Pinnacle Auto Appraisers' Blog

Did you know we offer certified auto appraisals on all types of vehicles including motorcycles, rv's and commercial vehicles?  All certified auto appraisers are trained to handle any vehicle available on the market today.  Types of appraisals and inspections we offer are total loss, diminished value, classic car, exotic car, stated value, pre-purchase inspections, dmv form, lease turn-in, bank loan, bankruptcy, donation, non-cash charitable contribution, motorcycle, heavy machinery, commercial, heavy truck and more! 

Did you know we service 44 states in the United States?  We strive to offer appraisal services to customers in Birmingham, Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, Phoenix, Arizona, Little Rock, Arkansas, Los Angeles, California, Denver, Colorado, Hartford, Connecticut, Washington, D.C., Dover, Delaware, Orlando, Florida, Tampa, Florida, Miami, Florida, Atlanta, Georgia, Boise, Idaho, Chicago, Illinois, Indianapolis, Indiana, Des Moines, Iowa, Wichita, Kansas, Louisville, Kentucky, New Orleans, Louisiana, Portland, Maine, Baltimore, Maryland, Detroit, Michigan, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Jackson, Mississippi, Kansas City, Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri, Billings, Montana, Omaha, Nebraska, Manchester, New Hampshire, Newark, New Jersey, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Charlotte, North Carolina, Fargo, North Dakota, Las Vegas, Nevada, Cleveland, Ohio, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Portland, Oregon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Providence, Rhode Island, Charleston, South Carolina, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Memphis, Tennessee, Nashville, Tennessee, Austin, Texas, Dallas, Texas, Houston, Texas, San Antonio, Texas, Salt Lake City, Utah, Burlington, Vermont, Virginia Beach, Virginia, Seattle, Washington, Charleston, West Virginia, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Cheyenne, Wyoming.  We are constantly expanded out services areas so give us a call today, we'll do whatever it takes to get your certified auto appraisal taken care of.

The Appraisal Foundation (TAF) announced that the 2012-2013 edition of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) is now available. The 2012-13 edition of USPAP will be valid for two years, effective January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2013. According to a TAF press release “the new edition includes the standards of professional practice for all appraisal disciplines as well as guidance from the Appraisal Standards Board (ASB) in the form of USPAP Advisory Opinions and USPAP Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).”

As with the prior edition, the new edition includes the standards of professional practice for all appraisal disciplines as well as guidance from the Appraisal Standards Board (ASB) in the form of USPAP Advisory Opinions and USPAP Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).

Changes to the document include:

1. Revisions to DEFINITIONS of “Client,” “Extraordinary Assumptions,” and “Hypothetical Condition,” as well as a new definition of “Exposure Time”;
2. Creation of a new RECORD KEEPING RULE and related edits to the Conduct Section of the ETHICS RULE;
3. Revisions to Advisory Opinion 21, USPAP Compliance; and,
4. Revisions to STANDARDS 7 & 8: PERSONAL PROPERTY APPRAISAL, DEVELOPMENT & REPORTING.