The International Society of Appraisers - Be Certain of its Value

Make An Educated Choice - There is too much at stake

Whenever there's a question about the value of your personal property, there's also a risk involved.
It may be the risk of selling too low, or of paying too much; the risk of being under or over insured; the risk of not getting your fair share in a division of property; the risk of incurring tax penalties or being audited when claiming a deduction for charitable contribution or when calculating estate taxes.

A professional appraiser helps you manage these and other such risks by providing a written opinion of value, upon which you can base your financial decisions.

Rather than being just an "educated guess," the professional appraiser's value conclusions are based on prescribed methods of evaluation, research, and report writing.

Bankers, financiers, investors, insurers, adjusters, estate managers, trustees, executors, attorneys, estate managers, trustees, judges, federal and state tax agencies - ALL are dependent upon the knowledge and expertise of appraisers, and so are you. Too often and too late, people find out that the appraisals they have are inaccurate or misleading, resulting not only in greater risk to themselves, but also in an annual waste of millions of consumer dollars.

ISA Training Makes An Important Difference To You

The International Society of Appraisers trains appraisers with the most comprehensive personal property appraisal educational program in North America. An ISA-educated appraiser is well equipped to give you an accurate and complete appraisal that will stand up in court if necessary.

The foundation of ISA's Appraiser Education Program is its courses on Appraisal Principles and Procedures of the Certified Appraiser of Personal Property (CAPP) program, comprising of:

Core Course 101: Appraisal Principles and Business Practice.

Core Course 102: Appraisal Ethics, ISA Report Writing Standards, Uniform Report Writing Standards, Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), Identification and Authentication, Market and Value Research and Analysis, and Legal Issues.

Core Course 103: Appraisal Report Writing

A person enters ISA as an Associate Member. Upon completing and passing the core courses, and with three years related experience, the member earns Accredited Member status. This educational program forms the basis for further studies that lead to Certified Appraiser of Personal Property (CAPP) or Specialist Certified Appraiser of Personal Property (S-CAPP).