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Automobile appraisals in Utah for donations, insurance claims, estate tax, and divorce, prepared in accordance with USPAP and IRS requirements. AppraiseItNow appraises cars, trucks, motorcycles, classic vehicles, and commercial vehicles across Utah, including Salt Lake City, Provo, and Ogden.
DEFENSIBLE, USPAP-COMPLIANT AUTO APPRAISAL REPORTS — QUALIFIED FOR THE IRS, UTAH 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 cars, pickups, cargo and camper vans, motorcycles, motorhomes, and trailers in Utah for insurance claims and appraisal clause disputes, vehicle donations, estate transfers, and the division of marital property.
Claims and appraisal clauses
When a settlement rests on vehicles that do not share the drivetrain or the equipment of yours, the number is wrong before anyone argues about condition. We build the value from units that do match, and say which ones.
Vehicles no guide reaches
A book figure assumes a running vehicle in ordinary condition. Where neither is true, the value comes from sales of comparable units and from what the repair and build records actually show.
Estates and gifts
An heir, a donor, and a judge each need a stated definition of value as of a stated date. Where the same estate holds household contents too, our Utah personal property appraisals cover them.
Three Utah assignments in a line each. Owner names, addresses, and every figure stay in the file.
Insurance claim
The settlement rested on a comparable that did not match the van's drivetrain, so the value was rebuilt from units that did.
Personal use
No guide covers a car that will not drive. It was valued on what the condition actually was and on sales of comparable units.
Charitable donation
Valued as of the day it changed hands, from sales of comparable units rather than from a clean retail figure.
Two Utah rules read straight off what a vehicle is worth: the line where a damaged vehicle stops being worth repairing on paper, and the number of vehicles an heir can retitle without opening an estate.
Salvage
Fair market value
the figure Utah measures the cost of safe repairs against when a damaged vehicle is classed as salvage, with no percentage in the test
Utah treats a vehicle as salvage when the cost of repairing it for safe operation exceeds its fair market value, or when an insurer or another state has already declared it salvage. There is no percentage in that test, so the value the vehicle carried before the damage decides it on its own.
That makes an independent value worth having where a branded title, a total loss call, or a later resale disclosure follows from the decision.
Estates
Four vehicles
the most a Utah successor can retitle on a small estate affidavit, with those vehicles left out of the $100,000 test the affidavit applies to the rest of the estate
Thirty days after a death, a successor can present an affidavit to the Motor Vehicle Division and have title to as many as four boats, motor vehicles, trailers, or semitrailers transferred, provided no personal representative has been appointed. For that affidavit the $100,000 ceiling is measured on the rest of the estate, leaving those vehicles out of the count.
Where a vehicle matters to the heirs, or where the remainder of the estate sits near the ceiling, the values behind the affidavit are what the family is relying on.
What Utah clients say we are known for
Across 23 published Utah 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.
AppraiseItNow was fabulous. While they weren’t able to negotiate a higher payout from the insurance company for my totaled car, they fully honored their guarantee and had the money back in my account within days. It’s rare to see a company truly stand behind its product and guarantee. Well done, AppraiseItNow team!
Auto 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
I recently used AppraiseItNow for a valuation of a 2001 Corvette needed for 2024 Gift Tax purposes. It was straightforward and relatively simple even for someone not too tech savvy like me!
Car Appraisal for Gift Tax
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:
We combine published guides such as J.D. Power's NADA values and Kelley Blue Book RV tools with actual market comparables from RV Trader, completed online listings, and dealer and auction records. No single guide captures regional demand or your unit's options and upgrades, so we reconcile several sources against real sold prices.
The report must state whether it concludes actual cash value, replacement cost, agreed value, or stated value, because each standard produces a different claim outcome. Before we appraise an RV for coverage or a loss dispute, we confirm which standard your policy uses so the number actually fits the claim.
Usually not. Utah's DMV sets the surety bond amount from its own valuation tables and market references, and applicants generally provide bills of sale or price evidence rather than an appraisal report. Officials request outside valuation support only in unusual or disputed cases, which is when a documented appraisal becomes useful.
For units subject to uniform fees, Utah applies a percent-good factor to the model-year cost new under the State Tax Commission's personal property valuation schedules. That schedule value serves tax administration; it is not a market appraisal, and actual resale value can differ significantly based on condition, mileage, and equipment.
