When an estate includes a vehicle, the executor needs either a defensible valuation or a documented sale — rarely both, and never from the same conflicted party. We operate those as two independent lanes with published pricing, so the fee is known before the work starts and the file reads clean in a court accounting.
An appraiser who earns more when the car sells higher is not an independent appraiser. Under USPAP, that is a disclosable conflict. We eliminate it structurally rather than disclosing around it — the two services are run as separate engagements, and one vehicle takes one lane.
USPAP-compliant written reports built for IRS Form 706 step-up in basis, probate court accounting, marital asset division, and insurance scheduling. Delivered as a bound PDF with photographic documentation and comparable sales support.
| Service | Flat fee |
|---|---|
| Standard vehicleSingle vehicle, one inspection visit. Sedans, SUVs, trucks, standard production vehicles. | $595 |
| Additional vehicle, same visitNo second trip required. Fully separate report section per vehicle. | $350 |
| Collector, exotic, or modifiedRequires auction comparable research, provenance review, and originality assessment. | $895 |
| Collection of four or moreBilled hourly with a four-hour minimum. Includes consolidated schedule for estate filing. | $250/hr |
| Expedited deliveryReport in hand within five business days. | +$200 |
| Retrospective date-of-death valuationFor estates where the vehicle has already been sold or transferred. | $695 |
We extract the vehicle from the property, recondition it, and run it through NAAA-regulated closed commercial auction. Net proceeds are wired directly to the firm's IOLTA trust account with the official auction settlement statement attached.
| Service | Flat fee |
|---|---|
| Standard extraction & liquidationRunning vehicle within 30 miles. Includes transport, reconditioning, auction placement, and full settlement documentation. | $950 |
| Additional vehicle, same addressSame trip, same settlement batch. | $650 |
| Non-running vehicleWinching, flat tires, seized brakes, extended driveway recovery. | +$200 |
| Distance beyond 30 milesBilled round trip from North Falmouth. | +$2.50/mi |
| Estate Disposal ServiceFor vehicles below roughly $2,000 in expected value. Scrap or charitable donation coordination with the same documentation packet. | $495 |
| Out-of-state liquidationRemote extraction and auction placement in all 50 states via bonded transport. Transport billed at cost. | $950 + transport |
| Service | Fee |
|---|---|
| Secure commercial lot storageAccrued monthly and deducted from final settlement. No upfront invoice to the firm. | $150/mo |
Estate vehicles arrive in every condition and circumstance. These are the engagements we take routinely.
Court-appointed personal representative needs the vehicle converted to cash with documentation the judge will accept.
CPA needs a defensible date-of-death fair market value for the Form 706 filing.
Family law matters where both parties need a valuation neither side commissioned alone.
Bank trust officers and corporate fiduciaries requiring turnkey disposition with an audit trail.
SRES agents with a vehicle blocking a driveway on a listing that needs to go live.
Multi-vehicle collections requiring individual valuation, originality assessment, and staged disposition.
Vehicles that have not moved in years. Winch recovery, flat tires, dead batteries, garage extraction.
Decedent held a winter residence in Florida or the Carolinas. Remote extraction and auction placement nationwide.
Vehicles worth less than the cost of a full liquidation. Documented scrap or donation, priced accordingly.
Tell us the vehicle and what the estate needs. We will tell you which lane applies, what it costs, and what documentation you need in hand before we move.