https://lukesappraisals.com/videos/commercial-kitchen-equipment-appraisal https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ORF-_DqmD_k/maxresdefault.jpg Commercial Kitchen Equipment Appraisal: 3 Things to Know The three things owners and lenders should know before relying on any valuation of restaurant, bakery, cafe, or coffee shop equipment: the purpose sets the number, installed is not removed, and condition is verified on site. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORF-_DqmD_k https://www.youtube.com/embed/ORF-_DqmD_k 71 2026-07-25 yes Lukes & Lukes https://lukesappraisals.com/videos/desktop-vs-onsite-appraisal https://i.ytimg.com/vi/sOwdb4jl2VA/maxresdefault.jpg Desktop vs on-site appraisal: which one are you buying? A desktop appraisal works from your asset list and the market record. An on-site appraisal adds an inspection that verifies what is actually there and what condition it is in. What each one can and cannot support. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOwdb4jl2VA https://www.youtube.com/embed/sOwdb4jl2VA 50 2026-08-20 yes Lukes & Lukes https://lukesappraisals.com/videos/diminished-value https://i.ytimg.com/vi/BOCbImKEW5c/maxresdefault.jpg Diminished Value: 3 Things to Know Before You Settle The three things to know before accepting an insurer's diminished value offer after a collision repair: the accident history follows the VIN, the insurer's first number is not evidence, and documentation decides the outcome. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOCbImKEW5c https://www.youtube.com/embed/BOCbImKEW5c 65 2026-08-04 yes Lukes & Lukes https://lukesappraisals.com/videos/fmv-olv-flv https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yDVfXmxJV1Q/maxresdefault.jpg FMV vs OLV vs FLV: one machine, three values One machine, three different numbers. What separates fair market value, orderly liquidation value and forced liquidation value, and why the premise has to be stated before the figure means anything. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDVfXmxJV1Q https://www.youtube.com/embed/yDVfXmxJV1Q 48 2026-08-06 yes Lukes & Lukes https://lukesappraisals.com/videos/heavy-equipment-appraisal https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Q74lBQjoqPA/maxresdefault.jpg Heavy Equipment Appraisal: 3 Things to Know The three things owners and lenders should know before relying on any construction or heavy equipment valuation: hours and history outweigh calendar age, the market is national rather than local, and condition is verified on site. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q74lBQjoqPA https://www.youtube.com/embed/Q74lBQjoqPA 64 2026-08-22 yes Lukes & Lukes https://lukesappraisals.com/videos/installed-value-vs-auction-value https://i.ytimg.com/vi/z6n6XdFcTCc/maxresdefault.jpg Installed value vs auction value The same machine is worth one number wired, plumbed and proven in place, and another number sold to whoever hauls it away. What creates the gap between installed value and auction value. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6n6XdFcTCc https://www.youtube.com/embed/z6n6XdFcTCc 51 2026-09-04 yes Lukes & Lukes https://lukesappraisals.com/videos/machine-shop-equipment-appraisal https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oeTD2GVR2KY/maxresdefault.jpg Machine Shop Equipment Appraisal: CNC Values Explained Three things decide what a machine shop's CNC equipment is really worth: configuration, installed vs. removed condition, and verified serial and hour data read from the control. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeTD2GVR2KY https://www.youtube.com/embed/oeTD2GVR2KY 59 2026-09-10 yes Lukes & Lukes https://lukesappraisals.com/videos/ordering-an-equipment-appraisal-for-a-loan https://i.ytimg.com/vi/t_jDJIZm01w/maxresdefault.jpg Ordering an Equipment Appraisal for a Loan: 3 Things to Check The three things credit officers and lenders should verify on any machinery and equipment collateral appraisal: the premise of value matches the loan, the equipment was inspected and serial numbers verified on site, and the appraiser is independent of the deal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_jDJIZm01w https://www.youtube.com/embed/t_jDJIZm01w 66 2026-08-13 yes Lukes & Lukes https://lukesappraisals.com/videos/sba-7a-equipment-appraisal https://i.ytimg.com/vi/N4ANwNLQKzA/maxresdefault.jpg Equipment Appraisal for an SBA 7(a) Loan: 3 Things The three things that decide whether an equipment appraisal helps a 7(a) credit: the collateral advance rate and orderly liquidation value, a unit-by-unit schedule with serial numbers, and the effective date of value. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4ANwNLQKzA https://www.youtube.com/embed/N4ANwNLQKzA 76 2026-09-04 yes Lukes & Lukes https://lukesappraisals.com/videos/truck-and-fleet-appraisal https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7u27Klcfnlk/maxresdefault.jpg Semi Truck & Fleet Appraisal: 3 Things to Know Three things decide what a truck fleet is worth: spec and maintenance rather than the badge, the premise change that comes with selling twenty units instead of one, and VINs verified on site. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u27Klcfnlk https://www.youtube.com/embed/7u27Klcfnlk 61 2026-09-16 yes Lukes & Lukes https://lukesappraisals.com/videos/what-uspap-means https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Cd1N-0BABaQ/maxresdefault.jpg What USPAP actually means USPAP is the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, the recognized rulebook for how appraisals are developed and reported, and what it binds is the appraiser rather than the document. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cd1N-0BABaQ https://www.youtube.com/embed/Cd1N-0BABaQ 49 2026-08-13 yes Lukes & Lukes