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Equipment appraisals in Maryland for donations, lending, M&A, and financial reporting, prepared in accordance with USPAP and IRS requirements. AppraiseItNow appraises manufacturing equipment, construction machinery, agricultural equipment, medical devices, and industrial tools across Maryland, including Baltimore, Annapolis, and Rockville.
DEFENSIBLE, USPAP-COMPLIANT MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT APPRAISAL REPORTS — QUALIFIED FOR THE IRS, MARYLAND 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 appraisals throughout Maryland, serving clients who need credible valuations for donations, lending, mergers and acquisitions, and financial reporting. Our certified appraisers hold recognized designations including ASA, CMEA, and EECA, and every report is fully USPAP-compliant to meet the standards required by lenders, the IRS, courts, and CPAs.
Whether your assets are located at a Baltimore manufacturing facility, a Frederick biotech campus, or a rural operation in Hagerstown or Salisbury, our team conducts both remote and onsite equipment and machinery appraisals to accommodate your schedule and project requirements. 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 range of industrial, commercial, and specialized equipment across Maryland's diverse economic sectors, including:
Maryland's economy supports a wide range of equipment-intensive industries, from the port-adjacent manufacturing operations in Baltimore to the advanced defense and aerospace contractors in Anne Arundel and Harford counties. Our appraisers have the industry knowledge to value both common commercial assets and highly specialized machinery that requires sector-specific expertise.
We serve businesses, financial institutions, attorneys, CPAs, nonprofit organizations, and individual owners across Maryland who need accurate, defensible equipment and machinery valuations for financing, transactions, tax compliance, litigation support, or insurance purposes.
What Maryland clients say we are known for
Across 16 published Maryland 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:
Annually. Maryland assesses business personal property every year through the State Department of Assessments and Taxation, based on the return filed by April 15 under Tax-Property section 8-204, and SDAT appraises taxable property at market value. A documented appraisal helps when the assessed figure outruns what the machinery would actually sell for.
No. Accounting book value and appraised market value are distinct by design, and professional guidance warns against equating them. Well-maintained machines often sell above their carrying value while equipment with functional or economic obsolescence sells below it, so we start from accounting records but conclude from market evidence.
Comparable transactions from auction platforms such as BidSpotter, IronPlanet, and MachineryTrader, plus dealer listings and manufacturer price data. Where comparables are thin, the cost approach takes over: current replacement cost from vendor quotes and guides like Marshall Valuation Service, less all three forms of depreciation.
Time. Orderly liquidation value assumes a professionally marketed sale over a reasonable period, while forced liquidation value assumes a quick auction under compulsion, and both sit below fair market value. Lenders in Maryland collateral work often request one of these premises, so the report must name which value it concludes.
