Why should you get your property professionally appraised

• To obtain the current value of a property you want to buy or sell
• When finacing or refiancing your property
• Making real estate investment decisions 
• Application for a mortgage 
• Determining expropriation compensation 
• Feasibility  studies – completion value of a development
• Preparing fiancial statements – capital gains & estate planning
• Disputing property tax assessments 
• Expert testimony in negotiation, arbitration or litigation
• Establishing compensation in cases of expropriation
• Ensuring adequate insurance coverage – verifying damage claims
• Valuing property for family law – divorces, estates
• Valuing real estate for business mergers, acquistions or dissolution
• Valuing private property acquired by governement for public use