The Four D's in Personal Property Appraisal: Death, Disaster, Debt, and Divorce
"In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes" - Benjamin Franklin Personal property appraisers play an important role in helping their clients handle the 4-D’s – death, divorce, debt, divorce, disaster. For example, after a natural disaster occurs, such as a flood, an appraiser may be asked to perform an appraisal to determine the value of items that were lost, prior to and subsequent to the disaster. A different kind of disaster can occur when ite
