How much does a diminished value appraisal cost? If you are in a position to ask this question, you deserve some sympathy. Everything about being involved in a car accident is a nightmare. Even if you or a loved one avoids injury, there’s a lot to deal with in the...

When a car has been in an accident, it doesn’t matter whether the damage was repaired perfectly and the car restored to its pre-accident condition; it will almost certainly decrease in value.   When buyers look at a vehicle’s history and see that it has been in a...

The Top 10 Mistakes That California Auto Appraisers Make (And How to Avoid Them) Car appraisals can be done by dealerships or by consulting online calculators, and sometimes this is okay. There are a few occasions, however, when you should get a rock-solid...

Did you ever stop to consider the amount of trust in your fellow human beings that it takes to get behind the wheel of a car and drive it out of the garage?  If you stop to think about it for very long, you might never drive again. There could be anyone driving that...

Filing a diminished value (dv) claim after an accident is necessary if you want to recover the difference between what your car was worth before the crash and what it is worth now. For while the insurance company covers the cost of restoring your car to its...

Say you’ve been in a car accident. It was the other driver’s fault. You jumped through the correct hoops–called the police to take an accident report, exchanged auto insurance information, took pictures of the damage, contacted your insurance company, got the required...

If your vehicle has sustained damage in an accident, you should familiarize yourself with the term “diminished value estimator.” Diminished value is the difference in the resale value of your vehicle pre-accident versus post-accident. A diminished value estimator...