When it comes to insurance settlements, working regularly and proactively with an experienced Machinery & Equipment appraiser can help save business owners time, money and stress.

In machinery and or equipment appraisal, how value is determined depends largely on how value is defined. And how it’s defined can depend on your specific situation and circumstances.

Machinery and equipment (M&E) appraisers, like all appraisers, expect that most business owners will be disappointed with our valuations. Many times, however, the gap between the appraiser’s valuation and the business owner's expectation of that valuation is due to a misunderstanding – and miscommunication – of what is actually being included in a given assignment.

If you’re a business owner considering listing your business for sale with a broker, you may think it’s common and most convenient to get an appraisal of your machinery and equipment as part of the eventual acquisition process. Savvy business owners, however, who prepare a full M&E appraisal prior to listing their business for sale with a broker can positively impact the sales process in several ways: