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Automobile appraisals in New Hampshire for donations, insurance claims, estate tax, and divorce, prepared in accordance with USPAP and IRS requirements. AppraiseItNow appraises classic cars, collector vehicles, daily drivers, motorcycles, and commercial vehicles across New Hampshire, including Manchester, Nashua, and Concord.
DEFENSIBLE, USPAP-COMPLIANT AUTO APPRAISAL REPORTS — QUALIFIED FOR THE IRS, NEW HAMPSHIRE COURTS, LENDERS, INSURERS, AND MORE.
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Owner & CEO
Joe founded AppraiseItNow to make a certified, USPAP-compliant appraisal as simple to order as anything else online. A former Bain & Company strategy consultant, Joe leads the entire team and specializes in strategy, growth, and the firm's tech capabilities.
Machinery & Equipment Appraiser
Third-generation auctioneer and CAGA Certified Appraiser with more than 20 years valuing machinery, equipment, vehicles, business assets, and estates for banks, attorneys, and trustees across the Carolinas.
Vehicle Appraiser
CAGA Certified Appraiser since 2014, covering vehicles, boats, equipment, fine art, and collectibles. A classic-car restoration background informs her vehicle work, with reports prepared for insurance, divorce, and charitable contributions.
Client Success Manager
Manages each engagement from the first enquiry to the delivered report, and keeps you posted at every step along the way.
Certified Appraisers Guild of AmericaCertified Appraiser
The Appraisal FoundationAuthorized by Congress as the source of appraisal standardsAppraiseItNow appraises classic and collector cars, daily drivers, motorcycles, pickups and commercial vehicles in New Hampshire for insurance claims, estate administration, charitable contributions, divorce and lending. A show car and a commuter are researched the same way; what differs is how thin the market gets once you start hunting a genuine match. Granite State cars also carry a New England history of salted winters and summer storage, and both leave marks that a national guide cannot see.
What we value
Everything from a restored coupe that leaves the barn twice a summer to a plow truck that never stops working, plus motorcycles, campers and the vehicles that carry a trade on their flanks.
Total loss and diminished value
A claim turns on what the vehicle was worth just before the loss and, where the repair is done, what the market now pays for a car with that history. Both are written as separate conclusions.
Estates and division
Probate and settlement work is fixed to a date, and the comparables have to sit near it. Where a model trades rarely in New England, the net goes wider and the file states exactly how far it had to reach.
The same car honestly carries several figures at once, and reaching for the wrong one is the usual reason a report comes back. We settle the intended use before anything else, then build only the evidence that use actually requires.
Options and history
Factory options, drivetrain, colour combination and documented service move a figure further than a low reading does, and a car whose paperwork is intact outruns an identical one whose story went missing.
Restorations
Receipts prove a cost, not a price. A rotisserie rebuild can land well under what it swallowed, or well over it, and the difference lies in the work done and in who is buying that model now.
How it runs
The title, the service file, any repair estimate and a full set of images carry the research. We come to the vehicle when its condition is the thing the two sides actually disagree about, and say in the report which route the file took.
Three New Hampshire rules decide whether a vehicle carries a title at all, how long an insurer has once it calls a car a total loss, and what the state will and will not treat as an antique.
Title
Before 2000
is the model year at which New Hampshire stops requiring a title
No certificate of title need be obtained in New Hampshire for a motor vehicle whose manufacturer's model year is before the year 2000, with heavy trucks and truck tractors over eighteen thousand pounds gross weight excepted. Trailers under three thousand and one pounds are likewise outside the requirement, as is any boat trailer above that weight whose model year is more than ten years old. An owner who wants one anyway may apply for a voluntary title by producing a current or expired New Hampshire registration, a valid out of state title, or a vehicle identification number verification form. For an estate or a settlement, this is the practical point: ownership of an older collector car in New Hampshire often rests on a registration and a bill of sale, so the value opinion has to stand on the vehicle itself.
Total loss
20 days
is what New Hampshire allows an insurer after the total loss payment
An insurance firm, or anyone acting for one, that declares a motor vehicle a total loss must apply for a salvage certificate of title within twenty days of paying that total loss, unless the vehicle is one of those exempted from titling. The application carries any existing certificate of title, whatever else the director reasonably requires to establish ownership and any security interest, and a ten dollar fee. The brand travels with the vehicle from that point on and shows up in every later transaction, which is why the value opinion behind the settlement keeps mattering long after the payment has cleared.
Antiques
Over 25 years old
is where New Hampshire's antique class starts, and not where it ends
An antique motor vehicle in New Hampshire is any motor vehicle, a truck included regardless of its weight, over twenty five years old, which is maintained for use in exhibitions, club activities, parades and other functions of public interest, and not for use in commerce. Retired fire apparatus qualifies at over twenty years. The statute then defines maintained for use: the vehicle must be in original condition, or restored to original or better, and not intended for daily use. Age alone therefore settles nothing. A car can clear the age test and fail the condition and use tests, and the two versions of that same car do not sell for the same money.
What New Hampshire clients say we are known for
Across 22 published New Hampshire appraisal reviews, every one from a client who paid AppraiseItNow for an appraisal, the three things they raise most often are how quickly we answer, how much research is visible in the report, and that they would hire us again.
My daughter had purchased a very collectible 2003 Mustang Cobra terminator just 3 months before her accident with 50,000 miles on it, for 30,000 dollars. We were experiencing some very heavy rains and she hydroplaned and smashed into a guard rail and totaled her car. The insurance company offered her $18,000, but we told them that was an insult to this car. We kept going round and round with them but they were not budging. Finally we googled an independent appraiser and found AppraiseItNow! Their appraised value was 26,462. They negotiated with the insurance for us and we ended up with 25,900. They were awesome and helped us get much closer to the appropriate value of the Cobra. Absolutely worth the price we paid. Highly recommended!
Car Appraisal for Insurance Claim
My wife and I purchased a property that included a double-wide mobile home, which we decided to donate to a local charitable organization that provides housing for low-income families. This type of donation required a formal appraisal to qualify for an IRS tax deduction, so we reached out to Appraise It Now. From the start, they were able to clearly answer all of our questions about both the appraisal process and the tax deduction requirements. We provided photos and additional details, and within 10 days we received a thorough, well-prepared report that included all the necessary IRS forms. I’m giving Appraise It Now a five-star review because communication was excellent throughout the entire process. Everyone I spoke with was helpful, friendly, and professional, and emails were always answered quickly. We were completely satisfied with the experience. Thank you!
Mobile Home Appraisal for Charitable Donation
These guys were phenomenal. Joe was very responsive and gave clear instructions on how to submit my information for the appraisal, which he completed in a very quick timeframe. The appraisal itself was extremely detailed and included a thorough explanation of how they arrived at the value. It came with extensive documentation, and it’s clear they did a significant amount of research. They were also very responsive through text and email and always available to answer any questions. I had them appraise my fifth-wheel RV for resale, and I highly recommend their services. I will definitely use them again.
Recreational Vehicle Appraisal for Insurance Coverage
They appraised an older trailer for me that required a bonded title. They were great with communication and it only took about 2 weeks to get a very nice detailed appraisal report, which finding comps for older trailers is not straight forward. Highly recommend!
Trailer Appraisal for Title Bond
Friendly, speedy service with fair value.
Auto Appraisal for Probate
We were amazed at their professionalism in working with us and the quality of the final appraisal report. And all for thousands less than other appraisers.
Tractor Appraisal for Charitable Donation
Given the USPAP-compliant nature of AppraiseItNow’s appraisal reports, we prepare our deliverables for major legal, tax, and financial reporting purposes for individual and commercial clients.
Popular uses of our appraisal reports include:
J.D. Power's NADA Guides are the primary benchmark, alongside Kelley Blue Book's RV tools, and we test those figures against completed sales and comparable listings from RV Trader, eBay Motors, and dealer and auction records. Values are then refined for the specific floorplan, options, usage, and regional demand rather than accepted straight from a calculator.
Often, yes. New Hampshire probate practice accepts values from Kelley Blue Book or similar guides for vehicles on the Inventory of Fiduciary, provided they reflect market value as of the date of death. For customized, high-value, or unusual units where guides fit poorly, a qualified appraisal gives the fiduciary a defensible number instead of a rough match.
The VIN, exact year, make, model, and floorplan, mileage or usage, the factory option list, any aftermarket upgrades, and maintenance and repair records. These details drive the value conclusion directly, and documented history of items like roof, plumbing, and HVAC work supports adjustments that undocumented claims cannot.
Only under specific conditions: current law exempts RVs narrower than 8 feet 6 inches that carry a valid registration and plate and are not permanently sited at a campground for year-round residence. Campgrounds must report RV owners to local officials annually, so units outside the exemption can be assessed, which makes classification a genuine valuation issue.
They are computed from the maker’s list price using a declining mill-rate schedule under RSA 261:153, from 18 mills for a current-year model down to 3 mills by the fifth year. The schedule is a depreciation proxy, not an appraisal: it ignores condition, options, and maintenance, the factors that move an individual coach’s real market value.
