Heavy Equipment Appraisal
- Longmont, Colorado
- 17 Years Experience
- Nationwide
- Small
- Expert Witness
- CAGA · Verify
About
Heavy Equipment Appraisal is a USPAP-compliant heavy equipment and machinery valuation firm based in Longmont, Colorado. Founded in 2009, the company holds a CAGA (Certified Appraisal Group Association) designation. The firm has appraised over 206,060 equipment units across 32 U.S. markets, specializing in defensible valuations for lenders, courts, and financial professionals.
Services & Specializations
Heavy Equipment Appraisal provides USPAP-compliant machinery and equipment valuations including desktop (remote) and on-site appraisals. Services cover equipment identification, condition documentation, market analysis, and defensible valuation reports for lenders, CPAs, attorneys, and insurance professionals. The firm applies cost, sales comparison, and income methodologies.
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Full Bio
Heavy Equipment Appraisal is a USPAP-compliant machinery and equipment valuation firm based in Longmont, Colorado, and holds a CAGA designation. Since 2009, the company has appraised over 206,060 equipment units across 32 U.S. markets. The firm specializes in defensible, market-supported valuations for SBA and commercial lenders, CPAs, attorneys, insurance professionals, and turnaround teams. The company operates independently—it does not buy, sell, or auction equipment—ensuring unbiased valuations. Reports include equipment identification, condition documentation with photos, comparable market evidence, and detailed valuation rationale with signed USPAP certification. The firm offers both remote (desktop) and on-site inspection services tailored to assignment scope and intended use.
Notable Engagements
Has served SBA and commercial lenders for collateral documentation, CPAs for financial statements and tax planning, attorneys for litigation and dispute resolution, insurance carriers for schedules and claims, and turnaround professionals for distressed business valuations.
Credentials & Verification
Credentials held by Rhett Crites, each independently verifiable:
- VerifyCAGAIssued by Certified Appraisers Guild of America

