Why Hire Diminished Value of Georgia?
Analysis: Our service v. the Competition.
Why choose DIMINISHED VALUE OF GEORGIA to appraise your vehicle:
- Licensed Motor Vehicle Damage Appraisers
- Licensed Auto Appraisers
- Licensed Independent Adjusters
- Accredited with the Better Business Bureau
- Members of I-Can
- Adhere to a strict code of ethics
- Members of the Association of Online Appraisers
- Locally involved with the Chamber of commerce
- ASE Certified technicians on staff
- 30 years of combined auto experience
- 100% Money Back Guarantee. Details
- 100% Customer Satisfaction. Read Our Testimonials
Before hiring an appraiser, make sure you check the following:
- Are they licensed (do they have a licensed appraiser on staff ? if so, ask for a copy of their license)
- Do they have a published Pricing schedule?
- Do they offer an instant appraisal for a low fee? If yes, it’s an online scam. You need a real person to look over your claim and that cannot happen instantly!
- Do they offer a physical inspection? If not, they are useless.
- Their BBB Score and number of complaints failed against them?
- Do they reside in Georgia? if not, will they appear in a Georgia court on your behalf?
- Do they comply with USPAP reporting standards?
- Do they have a valid business license?
- Do they belong to a professional appraisal association?
- Do they have the necessary experience to be credible in a court of law?
- Will they give you your money back?
- Do they have real life Automotive Experience?
- Will they negotiate with the insurance company on your behalf? (1st party claims)
- Will they charge you more than $225 to handle your claim from A to Z?
Beware of Out of State Online Auto Appraisers:
In our experience, there is three types of online appraisers you should avoid. The first, and for a low fee, will provide you with an instant online appraisal that is useless and based on a formula. The Second will charge you a inflated appraisal fee and will provide you with an unrealistic and erroneous report that you cannot, in good faith, utilize to negotiate. The third type is an appraiser that will charge you a percentage or a contingency fee to give you an appraisal.
These companies spend thousands of dollars in online advertising and pray on people’s lack of knowledge.
To avoid getting caught in a scam, always use an in-state, local, BBB Accredited appraiser.
Appraisal Bumping is the process of which an appraiser artificially increases or decreases an item’s appraisal value for a client to hire them. Appraisers advertising their services usually offer free estimates, these estimates are then modified to meet the client’s expectations. Appraisal bumping is illegal under USPAP which calls for an unbiased and independent appraiser.
If an appraiser’s opinion sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Claimants presenting inflated or exaggerated appraisals are often considered dealing in bad faith by the insurance company. Don’t get stuck with an erroneous report. If you can’t meet the appraiser face to face, you probably shouldn’t hire him!
Never hire an appraiser that will charge you a contingency fee or take a percentage of your claim.
Never hire an appraiser that is out of state unless they offer a money back guarantee.
We are local, professional and independent. We use current market data collected from auto auctions and we conduct a full market analysis, our appraiser is also a licensed auto auctioneer with deep auto industry knowledge.
