Welcome to Goldfield Appraisals

Welcome to Goldfield Appraisals - Your personal property experts
Goldfield Appraisals is a full service personal property appraisal company.  We specialize in accurate valuations of:
 - Residential Contents
 - Antiques
 - Collectibles
 

Common Questions:
What is an appraisal?
How does it work?
How much do they cost?

What is an Appraisal?
A professional appraisal provides the protection that you need by applying uniform, objective, and fair methods of establishing the value of your possessions. Through a licensed appraiser, the current valuation of your personal property becomes part of your legal records. In addition, it is through an appraisal that the dollar value of your property is established for estate tax, equitable distribution or donation.
 

Most Common Reasons You Might Need An Appraisal:

- Estate Taxation, Distribution and Probate - Insurance Coverage, Damage and Claims - Estate and Trust Planning - Charitable Donation - Divorce - Bankruptcy - Sale of Assets - Curiosity

An appraisal is an unbiased, reasoned opinion of value based upon an identification of the object and analysis of the marketplace, which is substantiated by actual market examples. This is a signed document which is suitable for submission to insurance companies, the courts and the Internal Revenue Service. As required by the Code of Ethics of the American Society of Appraisers and the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), the appraiser must report the facts acting as a disinterested third party, rather than as an advocate. The American Society of Appraisers requires recertification and successful completion of the USPAP course every five years.

Appraisal procedures, research methodology, market selection and the resulting value conclusions can differ with various purposes and functions of appraisal assignments. A report prepared for one purpose very likely would be inappropriate for another; for instance, an insurance appraisal would not be acceptable for estate tax or charitable contribution.

The Uniform Standards of Appraisal Practice
For information about the federal minimum standards for appraisers (USPAP) you may contact The Appraisal Foundation, which has been authorized by Congress as the source of appraisal standards and appraiser qualifications. These standards were developed and copyrighted in 1987, have been adopted by the major appraisal organizations in North America, and are the generally accepted standards of appraisal practice. The Foundation may be reached at:

The Appraisal Foundation
1029 Vermont Ave., NW, Suite 900
Washington, D.C. 20005
www.appraisalfoundation.org
The Publications Department can be reached at
(202) 624-3056 or (202) 624-3062

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