10 reasons to hire Ken Nix as your Auto Appraiser for your Total Loss Appraisal Dispute?

1. 12+ years as an Oregon Certified Auto Appraiser
2. 40+ years negotiation experience
3. 35+ years automotive experience including appraising vehicles for dealerships, directs sales to dealers, Product knowledge trainer, Sales Trainer, Closer.
4. Limits the number of Total Loss appraisals per month to enable time to dedicate to your claim.
5. Produces each appraisal himself. If there is a physical inspection, Ken inspects the vehicle, not a unqualified employee.
6. Negotiates Each case himself, not an employee, to obtain the maximum value for your vehicle.
7. Knows and sold most late model cars, trucks, including diesels, classics, RVs, Motorcoach, and many other vehicles, and stays within his scope of expertise.
8. Doesn’t rely on someone else’s reputation. Before hiring someone, make sure they’re actually qualified to appraise your vehicle. Many auto appraisers have never appraised vehicles for anyone other than insurance companies or as an auto appraiser. Ken has been appraising vehicles for Dealerships since 1989.
9. He’s local. Ken’s lived and worked in the Oregon automotive industry since 1996, for over 27 years. 
10. Ken Specializes in Oregon Total Loss Appraisals, unlike other companies, especially other appraisers from other states that are not even licensed in Oregon to appraise vehicles. 

OREGON Certified/Licensed Auto Appraiser # V34-075

I found a company that will do the appraisal cheaper. 

For years there have been out of state appraisers targeting Oregon for appraisals at lowball prices.

1. Most of these companies are not licensed in Oregon.
2. The majority also work for the insurance companies. Which I believe is a conflict of interest. Do you really believe someone earning $30k a year from an insurance company is going to truly have your best interest at heart?
3. Some of these so called “auto appraisers” don’t have any type of state license and may even be “certified” by their own fictitious corporation. There’s a lot of companies like this out there since there’s only two states that have an Auto Appraiser’s Certification Program, which one of those state is Oregon, the other is North Carolina.
4. Some even have employees working for as little as $7.50 an hour pushing out hundreds of appraisals because their state’s minimum wage is $7.50. 
5. Most of those appraisers from Florida, North Carolina, Georgia and Texas have never even been to Oregon, or the Pacific Northwest, much less know our market. Their cost of living is 35% less than ours. Think they really know how to build value in your vehicle? 
6. We have one of the most unique used car markets in the United States. We don’t have sales tax, we do have a higher cost of living, and our gas prices are the second highest in the U.S. Think that doesn’t make a difference? 

So, As long as they’re licensed in Oregon, they’re okay?

Not always. Less than 5% of the auto appraisers I know truly have the experience and knowledge to appraise vehicles in my professional opinion. Most auto appraisers working total loss claims come from insurance companies, were auto body estimators, took over someone else’s business, or were involved in classic car appraisals and decided they had the qualifications to appraise late model vehicles.

Most total loss disputes are on late model vehicles. I do classic appraisals since that is still in my scope, but there are a lot of appraisers who don’t know the difference between a convertible and a hardtop when it comes to value. I’m truly not kidding.

Saying you’re a qualified appraiser and having the reputation as a qualified auto appraiser are two different things. I’ve worked the hard cases, testified in court, even testified in criminal cases. Even if they know cars, do they know how to discredit the opposing appraiser’s comparables? Do they go the extra step to look up their comps and find out why they’re low? I do. That’s why I get such large increases.

Remember, Your insurance company has to reimburse you our appraisal fees by Oregon Law if we increase the amount just one cent over the last offer. 99%+ of our Oregon clients receive our services at no cost when it is all over. So why not hire the best, if it’s not going to cost you anything in the end? – Ken Nix

OREGON Certified/Licensed Auto Appraiser # V34-075