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Published in "Today's Business Owner", "Home Business Journal", the "Arizona School of Real Estate and Business Journal" among many others..."
  


VALUATION/APPRAISAL SERVICES

Reasons for Appraisal/Valuation

There are many reasons for obtaining business appraisals or valuations as evidenced by the list below. The proper perspective for interpreting business evaluations is to consider the report as an investment that offers returns. Whether you are trying to purchase or sell a small business, settle an IRS dispute or obtain an SBA loan, the valuation results can generate value for the recipient. Valuation results in and of themselves have no value at all until they are utilized in some type of transaction or situation, i.e. “in the heat of the battle”.
     Credible appraisal or valuation reports can help a buyer or seller obtain the most favorable price. An independent appraisal or valuation can and often does benefit the recipient in terms of negotiating a final price for a business. When attempting to settle an estate tax dispute with the IRS or resolve a divorce proceeding, a credible analysis supporting your cause will undoubtedly be worth the cost of the “investment”. For example, a valuation report costing $2,000 that saves $50,000 in estate taxes represents an incredible return. Obviously, every situation is different, but the same principle applies to each scenario. 
Negotiate favorable price and terms as a buyer or seller in a transaction.
Settle a tax dispute with the IRS regarding estate taxation
Resolve the asset distribution in a marital estate resulting from divorce
Obtain an SBA loan or committment from a venture capitalist or angel investor
Purchase adequate amount of insurance for various purposes
Create an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
Settle a “Buy-Sell” provision in a partnership arrangement
Aid in establishing proper exit strategy
Satisfy the general curiosity of the typical entrepreneur!

Offered Services

Mr. Gabehart  has valued hundreds of businesses of all types since 1991. The services offered include the following:

  1. Full Length Formal Appraisal
  2. Letter Reports
  3. Business Valuations
  4. Packaged Market Comparable Statistics

Each of the above services differ in terms of time and cost. A full length formal appraisal involves a thorough evaluation of both the company and the relevant industry or industries. The costs range from a low of approximately $1,800 to as high as $5,000. 
     Letter reports are less involved in terms of presentation, but involve much of the same background investigation and analysis. The cost here will be roughly one half of the full length reports. Business valuations, on the other hand, do not require the same degree of investigation and verification as appraisals. 
     Complete, useful and accurate business valuation reports can be completed for as little as $999. Market comparable sales statistics can be purchased at negotiable rates.
Additional Valuation Information and Links:
BIZCOMPS BIZCOMPS.com
Valuation Resources ValuationResources.com
Institute of Business Appraisers instbusapp.org
Arizona School of Real Estate and Business asreb.com


Scott Gabehart
Phone 1-602-692-0887
Fax 1-480-718-7472
Email sgabe57806@aol.com

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