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Equipment appraisals in North Dakota for donations, lending, M&A, and financial reporting, prepared in accordance with USPAP and IRS requirements. AppraiseItNow appraises agricultural equipment, construction machinery, manufacturing equipment, fleet vehicles, and industrial tools across North Dakota, including Fargo, Bismarck, and Grand Forks.
DEFENSIBLE, USPAP-COMPLIANT AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT APPRAISAL REPORTS — QUALIFIED FOR THE IRS, NORTH DAKOTA 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 North Dakota, serving clients across agriculture, oilfield services, construction, manufacturing, healthcare, and transportation industries. Our certified appraisers deliver USPAP-compliant valuations for a wide range of purposes, including charitable donations, lending and SBA financing, mergers and acquisitions, and financial reporting.
Whether your assets are located on a remote farm in the Red River Valley, an oilfield operation near Williston, or a medical facility in Bismarck, we offer both desktop and onsite appraisal options to fit your situation and budget. Desktop appraisals use photos, serial numbers, and verified market data to produce fully compliant reports prepared to meet the requirements of lenders and the IRS, while onsite inspections capture condition, installation, and wear factors critical to high-value or high-use equipment. 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 assets found across North Dakota's diverse industries, including:
North Dakota's economy creates particularly strong demand for agricultural and oilfield equipment appraisals, where commodity prices and energy market fluctuations directly affect asset values. Appraisers with hands-on knowledge of these sectors ensure that valuations reflect real market conditions rather than generic depreciation schedules.
We serve a wide range of clients across North Dakota, including farmers, energy companies, construction firms, manufacturers, healthcare providers, lenders, attorneys, accountants, and business owners navigating transactions, tax obligations, or financial reporting requirements. Whether you are in Fargo, Dickinson, Minot, Grand Forks, or a rural community anywhere in the state, AppraiseItNow connects you with qualified appraisers who understand the local market and your specific valuation needs.
What North Dakota clients say we are known for
Across 16 published North Dakota 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:
No. The inventory statute requires fair market value as of the decedent's date of death for every asset, and accounting book value reflects depreciation policy rather than what a tractor or combine would actually bring. Farm estates with meaningful equipment lines need market-based values, and the statute lets the personal representative engage a qualified, disinterested appraiser for anything in doubt.
IronGuides, built from actual retail transactions and widely treated as the blue book for farm machinery, plus auction sales, dealer and manufacturer data, and closed private sales. We match comparables by make, model, age, hours, and attachments, then adjust for condition and region rather than quoting advertised asking prices.
Often not. Fair market value, orderly liquidation value, and forced liquidation value are defined distinctly and can differ by tens of percent for identical machinery, because each assumes a different marketing period and sale pressure. A credible report names its value premise and effective date so the number matches the decision it supports.
Not through annual property tax; agricultural equipment held as personal property is exempt from ad valorem assessment. The tax action happens at the transaction: new farm machinery used exclusively for agriculture pays a 3 percent gross receipts tax in lieu of the 5 percent sales tax, and qualifying used machinery is exempt entirely, which shapes the net prices seen at North Dakota sales.
No. Machinery brought into the state for use is subject to use tax, generally 5 percent, based on fair market value when it arrives if adequate tax was not paid elsewhere, under N.D.C.C. ch. 57-40.2. Imported equipment can therefore carry back-tax exposure that a purchase price alone does not reveal, and we flag it when valuing relocated lines.
