Certified General Appraiser
The highest appraisal credential issued by the State of Indiana — required for commercial assignments of any complexity and value. Held to ongoing continuing education and ethics standards.
About AgVal
Rooted in Indiana. Built for what's at stake.
We're an independent appraisal firm with over 20 years of commercial appraisal experience, deep agricultural and rural expertise — and the discipline to deliver reports that hold up wherever they're tested.
Our Story
An appraisal firm that speaks both languages — land and ledger.
AgVal was built around a simple observation: too many Indiana property owners and the professionals advising them were getting one-size-fits-all valuations on properties that demanded specialized knowledge. A 240-acre family farm isn't a residential subdivision. A timber tract isn't a commercial building. A rural home on twelve acres isn't a tract house with a bigger yard.
Our appraisers bring more than 20 years of commercial appraisal experience to the table — including thousands of completed assignments across Indiana's farmland, rural, recreational, and commercial markets. We are licensed Certified General Appraisers, the highest credential in our profession, which means we're qualified to appraise property of any type and any value. We focus that experience where it creates the most value for our clients: agricultural land, rural and recreational property, and commercial real estate in Indiana.
Every report we produce is built on decades of judgment and a single goal: to help our client make a confident, defensible decision.
Credentials
Qualified to do the work — and proud of how we do it.
Our credentials matter because your deal, loan, tax filing, or court case depends on a report that holds up to scrutiny.
USPAP Compliant
Every report follows the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice — the same framework lenders, courts, and the IRS expect to see.
Independent & Objective
We have no stake in the transaction. Our opinion of value is based on the facts of the property and the market — not on what anyone wants the number to be.
Local Market Knowledge
Indiana farmland values vary widely between counties, soils, and growing regions. We work with current local comparable sales — not generic state averages.
What We Stand For
Our values aren't on a poster — they're in every report.
Defensibility First
If a number can't be supported with data and clear reasoning, it doesn't belong in our report. Every value is one we can stand behind.
Clarity Over Complexity
You shouldn't need an appraisal degree to understand your appraisal. We explain our findings in plain English — and answer your questions personally.
Respect for Your Time
You'll get a quote quickly, a clear engagement letter, and your report on the timeline we promise. Deadlines aren't suggestions.
The Right Tool for the Job
Income approach, sales comparison, cost approach, soil productivity, recreational utility — we use the right methodology for the property in front of us.
Direct Access
When you call AgVal, you reach the appraiser actually working on your file. No call centers. No handoffs.
Indiana Focus
We're not stretching outside our market. Statewide coverage, with the depth that comes from working in one state every day.
Let's talk about your property.
Tell us what you're working on. We'll give you a straight answer about whether we're the right fit — and what it'll cost.