John D. & Shelley R. Adams
Certified Personal Property Appraisers
Now offering appraisels for change in marital status, insurance claims or purposes, liquidation, loan financing, estate
planning and much more.
217-942-5121 or 618-580-7963
Appraisals by Certified Appraisers Guild of America , CAGA, are recognized and accepted by
Insurance Companies, Banks and Lenders, Courts and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). We can prepare appraisals for
a variety of purposes including Insurance Claims, Casualty Loss, Divorce, Estate Planning, Estate Settlement and Tax
Reporting, Gift Taxes and Charitable Donations, Property Distribution, Mergers and Acquisitions, Loan Collateral, Credit Evaluation,
Finance, Bankruptcy, Liquidation and for Personal Use.
Certified by a National Appraisal Organization
- CAGA The Certified Appraisers Guild of America is a professional accrediting organization
providing certification of personal property appraisers. With members in 49 states and 6 Canadian Provinces, the Certified
Appraisers Guild of America is North America's # 1 trainer of personal property appraisers. On an annual basis,
it trains more personal property appraisers than any other organization in North America. The Guild has been instrumental
in helping to standardize the personal property appraisal profession. The members of the Certified Appraisers Guild form a
network of valuable appraisal contacts throughout the United States and Canada.
Education Standards The training
each member is required to complete, includes the uniform standards of personal property appraisal practice and appraisal
report writing. Special areas of emphasis in training include Internal Revenue Service appraisal requirements, estate and
gift appraisals, charitable donation appraisals, bankruptcy appraisals, insurance appraisals, appraisals for divorce, and
casualty loss appraisals. In addition, each member is required to attend our courtroom expert witness seminar with special
emphasis on appraisals for courts and testifying in court.
Certification The Certified Appraisers
Guild of America confers the professional membership designation CAGA to recognize the completion of the appraiser's certification
education. Members are professionals who have completed the certification process. In addition, the members have made a commitment
to the Certified Appraisers Guild's Code of Professional Ethics and to the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.
CERTIFIED APPRAISERS
GUILD OF AMERICA CODE OF ETHICS
- The Appraiser shall obtain the relevant facts relating to the subject property to form the final conclusion of value.
- All formal appraisal reports shall be in writing signed by the Appraiser.
- The Appraiser shall disclose any interest in the subject property and will accept an appraisal assignment only if the
appraisal can be performed without bias.
- The Appraiser shall maintain the confidential nature of the appraisal report. The contents of the report shall not be
disclosed without consent of the client or by court order.
- The fee charged by the Appraiser shall be independent of the value in the report.
- The Appraiser shall maintain respect for others in the appraisal profession.