Farm Appraisal

Leading Rural Appraisers:

Trusted Expertise and High Integrity

Our Accredited Rural Appraisers lead the way in rural appraisals and are consistently recognized by both the farming and legal communities as men of high integrity and a source of expertise. We have the ability to provide attorneys and clients with fully documented appraisals that stand up under courtroom examination.

Dennis Reyman and Travis Nissen are Iowa Certified General Real Property Appraisers and have also earned the Accredited Rural Appraiser (ARA) designation from the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers.

The ARA title is awarded to appraisers with a college degree, minimum of five years of experience, successfully completed sixteen schools, and passed a rigorous two day written and oral exam.

Dennis has years of practical appraisal and farm management experience and holds the title of AFM (Accredited Farm Manager). His farm management knowledge provides excellent background when determining the value of income-producing agricultural properties.

GIS (Geographic Information System) Analysis for appraisal purposes is the computerized process of combining soil maps, satellite photos, soil productivity ratings, and digital land measurement to produce accurate maps of a parcel’s inherent productivity.

Our GIS system allows us to verify acreage measurements, examine land features from satellite photos taken in various years, and become better acquainted with a parcel than is possible by ground observation.

An extensive database of real estate transactions is maintained on a weekly basis, ensuring the most up-to-date market analysis.

When you want to ensure you’re getting the best appraisal services in the area, look no further than the team at Stalcup Ag Service. Our team provides high-quality, trustworthy farm, crop, and land appraisal services across Northwest Iowa and beyond. Contact us today for more information and to schedule an appraisal of your property. Services are also available in portions of Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota.

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Farm Appraisal Services

Whether you’re looking to buy a new farm, sell your exisiting farm, or want to add on to your operation, it’s vitally important you know exactly what you’re getting into. That starts with knowing the value of your property or the property you’re looking to acquire. Stalcup Ag Service can provide you with that information in the form of a Market Value appraisal.

A Market Value appraisal provides the value of a farm property on a given date. Three approaches to value are used to assure the client of a highly objective value:

Income Capitalization Approach – provides a value based on expected reasonable income and expenses, with net income divided by a capitalization rate derived from market data
Sales Comparison Approach – head to head comparisons of nearby sales
Cost Allocation Approach – allocation of value for each land type based on values of similar land types of nearby sales.

Market Value Appraisals may be used for the following reasons:

Buy, sell, trade, or transfer ownership
Establish the basis for depreciating various buildings and improvements
Estate planning and settlement
Financing
Liquidation

Make sure you know exactly what you’re getting into with the purchase or sale of a property with the help of Stalcup Ag Service. Contact us today to set up a Market Value appraisal!

Partition Appraisals

Partition Appraisals are used to establish a division between multiple owners with individual owners receiving a specific piece of land. Each individual can sell, trade, or transfer ownership in a specific property rather than a percentage of interest in a larger parcel. This is a great option for larger farms, as well as for famers looking to start out small with just a modest plot of land surrounded by others in a similar situation.

For more information on our partition appraisal services and how you can make use of this service for your farming business, call the team at Stalcup Ag Service today.