Thursday, August 7, 2014

Understanding Costs Versus Values: High rates of customization will not always pay off in terms of valuation

Understanding Costs Versus Values: High rates of customization will not always pay off in terms of valuation: Recently a banking client contacted Loeb Appraisal in need of valuation for a newly installed computerized conveyor system. They required an opinion of value to include both a Fair Market Value In Place definition, as well as, a Forced Liquidation Value definition. This prompted a lengthy conversation and discovery period as the overall costs of the system was $4,000,000, but there was no breakdown from the lender's client the document hard costs (the actual cost of the conveyor system) versus the soft costs (labor, installation, and programming)...

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