About Us
Bruce Darata, Certified General Appraiser, MAI.
I am located in the Chicago suburbs and am licensed in IL, IN, MI and IA.
- Past-President of the Chicago Chapter of the Appraisal Institute- 2022
- MAI advisor for MAI Candidates of the Appraisal Institute
- Appointed to the DuPage and Kane Counties Expanded Boards of Review
- Board member- Aurora Rotary Club
Types of Appraisals
*Specialty:
- Car Washes
- Auto Dealerships, Auto Body Shops
- Day Care Centers,
- Funeral Homes
- Restaurants,
- Self- Storage
- Banks
- Golf Courses
- New Residential Development
*General Property Types:
- Multi-Family Apartments
- Free standing retail stores
- Strip shopping centers
- Neighborhood Shopping centers
- Office Buildings
- Industrial Properties
- Banquet Halls
- Vacant Land
*Assessment Appeal Reports
The Appraisal Process
We undertake accurate appraisals in “Appraisal Report” or “Restricted Appraisal Report” reporting formats in accordance with FIRREA an USPAP guidelines.
Our reports have been used for:
- appraisal reviews
- asset management
- assessment and assessment reviews
- court testimony and litigation support
- estates and trusts
- bankruptcy and foreclosure
- lending
- gift tax planning
- proposed development
- matrimonial cases
- reassessment and zoning