Houston machinery and equipment appraisals.
Lukes & Lukes is an independent machinery and equipment appraisal firm built for the way Houston lenders and counsel actually work. We price on Midwest overhead and quote one all-in fee with travel included, so a defensible USPAP-compliant report stays competitive across the Gulf Coast. Whether the equipment sits in a Ship Channel plant or a Sugar Land shop, you get one standard and one report format, wherever the assets are.
Why bring in an out-of-market firm
One standard, one fee, statewide reach.
Houston runs on heavy, specialized equipment, and a lot of it turns over fast. When that equipment stands behind a loan, an estate or a dispute, the number has to hold up in credit review and in front of an examiner, no matter which firm signs it. We are an independent nationwide firm that prices the work on Midwest overhead and quotes it all in, travel included, so you know the cost before we start and it stays competitive against a local bid for the same defensible report.
When a job justifies the trip, we travel in and inspect the assets ourselves. When the trip does not pencil out, a certified machinery and equipment appraiser already working greater Houston handles the physical inspection, and we prepare and sign the report to USPAP. Either way it is one appraiser of record, one methodology, and one report format that reads the same for a Houston lender as it does for the SBA.
What greater Houston runs on
- Oil, gas and petrochemical equipment: the process units, compressors, pumps and energy-sector support equipment that define the Ship Channel and the wider Gulf Coast.
- Industrial machining and fabrication: the machine shops, weld shops and structural fabricators that feed the region's energy and construction work.
- Construction and heavy equipment: the earthmoving fleets, cranes and yellow iron behind Houston's constant building.
- Food processing: the commercial bakeries, packing plants and beverage lines serving one of the fastest-growing metros in the country.
- Medical equipment and the Texas Medical Center: the imaging, surgical and laboratory equipment anchored by the largest medical complex in the world.
- Logistics and ports: the warehouses, terminals and material-handling fleets that move cargo through the Port of Houston.
- Automotive and fleets: the service departments, collision centers and commercial fleets running across the metro.
How we cover Houston
From the Ship Channel to Sugar Land and beyond.
We inspect on site across Houston, Sugar Land, The Woodlands, Pasadena and Baytown, out along the Ship Channel and down the wider Gulf Coast. When the schedule or the fee calls for it, a certified machinery and equipment appraiser already working greater Houston performs 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.
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 Houston. Why bring you in?
Because you get the same defensible report on one national standard, at a competitive price. We are an independent nationwide firm that prices on Midwest overhead and quotes one all-in fee with travel included. For the same USPAP-compliant report, that quote stays competitive with a local Houston bid, and you get one methodology and one report format every time.
Who actually inspects the equipment?
When a job justifies the trip, we travel in and inspect it ourselves. When the trip does not pencil out, a certified machinery and equipment appraiser already working greater Houston performs the inspection, and we prepare and sign the USPAP-compliant report. You get one appraiser of record and one standard either way.
Will Houston 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 greater Houston too?
Yes. The firm works nationwide. A Houston lender or attorney with equipment across Texas or in several states can keep one appraiser, one standard and one report format across the whole portfolio.
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