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Automobile appraisals in Georgia for donations, insurance claims, estate tax, and divorce, prepared in accordance with USPAP and IRS requirements. AppraiseItNow appraises classic cars, luxury vehicles, commercial trucks, motorcycles, and salvage vehicles across Georgia, including Atlanta, Savannah, and Augusta.
DEFENSIBLE, USPAP-COMPLIANT AUTO APPRAISAL REPORTS — QUALIFIED FOR THE IRS, GEORGIA 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 provides professional automobile appraisals across Georgia for a wide range of purposes, including charitable donations, insurance claims, estate tax reporting, and divorce proceedings. Whether you need to establish the value of a vehicle for an IRS-compliant donation deduction, document a loss for an insurance settlement, determine fair value for an estate, or resolve an asset dispute in a divorce, our credentialed appraisers deliver accurate, well-supported reports tailored to your specific need.
AppraiseItNow serves clients throughout Georgia with both remote and onsite appraisal options, making it easy to get a certified valuation regardless of your location or schedule. Our automobile appraisal process is thorough, efficient, and fully compliant with IRS, insurance, and legal standards. We offer Fair Market Value (FMV), Replacement Value, Orderly Liquidation Value (OLV), Forced Liquidation Value (FLV), and Actual Cash Value (ACV) appraisals for various intended uses.
Our appraisers evaluate a wide variety of vehicles across Georgia, from everyday passenger cars to specialty and collector vehicles. We handle appraisals for:
Whether you own a late-model daily driver, a restored classic, or a high-value exotic, our appraisers have the expertise to document its condition, history, and market value accurately. Georgia's active dealer market and proximity to major wholesale auction activity make precise, well-researched appraisals especially important for establishing defensible values.
Georgia's evolving auto market and regulatory environment create several situations where a professional appraisal is essential:
Georgia does not maintain a dedicated licensing board for automobile appraisers, distinguishing it from the state's regulated real estate appraisal profession. For ad valorem tax purposes, county appraisers require physical proof of vehicle origin and destination, such as bills of sale or bills of lading, to assign accurate taxable values. Recent legislative changes, including House Bill 630, have unified dealer oversight, strengthened bonding requirements, and introduced fines for odometer disclosure failures, all of which make accurate mileage-based appraisals more critical than ever. Electronic temporary tag systems and bans on shell entities used for tax avoidance further elevate the importance of documented, professional valuations in Georgia's auto market.
Our process is straightforward and designed to minimize disruption to your schedule. For remote appraisals, you submit vehicle photos, documentation, and relevant details through our online platform, and our appraisers complete a certified report typically within a few business days. For onsite appraisals, we coordinate a physical inspection at a location convenient to you anywhere in Georgia. Every report is USPAP-compliant, signed by a credentialed appraiser, and formatted to meet the requirements of the IRS, insurance carriers, courts, and financial institutions.
AppraiseItNow serves individual vehicle owners, estate attorneys, insurance professionals, divorce attorneys, financial advisors, dealers, and nonprofits throughout Georgia who need credentialed, court-ready automobile appraisals for legal, financial, or tax-related purposes.
What Georgia clients say we are known for
Across 22 published Georgia 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:
The spec sheet and the records: make, model, year, mileage, engine and transmission, axle configuration, emissions equipment, modifications, and maintenance history. Appraisers baseline against references like the NADA Commercial Truck Guide, then verify with auction transaction data and current dealer listings before adjusting for condition and regional demand.
It depends on the assignment, and the report must say so. Loan underwriting, insurance, sale, and forced liquidation each point to different standards, and the same truck can support very different conclusions across retail, wholesale, and auction markets. A report that never states its intended use and standard of value is vulnerable to challenge.
At twice the vehicle's value as determined by the Georgia Department of Revenue or other acceptable evidence of value. A formal appraisal is not always required; a bill of sale, dealer statement, or recognized valuation source can establish the number, but an appraisal helps when the truck's condition or spec makes guide values unreliable.
No. An interstate carrier can title a truck in Georgia without paying TAVT by filing Form T-146, paying instead the annual Alternative Ad Valorem Tax, which uses fixed value bands tied to weight class. The exemption depends on keeping IRP registration current: letting it lapse triggers immediate assessment of regular state and local ad valorem tax plus penalties.
The Department of Revenue's Motor Vehicle Assessment Manual, which commonly reflects NADA clean retail figures rather than trade-in or auction prices. For a high-mileage working truck, clean retail can overstate what the unit would actually bring, and a condition-based appraisal documents the gap when values are challenged or a claim is negotiated.
