Downsizing Advisory Service
- Odessa, Florida
- 13 Years Experience
- Regional
- Solo Practice
- Expert Witness
- CAGA · Verify
Dale Smrekar provides estate appraisals and liquidation services for Florida families.
About
Downsizing Advisory Service is based in Odessa, Florida, and operated by Dale Smrekar, a Certified Personal Property Appraiser with the CAGA designation. For 13 years, Smrekar has provided written estate inventory appraisals accepted by courts throughout Florida, insurance companies, and the IRS. The company is closing December 1, 2025, as Smrekar transitions to retirement and a new career in creative writing.
Services & Specializations
Downsizing Advisory Service offers written estate inventory appraisals for attorneys, courts, insurance companies, and the IRS. Services include estate liquidation through quality auction houses, estate consulting with verbal valuation, and referrals to estate sale professionals. The firm also provides expert witness testimony on antique valuations and charges a flat consultation fee of $100.
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Full Bio
Dale Smrekar is the president and founding appraiser of Downsizing Advisory Service in Odessa, Florida. A Certified Personal Property Appraiser with the CAGA designation, Smrekar has spent 13 years providing written estate inventory appraisals for attorneys, courts, insurance companies, and the IRS. His work has been accepted by courts throughout the west coast of Florida. The company specializes in estate liquidation, placing high-end antiques, paintings, and valuables at quality auction houses locally and nationally. Smrekar also offers estate consulting services and expert witness testimony on antique valuations. The business is closing December 1, 2025, as Smrekar retires to pursue a Master’s degree in Creative Writing from St. Leo University and a publishing career.
Notable Engagements
Appraisals accepted by courts throughout the west coast of Florida, insurance companies, and the IRS for estate inventories, guardianship matters, and tax purposes.
Credentials & Verification
Credentials held by Dale Smrekar, each independently verifiable:
- VerifyCAGAIssued by Certified Appraisers Guild of America