Sometimes you don’t need a complete inventory of everything you own.
You simply need professional appraisals for selected high-value items to satisfy an insurance company, support an estate, complete a charitable donation, establish value for legal purposes, or document a recent purchase.
Appraisal Only provides USPAP-compliant certified appraisals for up to 40 items during one onsite visit for one flat fee. Additional assets can also be appraised for an additional per-item fee.
If your goal is to establish the value of specific items—not determine the value of everything you own—this is the solution we recommend.
Appraisal Only may be your best solution if you:
Don’t need a complete inventory or insurance coverage review at this time.
Need certified appraisals for numerous high-value items for insurance, estate settlement, charitable donations, or legal purposes.
Have inherited or recently purchased numerous high-value tangible personal property assets and need current values to update or create Valuable Articles Coverage.
Already know which items require professional appraisals.
Not every situation requires a complete property inventory.
When you already know which items need professional valuation, Appraisal Only provides an efficient, cost-effective way to obtain up to 40 certified appraisals without documenting your entire property.
The result is authoritative documentation that insurance companies, attorneys, accountants, courts, and the IRS can rely on.
If you’re not sure whether your insurance contents coverage accurately reflects everything you own—or you want to determine the total value of your personal property—All-Inclusive Inventory & Appraisal provides a complete inventory, aggregate valuation, certified appraisals for qualifying items, and an independent insurance coverage review with recommendations for improved coverage.
Every Appraisal Only project provides reliable documentation for the items you’ve selected, prepared to the highest standards in the industry.
Each selected item receives a USPAP-compliant certified appraisal prepared by AVI’s appraisal specialists. We’ll help you determine exactly what type of appraisal you need, depending on what you’ll use it for.
Your appraisals include detailed Object ID documentation that records the unique identifying characteristics of each item, creating authoritative records accepted by insurance companies, attorneys, accountants, courts, and the IRS.
Instead of searching for records later, you’ll already have professional appraisals available whenever they’re needed.
Whatever the reason for your appraisals—insurance, estate planning or settlement, charitable giving, legal matters, or another important purpose—you’ll have professionally documented answers about what your personal property is worth.
Every collection—and every reason for obtaining appraisals—is different.
If you’re not sure whether Appraisal Only or another AVI service is the better fit, let’s talk. We’ll answer your questions, explain your options, and recommend the solution that best fits your needs.
Object ID is an internationally recognized method for documenting personal property for appraisal purposes. AVI’s Inventory Specialists photograph and document each item using key identifying characteristics, including its type, materials, measurements, distinguishing features, and other information that can help establish exactly what the item is. Thorough documentation helps our appraisers identify the property accurately and determine its value.
USPAP-compliance refers to the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice that set performance and ethical standards for certified appraisers. These standards are designed to ensure that your valuations are developed in an unbiased manner to the highest standards in the appraisal industry.
AVI appraises a wide range of tangible personal property, including jewelry, artwork, antiques, furniture, rugs and textiles, silver, china, crystal, collectibles, memorabilia, musical instruments, and other valuable personal assets.
The type of appraisal and valuation approach depends on the property and the purpose of the appraisal. AVI can provide replacement value appraisals for insurance, as well as fair market value appraisals for estate planning and settlement, charitable giving, and other purposes.
AVI’s certified appraisals are prepared using USPAP-compliant methods and are designed to provide the professional documentation insurers typically require when establishing values for Valuable Articles coverage.
AVI is also a Preferred Service Provider for many insurance companies.
Because insurance requirements can vary by carrier and policy, we recommend that you confirm with your insurance professional which items should be scheduled and what documentation your carrier requires. AVI provides the professional appraisal; your insurance professional determines how it should be used for your coverage.
The Appraisal Only flat fee includes up to 40 individual items or matched sets.
Each item is photographed and documented, and the items you select receive individual certified appraisals.
That’s not a problem. Additional items can be appraised for an additional per-item fee.
If you have a significant number of items beyond the 40 included in the Appraisal Only package, AVI can also help determine whether another service—such as an All-Inclusive inventory and appraisal—would be a better fit for what you’re trying to accomplish.
