Personal Property Appraiser

A personal property appraiser focuses on valuing tangible assets such as household contents, furnishings, art, antiques, and collections. These assignments require careful inspection when appropriate, accurate identification, and supportable market evidence tied to the appraisal’s intended use.

Alicia’s Nashville-based practice emphasizes organized documentation and clear scope alignment so the valuation conclusions are usable for the specific purpose at hand. For local projects across Middle Tennessee and broader Tennessee, the workflow is structured to keep inventories readable and research proportional to the assignment’s needs.

Personal Property Appraisals

Personal property appraisals provide a documented valuation of tangible assets, typically for estate administration, insurance scheduling, charitable contributions, divorce matters, or other fiduciary needs. The work hinges on item-level clarity, consistent categorization, and a methodology aligned to the required value standard and valuation date.

Clients benefit when a report translates large groups of assets into a logical structure that supports decision-making without extra interpretation. Alicia’s approach prioritizes clear item descriptions, defined markets, and transparent assumptions so stakeholders can move forward confidently.

IRS-Qualified Appraisals

IRS-qualified appraisals are required for certain tax-driven use cases involving personal property, where a qualified appraisal and appropriate reporting language are necessary. These engagements demand rigorous documentation, clear market definition, and disciplined explanation of the evidence supporting each conclusion.

In IRS-related assignments, Alicia centers intake around valuation date, intended users, and the filing context so the scope is properly matched from the beginning. Reporting is written to be reviewable and logically traceable, with market support selected for relevance rather than volume.

USPAP-Compliant Appraisals

USPAP compliance establishes the ethical and performance framework that governs professional appraisal practice. A USPAP-compliant appraisal reflects an appropriate scope of work, transparent assumptions, and reporting that matches the assignment’s intended use.

Alicia’s work reflects consistent application of USPAP principles across category selection, research depth, and how conclusions are communicated. The goal is a report that is technically disciplined but still practical for attorneys, fiduciaries, and clients to use in real-world administration.

Estate Tax Appraisals

Estate tax appraisals establish fair market value for personal property as of the date of death or an alternate valuation date for federal reporting. These projects commonly involve broad inventories, mixed categories, and documentation needs that must integrate smoothly into fiduciary workflows.

In estate tax engagements, the emphasis is on defensible market selection and documentation that integrates cleanly into Form 706 reporting. Item identification, valuation date alignment, and explanatory language are structured so attorneys and fiduciaries can rely on the appraisal without additional interpretation.

Probate Appraisals

Probate appraisals document personal property values for court-supervised estate administration and related settlement processes. A strong probate appraisal emphasizes neutrality, clear reasoning, and inventory organization so multiple parties can rely on the same record.

Alicia’s probate work focuses on clarity for multiple stakeholders, including executors, beneficiaries, and counsel, where a single organized record reduces misunderstandings. The narrative is structured to explain methodology in plain terms while keeping itemization and conclusions easy to review.

Insurance Appraisals

Insurance appraisals support coverage planning and scheduling by documenting personal property with a value basis appropriate to the insurance purpose, often replacement cost. These reports help clients align coverage with current market realities and provide defensible documentation if a claim occurs.

Insurance valuation work requires careful differentiation between replacement cost and other value standards, along with realistic sourcing assumptions. Documentation emphasizes item quality, materials, and availability so coverage recommendations reflect actual replacement exposure.

Charitable Donation Appraisals

Charitable donation appraisals establish fair market value for non-cash charitable contributions, where proper scope, documentation, and reporting language are essential for supportable filings. These assignments require clarity about what was donated, the valuation date, and the relevant market evidence supporting the concluded values.

Alicia structures donation appraisals so the report language, identification detail, and market evidence align to the intended use without overstatement. When additional documentation is needed—such as invoices, provenance, or condition context—those requirements are addressed early so the final report remains clean and complete.

Divorce Appraisals

Divorce appraisals provide independent valuations of personal property for equitable distribution and related family-law matters. These assignments must remain neutral and defensible, especially when values influence settlement discussions.

These assignments are structured to reduce ambiguity by applying consistent valuation logic across all categories within the marital estate. Inventories and conclusions are presented in a clear, neutral format suitable for review by counsel, mediators, and the parties involved.

Art Appraisals

Art appraisals involve valuing fine art and decorative works using relevant market data, condition analysis, and appropriate comparable evidence. Strong outcomes depend on accurate identification, thoughtful market selection, and clear explanation of the evidence supporting each conclusion.

Alicia’s art appraisal process emphasizes category-appropriate comparables and clear explanations of how condition, attribution, and market tier influence value. The result is a valuation narrative that reads cleanly for estates, insurance, or donation contexts without burying the conclusion in jargon.

Antiques Appraisals

Antiques appraisals require analysis of age, authenticity indicators, condition, provenance factors, and demand within the appropriate buyer market. Because antiques can trade across different tiers, conclusions must be grounded in evidence that matches the item’s quality and relevant market level.

For antiques, small differences in construction, maker attribution, originality, and condition can drive significant value changes, so documentation must capture those variables accurately. Alicia focuses on identifying what matters most for the category so the market support and conclusions remain well-matched and defensible.

Household Contents Appraisals

Household contents appraisals document and value the personal property within a residence, often requiring structured itemization across many categories. These assignments are common in estates, probate matters, insurance coverage decisions, and broader fiduciary planning.

Alicia approaches household contents work with a practical inventory framework that keeps large item counts organized and consistent. Categorization, condition notes, and research depth are managed so the final report remains readable, even when the residence includes mixed-quality contents and multiple collection segments.

Personal Property Inventories

Personal property inventories provide detailed documentation of assets and often serve as the foundation for valuation and reporting. A strong inventory emphasizes consistent naming conventions, condition notes, grouping logic, and a structure that matches the project’s intended use.

Well-built inventories reduce downstream confusion by creating a single source of truth for stakeholders, especially when estates or families are coordinating decisions across multiple parties. Alicia structures inventories to support later valuation steps without requiring the project to be re-documented or reorganized.

Replacement Cost Appraisals

Replacement cost appraisals estimate the cost to replace an item with a comparable new equivalent, commonly used for insurance scheduling and coverage planning. These valuations require attention to quality equivalency, sourcing realities, and current replacement channels that match the property’s category and tier.

Alicia’s replacement cost reporting focuses on equivalency logic—materials, quality level, and sourcing—so “replacement” reflects realistic outcomes rather than generic pricing. Assumptions are stated plainly so policyholders and carriers can understand how the replacement basis was developed.

Fair Market Value Appraisals

Fair market value appraisals estimate the price at which property would change hands between willing parties, typically used for estate, probate, and charitable donation contexts. This standard depends on selecting the relevant market and supporting conclusions with credible comparable evidence.

FMV conclusions depend on market definition, not just the presence of comparable data, so Alicia emphasizes selecting the correct venue and buyer tier for the property being analyzed. The narrative explains why those data points are relevant, helping attorneys and fiduciaries connect the evidence to the conclusion quickly.

Contact

If you need a USPAP-compliant personal property appraiser in Nashville, Tennessee, Alicia Randolph is available to assist with estate, probate, insurance, charitable donation, and divorce-related appraisal needs. Intake begins with a focused review of intended use, valuation date, property categories, and whether on-site inspection is required.

To start a project in Nashville or elsewhere in Tennessee—or to coordinate a regional engagement in Kentucky, Alabama, or Georgia—contact our team using the information below. Nationwide travel can also be scheduled when assignment scope and client needs require in-person inspection and consolidated reporting.

Phone: (423) 471-3822
Email: Appraisals@PrestigeEstateServices.com