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Appraisals

Appraisals

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The Object's Appraisal page gives you the ability to record and view an unlimited number of Appraisals for this Object.

 

Here is the browse list box:

 

Object Appraisal browse

 

and here is the related form:

 

Object Appraisal form

 

Appraisal Date - enter a valid date - Required - the button to the left of the entry box will open up a calendar look-up

Appraisal Valuation - enter the amount of the valuation, if any. The premium edition now has a report which uses the most recent appraisal value.

Appraiser - a maximum of 30 characters - Person performing the appraisal

 

Notes - a maximum of 1,000 characters - Appraisal details

 

Valuation

 

Click on the Valuation button to call up a form to allow you to do some basic accounting for the Object:

 

Valuation button

 

This button will open the following form:

 

Valuation form

 

Use this form to record information about the costs associated with acquiring the Object.

 

Estimated price - amount estimated prior to purchase

 

Paid price - amount paid

 

Restoration costs - amount paid to repair and restore the Object

 

Transportation costs - amount paid for delivery

 

Misc costs - other acquisition costs

 

Details - notes about the acquisition

 

Future worth - estimate of appreciated value

 

This basic accounting information is strictly optional. It will appear on the appraisal/insurance report. That report will also automatically create a CSV file for use in a spreadsheet application.