Raleigh-Durham machinery and equipment appraisals.
Lukes & Lukes is an independent machinery and equipment appraisal firm that covers the Triangle the way a lender, an attorney or an owner actually needs it covered. We quote one all-in fee with travel already inside it, priced on Midwest overhead, and we run one standard and one report format everywhere we work.
When a trip pencils out we inspect the assets ourselves, and when it does not, a certified M&E appraiser already working Raleigh, Durham and the Research Triangle handles the site visit while we prepare and sign the report to USPAP.
Why bring in a nationwide firm
One standard, one fee, wherever the equipment sits.
The Triangle runs on high-value, technical equipment, and the number behind it has to hold up in credit review and with examiners. We price the work on Midwest overhead and quote it all in, with travel folded into a single fee, so there are no add-on trip charges and no surprises when the invoice lands. That is a competitive, defensible way to buy an appraisal, and it means a lender or attorney in Raleigh or Durham gets the same report they would get from us in any other market.
When a job justifies the visit, we come to you and inspect the assets ourselves. When the trip does not pencil out, we deploy a certified machinery and equipment appraiser already working the Triangle to handle the physical inspection, and we write and sign the report to USPAP. Either way you get one appraiser of record, one report format, and a value that stands up to lender, SBA, IRS and legal scrutiny.
What the Triangle runs on
- Life sciences, biotech and laboratory: the analyzers, sequencers, cold storage and cleanroom equipment that fill labs across Research Triangle Park and the university corridor.
- Medical device: device manufacturers, contract producers and the surgical and imaging equipment moving through the region's healthcare economy.
- Precision manufacturing: the CNC job shops, machining suppliers and metrology-driven fabricators feeding local device and aerospace supply chains.
- Food and beverage processing: the breweries, packaged-food plants and beverage lines that have grown up around the Triangle.
- Construction and heavy equipment: the graders, loaders and site fleets building out one of the fastest-growing metros in the country.
- Material handling and distribution: the warehouses, forklifts and logistics assets moving goods through the I-40 and I-85 corridors.
- Automotive: dealership service departments, collision centers and fleets across the Triangle.
How we cover the Triangle
Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill and RTP.
We inspect on site across Raleigh, Durham, Cary and Chapel Hill, through Research Triangle Park, and out into the surrounding counties. When the schedule or the fee calls for it, a certified machinery and equipment appraiser already working the Triangle 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.
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 the Triangle. Why does that work?
Because you are buying one standard and one report format, not a local address. We are an independent nationwide firm that prices on Midwest overhead and quotes one all-in fee with travel included, so the number is competitive and there are no surprise trip charges. You get the same USPAP-compliant report we deliver in every other market.
Who is on site in the Triangle?
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 Triangle 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 Triangle 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 Triangle too?
Yes. The firm works nationwide. A Triangle lender or attorney with equipment in several states can keep one appraiser, one standard and one report format across the whole portfolio.
Do you charge separately for travel to the Triangle?
No. One all-in fee with travel included. The Triangle is compact enough that Raleigh, Durham, Cary and Research Triangle Park sites usually fit one visit, which is how the fee is scoped. No mileage, airfare or per diem lines on the invoice.
More markets
We also serve Charlotte, New York and Chicago, and the rest of the country from our Minnesota base. See all markets we serve.
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