Every appraisal is unique, but each assignment we complete is accompanied by a personal on-site inspection, complete inventory, full photographic record, and a thorough appraisal of all relevant items of personal property located at the residence or business of the client.

Since many of our clients have multiple homes, we travel anywhere within the United States, Canada, or Europe to complete the task. We organize and assemble a full and complete catalog - both printed and electronic - of all photographs relative to each separate appraisal. The use of digital technology enables our firm to completely safeguard the confidentiality of every client's photographic detail. No film processing lab or other outside third party ever has access to the records contained in our reports. We take the photographs, we process them ourselves, and then print the copies ourselves - in any number the client requires. One recent client needed full report copies for first and second chair attorneys for the plaintiff, first and second chair attorneys for the defendant, a copy for the judge, another for the evidentiary record, plus two more for the defendant and the plaintiff. We supplied them all - and each copy was a fully signed crisp original. (Of course, when specific regulations apply, as in the case of individual works of art valued at more than $20,000.00 in a taxable estate, we do provide traditional high-definition 35 millimeter photography for the IRS review committee.)

Our research is painstakingly thorough, our knowledge extensive. Each item is subjected to a full and complete examination, then its worth is compared to both electronic and printed databases cataloging comparable sales of similar objects and works of art. Our insider network of trusted experts is broad, multi-national, and extremely capable. Our at-hand knowledge is based on real-life experience earned buying and selling literally millions of dollars worth of similar items; and has been augmented considerably by serving over the last ten years as the primary personal property appraiser to the community of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.

We comply with standards as set forth in the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice of The Appraisal Foundation, Inc., in Washington, D.C., and maintain both a written and an electronic copy of each complete report in secure storage for a minimum of five years.