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Personal property appraisals in Oregon for donations, estate tax, divorce, and probate, prepared in accordance with USPAP and IRS requirements. AppraiseItNow appraises antiques, jewelry, art, collectibles, and household contents across Oregon, including Portland, Salem, and Eugene.
DEFENSIBLE, USPAP-COMPLIANT PERSONAL PROPERTY APPRAISAL REPORTS — QUALIFIED FOR THE IRS, OREGON 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.
Personal Property Appraiser
ISA Accredited Member with 30 years in the trade, from running estate sales and an auction gallery to appraising luxury apparel, furniture, artwork, antiques, and business assets, primarily for IRS tax filings.
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.
Personal Property Appraiser
ISA Accredited Member specializing in Asian art, with a Master's from SOAS and a Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art. Ashley chairs the ISA's Antiques, Furnishings, and Decorative Arts committee and appraises for charitable donation, insurance, and equitable distribution.
Client Success Manager
Manages each engagement from the first enquiry to the delivered report, and keeps you posted at every step along the way.
International Society of AppraisersAccredited Member
Certified Appraisers Guild of AmericaCertified Appraiser
The Appraisal FoundationAuthorized by Congress as the source of appraisal standardsAppraiseItNow appraises Oregon household contents, antiques, art, silver, jewelry, and the equipment a family owns, for gifts claimed on IRS Form 8283, estate and probate filings, divorce, and insurance schedules. Nearly all of it is done from images and papers an owner already has, and an appraiser goes out to the property when there are too many pieces, or too awkward a room, to photograph well.
Charitable gifts
The deduction rests on what the property would have sold for when the charity received it, drawn from documented sales of like pieces rather than from what the owner once paid. Equipment given away unused is still priced against the secondhand market it would sell in. A receipt proves what was paid, never what the item is worth now, so the file is built on sales instead.
Estates and probate
An Oregon inventory needs a value as of the date of death. Contents are grouped as the filing will report them, and anything carrying real money is treated on its own, including Oregon art appraisals where a picture needs its own opinion.
Divorce and insurance
A division of property asks what a piece would fetch if sold. A schedule an insurer will rely on asks what it would cost to put the same thing back in the room. The report names which one it answered. Both are stated in the same report when a household needs both, with the reasoning kept separate so neither figure reads as the other.
Two Oregon assignments, described only as far as the records allow.
Charitable donation
A power wheelchair, a lift chair, a travel scooter, a sit to stand lift, and a cough assist machine, nearly all unused, valued together for the household that gave them away.
Estate planning
A horse trailer and a stock trailer, valued where they stood so an estate plan could carry a figure for each of them.
Three Oregon rules decide when household property has to be priced, and who is allowed to price it.
Property tax
Personal use
the test that keeps Oregon household contents off the tax roll, and keeps registered property on it
Every item of tangible personal property held by its owner for personal use, benefit, or enjoyment is exempt from Oregon property taxation. The exemption stops at property held wholly or partly for use or sale in a trade or business, for the production of income, or solely for investment, and it does not reach anything the state requires to be licensed or registered, nor floating homes, boathouses, or manufactured structures.
So the antiques in the dining room sit outside the roll while the trailer registered in the same name does not, and a piece bought as an investment is outside the exemption whichever room it stands in.
Probate
Reasonable doubt
the standard that decides which estate property an Oregon personal representative has appraised
An Oregon personal representative may employ a qualified and disinterested appraiser for any property of the estate whose value may be subject to reasonable doubt, and may use different people for different kinds of property. The court, in its discretion, may instead direct that all or part of the estate be appraised by appraisers it appoints. Either way the appraisal has to be in writing and signed by the appraiser who made it, and that appraiser is paid a reasonable fee from the estate.
Nothing in the statute calls for an appraisal of every object, which is why the pieces nobody disputes are usually estimated while the ones carrying doubt are appraised properly.
Creditor claims
$3,000
all the household goods, furniture, and utensils an Oregon judgment debtor keeps, while health aids are exempt with no ceiling at all
Household goods, furniture, radios, a television set, and utensils are exempt from execution in Oregon to a total value of $3,000, where the debtor holds them primarily for personal, family, or household use. Wearing apparel, jewelry, and other personal items are exempt to $1,800, books, pictures, and musical instruments to $600, and a vehicle to $10,000. Professionally prescribed health aids are exempt with no figure attached to them at all.
Caps like those are argued in item values, so the list and the numbers written beside it decide what actually stays in the house.
What Oregon clients say we are known for
Across 23 published Oregon 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 much research is visible in the report, and how quickly we answer.
AppraiseItNow Inc. is the best company I was lucky to find by accident. I was looking for someone to appraise cabinets for a donation to charity. I asked for multiple referrals, called multiple appraisal services, etc., and no one could help me. I found AppraiseItNow and from the moment I started working with them, they were wonderful! Joe guided me on what I needed to send him, what needed to be done and stayed in touch with me the entire time. Their customer service is OUTSTANDING and a welcome surprise in today’s world where good customer service is an anomaly! They returned an appraisal in a timely manner, it was clear, concise, cost-effective and exactly what I needed. They followed up with me multiple times to ensure that I received it and everything was OK. My CPA is also thrilled to have them as an accredited appraisal service he can use for other clients. I rarely leave reviews, but I could not pass giving them 5 stars and I’d give 10 if possible! THANK YOU JOE AND ALL AT APPRAISEITNOW!!👊🏼
Personal Property Appraisal for Charitable Donation
I used AppraiseItNow for the first time last month and I was extremely pleased with the results. I needed an appraisal done for insurance purposes and the level of detail about each of my antique furniture pieces was thorough and very helpful in my being able to get the highest amount possible from my insurance company for the antique items that were damaged. I could see that they spent time making sure that the information she included was correct and current for my antique furniture items in the current market. The team responded to my emails timely to answer any questions I had. I would highly recommend Appraise It Now to get a thorough and professional appraisal done on antique items. I do intend to use them again for other antique furniture and jewelry that I have. Job well done! 😃🤗
Antique Furniture Appraisal for Insurance Claim
It is a pleasure to work with Joe and his team. They communicate every step along the way and made the process simple for us to have more than 35 firearms appraised. It was all done in a timely manner and the final report is easy to understand. I highly recommend their services.
Gun Appraisal for Probate
I was skeptical at first, but the company exceeded all of my expectations. The team responded quickly to every question, and the service was excellent. They’re now my go to source for my collection. I’ve used them twice already, and I plan to use them several more times.
Firearms Appraisal for Personal Use
Joe made the process to have my piece of furniture appraised extremely easy, efficient and quick. My experience was great and I'd recommend AppraiseItNow to anyone looking for an appraisal.
Furniture Appraisal for Insurance Coverage
I asked AppraiseItNow to value a piece of sports memorabilia for purposes of a charitable donation. The item is rarely sold. Their research unearthed an important recent sale of a similar item, which I had not found previously, and which the first appraiser I used had not found either. AppraiseItNow was a good deal more expensive than the first service, but they crafted a detailed report in which I have much more confidence. They also helped me make sure the correct tax forms are used. Thank you!
Sports Memorabilia 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:
By triangulating three data types: completed auction results, active dealer and gallery offerings, and category-specific price guides as a historical baseline. Sold prices carry the analysis; asking prices only provide context, because unsold listings do not establish what buyers actually pay.
Yes, often significantly. Original surface, patina, and period-consistent wear are key authenticity and value indicators, and aggressive cleaning or modern refinishing can materially reduce desirability. Our reports note any non-original restoration because it commonly moves an item into a lower value tier.
They do. Oregon taxes estates above $1 million, so household antiques and collections contribute date-of-death fair market value to that calculation. Documented appraisals keep the reported values defensible and also establish basis for heirs.
Anything that documents the object: dimensions, maker's marks or signatures, purchase invoices, prior appraisals, family history or provenance records, and notes on repairs or restoration. Missing documentation forces wider comparables and usually a more conservative conclusion.
