are not based in Dallas-Fort Worth. Why bring you in?
Because you get one standard and one report format nationwide, priced on Midwest overhead and quoted all in with travel included. We are an independent firm that works the Metroplex regularly, so the number stays competitive, the logistics stay convenient, and the report holds up the same way for every file.
Who actually inspects the equipment?
When a job justifies the trip, we travel in and inspect it ourselves. When it does not, we deploy a certified machinery and equipment appraiser already on the ground in the Metroplex to perform the inspection, and we prepare and sign the USPAP-compliant report. You get one appraiser of record and one standard either way.
Will Texas lenders and the SBA accept your reports?
Yes. Reports are USPAP-compliant, prepared by a NEBB-certified Machinery & Equipment Appraiser (CMEA), and built to withstand lender, SBA, IRS, audit and legal review anywhere in the country.
Can you cover collateral outside the Metroplex too?
Yes. The firm works nationwide. A Dallas-Fort Worth lender or attorney with equipment in several states can keep one appraiser, one standard and one report format across the whole portfolio.
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