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Equipment appraisals in Maine for donations, lending, M&A, and financial reporting, prepared in accordance with USPAP and IRS requirements. AppraiseItNow appraises manufacturing equipment, construction machinery, agricultural equipment, industrial tools, and fleet vehicles across Maine, including Portland, Bangor, and Augusta.
DEFENSIBLE, USPAP-COMPLIANT MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT APPRAISAL REPORTS — QUALIFIED FOR THE IRS, MAINE 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 equipment and machinery appraisal services throughout Maine, supporting clients across a wide range of purposes including donations, lending, mergers and acquisitions, and financial reporting. Maine's economy relies heavily on forestry, seafood processing, construction, and manufacturing, making accurate machinery valuations essential for businesses operating logging equipment, fishing vessel processing lines, heavy construction fleets, and industrial production assets. Our credentialed appraisers deliver thorough, well-documented reports that satisfy IRS requirements, lender standards, and transaction due diligence needs.
AppraiseItNow offers both remote and onsite equipment and machinery appraisals, giving Maine clients flexible access to professional valuations whether assets are located in Portland, Bangor, Augusta, Bar Harbor, or rural counties like Aroostook. Our appraisers can conduct on-site inspections of large or complex machinery and also complete desktop reviews using submitted documentation, photographs, and asset records. We offer Fair Market Value (FMV), Orderly Liquidation Value (OLV), Forced Liquidation Value (FLV), and Replacement Value appraisals for various intended uses.
Our appraisers cover a broad spectrum of equipment and machinery categories found across Maine's industrial, commercial, and agricultural sectors, including:
Maine's coastal and timber economies create particularly strong demand for appraisals of specialized processing machinery and logging equipment, where asset values fluctuate with regional commodity markets. Our appraisers are experienced in identifying comparable sales data and applying appropriate valuation methodologies for these niche asset classes, ensuring reports hold up under lender, IRS, or legal scrutiny.
AppraiseItNow serves a wide range of clients across Maine, including business owners, lenders, accountants, attorneys, nonprofit organizations, and corporate finance teams who need credible, USPAP-compliant equipment valuations for transactions, compliance, or dispute resolution. Whether you are a seafood processor in coastal Washington County, a logging operation in Aroostook County, or a manufacturer in the Lewiston-Auburn corridor, our appraisers are equipped to handle your valuation needs efficiently and accurately.
What Maine clients say we are known for
Across 16 published Maine appraisal reviews, every one from a client who paid AppraiseItNow for an appraisal, the three things they raise most often are that they would hire us again, how quickly we answer, and how much research is visible in the report.
I recommend AppraiseItNow Inc. highly. I needed an appraisal of fair market value for geologic laboratory equipment for charitable donations to three universities. The unique items and limited secondary market complicated the valuation. They provided a sound, verifiable estimate and the 8283 forms that I was able to use in my tax filings. I would use them again.
Lab Equipment Appraisal for Charitable Donation
AppraiseItNow did an outstanding job appraising my 1998 Bobcat Skid Steer and circa 2010 Yuchai Crawler Dozer. We could not locate a serial number on the dozer, and there were no online sales available, but they were still able to develop an accurate appraisal using known specifications for my dozer compared to other comparable make and model dozers. They diligently researched both equipment items and provided well-documented reports.
Machinery & Equipment Appraisal
I highly recommend the AppraiseItNow team. They were responsive and timely from start to finish, and the whole process was seamless. The final report was super detailed and gave me all the information I needed. I am so glad I hired them and would recommend them to anyone needing an appraisal!
Technology Equipment Appraisal for Divorce
I needed an IRS-qualified appraisal for an unusual and costly piece of medical equipment. AppraiseItNow was able to provide me exactly what I needed on a timely basis. The personnel at the company are very friendly and helpful. I would definitely use them again.
Medical Equipment Appraisal for Charitable Donation
Affordable and reliable, with fast service and always responsive to my messages and questions. They delivered my appraisal on time without a glitch. 100% Recommended! I wouldn’t use anyone else for my business. Thank you, Joe — you’re great!
Machinery & Equipment Appraisal for Bankruptcy Filing
They did an appraisal of medical equipment for donation. They did it quickly, and I received a blank form 8283 signed by the appraiser. It was what I needed. The price was higher than I wanted to spend on an appraisal, but a lot lower than other appraisers. AppraiseItNow was very responsive and communicative, and the other appraisers were not. I would use them again.
Medical Equipment 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:
A true and perfect inventory of all taxable personal property in their possession as of April 1, filed with the local assessor, typically by May 1. Under 36 M.R.S. section 706-A, failing to file can cost you the right to appeal the assessment, so the itemized list and its values are worth getting right.
Fair market value: the price a willing buyer would pay a willing seller. Maine's Constitution requires personal property to be assessed at just value, and Maine courts interpret that as market value, which is why an independent appraisal is useful evidence when an assessment looks inflated.
Auction platforms such as IronPlanet, MachineryTrader, and BidSpotter, plus dealer listings and manufacturer pricing. For specialized machines with thin sales data, appraisers build a cost approach from current replacement cost, using references like Marshall Valuation Service, less physical, functional, and economic depreciation.
No. Book value reflects accounting conventions, not what equipment sells for, and the two routinely diverge in both directions. A well-maintained machine can be worth far more than its depreciated basis, while technologically outdated equipment can be worth much less.
