One minute, one answer.
The questions that come up before an appraisal is ordered, answered in about a minute each by the appraiser who signs the report. Every video carries a full transcript, so you can read it instead if that is faster.
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Equipment appraisal videos.
For lenders
1:06
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...
1:16
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...
0:45
Equipment appraisal on an SBA 7(a) loan: two things that decide the credit
Two things decide whether an equipment appraisal helps an SBA 7(a) credit: the advance rate it can support on used...
0:43
Ordering an equipment appraisal for a loan: two things to check
Two things to check before an equipment appraisal goes in the credit file: the premise of value matches the loan, and...
Machinery and equipment
1:04
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...
0:59
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...
0:38
Machine shop equipment appraisal: two things that set the value
Two things set the value of a machine shop's equipment: the configuration (controls, tooling and options) and whether the...
1:11
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...
0:48
What is your kitchen equipment worth?
Three things decide what commercial kitchen equipment is worth: the purpose of the appraisal, whether it is valued installed...
1:01
Farm Equipment Appraisal: 3 Things to Know
Three things decide what farm equipment is worth: the purpose of the appraisal sets the premise of value, the market has...
0:41
Farm equipment appraisal: two things that set the value
Two things set what farm equipment is worth: the purpose of the appraisal, which sets the premise of value, and the season...
0:57
Dental & Medical Equipment Appraisal: 3 Things to Know
Three things decide what dental and medical practice equipment is worth: practice value is not equipment value, support...
0:39
Dental and medical equipment appraisal: two things that set the value
Two things set what dental and medical equipment is worth: practice value is not equipment value, and equipment that cannot...
0:35
Heavy equipment appraisal: two things decide the value
Two things decide what heavy equipment is worth: hours and history outweigh age, and a real value reflects the national...
1:15
MRI Equipment Appraisal: What an MRI or CT Scanner Is Worth
Three things set what an MRI or CT scanner is worth: configuration and the software options licensed to the system, the...
1:14
Equipment Appraisal Expert Witness: What Holds Up in Court
Three things decide whether a litigation equipment appraisal holds up under cross-examination: the premise of value on the...
Automotive
1:01
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...
0:40
Semi truck and fleet appraisal: two things that set the value
Two things set what a truck fleet is worth: the spec and maintenance record the market prices, and the premise. Twenty units...
1:05
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...
0:36
Repaired is not restored: diminished value
A repaired car still carries its accident history on the VIN, and the market pays less for it. That loss is diminished...
Terms of the Trade
0:48
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...
0:51
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...
0:50
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...
0:49
What USPAP actually means
USPAP is the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, the recognized rulebook for how appraisals are developed...
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