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Bill Novotny. welcomes challenging, formally written residential contents appraisal assignments for trusts, estates, expert witness or litigation support work, IRS tax calculation and many other purposes and intended uses. He can also provide a quick and cost effective brief oral appraisal report for decision making. He can do online (when appropriate) and onsite inspections as a general residential contents appraiser and discover your hidden treasures and rare items of most types! His oral general residential contents appraisal is like having a private "Antiques Roadshow" in your home. He can appraise challenging and rare objects of most types. Common and ordinary objects are easy for him to do without research (15-50+ items/hour). He knows his limits and will disclose them immediately when relevant. Value in Doubt? Find Out! 626-292-2224 Call Now to discuss your valuation problem and solution
Hi! I'm Bill Novotny. You, potential client, are the most essential part of the personal property appraisal process. I must must first properly understand your valuation proplemt in order to determine that I am competent to perform the scope of work necessary to complete your personal property appraisal appropropriately. Only then can I accept the appraisal job if you choose to offer it to me. I must understand your personal property appraisal needs, objectives and priorities thoroughly .
It is not an easy task for general personal property appraiser facing challenging potential assignments while not knowing exactly what abjects will be confronted until the property is inspected. It requires years of study and market experience regarding the universe of property types that exist. It requires an understanding of the unique value and quality characteristics for each property type relevant to your intended use.
Credibility is job one. You should expect me to be able to solve your appraisal problem and answer your questions meaningfully (relevant to your intended use). You should be able to properly understand my appraisal report, whether oral or formal, in order for you to plan and make good decisions with confidence. I will not accept an appraisal job that I can not complete competently.
Put the burden on me as your general residential contents appraiser. I will do my best to proceed competently and ethically while disclosing limiting conditions and assumption that apply.
Since sheltering in San Gabriel from Covid in early 2020 I have expanded my services online nationwide and onsite in Southern California.
I have a Special "Stay Safe" Covid offering: After a brief phone discussion I may offer an online or onsite (Home Office) 30 minute appraisal consult for $90: Often this can be provided immediately after an online Zelle payment. I provide this service on Zoom or FaceTime. I note that some objects are not eligible for appraisal without an onsite inspection. F
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My home office is in San Gabriel. I have served Southern California residents for over 40 years as an antique dealer, estate sale agent or appraiser. I have liquidated or appraised hundreds of residential contents. I will prepare for you a comprehensive, very professional and appropriate formally written report that will meet all applicable requirements when needed. I welcome challenging assignments and have take on many. I also offer oral reports which are the best and most cost effective choice for many clients. I can appraise most types of personal property. I am experienced with most types of appraisal assignments. Since Covid I offer fast, low-cost, online, national oral appraisal reports via zoom and face time (when appropriate). Value in Doubt? Find Out! Call me now! 626-292-2224
Capable appraisers are guided and informed by the appraisal process which is factual, objective and market based. All appraisers must be guided by, and must comply with, national minimum standards for appraisals and appraisers. The minimum standards are called the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP). USPAP follows the appraisal process for both development and reporting of assignment results.
After the savings and loan meltdown in the late 1980's, which put our nation's economy at financial risk, appraisal standards and qualifications for appraisers were mandated by congress which required the states to enforce USPAP. All appraiseris should comply with USPAP to protect the public. USPAP was developed and adopted by the Appraisal Foundation's (TAF) Appraisal Standards Board (ASB) to protect the public.
Novotny was the first personal property appraiser to be certified by the Appraiser Qualifications Board (AQB) to teach USPAP to personal property appraisers. He has continued teaching USPAP regularly since 2002. Find out how to protect yourself form an unqualified appraiser! Novotny can solve valuation challenges for you online nationwide or onsite in San Gabriel, the Los Angeles area and throughout Southern California. See his CV. To obtain a personal property appraisal call (626) 292-2224 or EMAIL NOW
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The universe of personal property is almost limitless including all kinds of antiques, furniture, decorative and fine art, collectibles, glass, metals, ceramics, toys, dolls, lighting, textiles, rugs, quilts, samplers, couture and designer clothing, ephemera, books, posters, folk art, collectible military objects, sporting and scientific objects, far east Asian objects (China, Japan, Korea etc), oceanic and Native American objects, general household goods and residential contents (both appreciating and depreciating). From 1980 to 1995 Novotny had a quarter million collectible records (33rpm - 45rpm - 78rpm, cylinders etc) at his 20,000 and then 8000 square foot antiques stores in Glendale California. Novotny has 40+ years of multi-market level experience in pricing, selling and appraising household contents. By virtue of almost daily study hi is able to appraise personal property of most types online (as appropriate) and onsite. He can formally or verbally appraise your treasures!
I can appraise most types of objects and most types of intended uses. Call me now 626-292-2224 for your personal property appraisal needs.
It may be useful and appropriate for you to prepare for my personal property inspection. For instance:
- Tag and number objects requiring appraisal room by room, left to right and top to bottom.
- Place subject personal property where it is easy to examine and handle (table or nearby flat surface).
- Assemble sets, list the components and quantity of each.
- Write down identification essentials e.g. artist names, makers or manufacturers, pattern or serial numbers etc.
- Disclose damage and repair issues for every item as we proceed
- For oral appraisals document my appraisal by consecutive numbers with brief handwritten notes (which will authenticate my signed oral report form).
- I allow and encourage you to video tape or make an audio recording of my oral appraisal (Note: I can defend my opinions).
- You may inventory and photograph each object as proof of ownership in case of a later loss