O. Sami Saydjari wrote:
NAAA uses evaluations based on actual recent transactions, as I
understand it. When I was looking (6 short months ago), I concluded
that NAAA was based on more accurate data. When you get around to
actually making an offer on an aircraft, I suggest hiring a NAAA
appraiser to actually do an appraisal. Their reports can come in handy
as a bargaining tool.

Less expensive than a NAAA evaluation is an email evaluation from
http://aeroprice.com. You describe the features and condition of the airplane in
detail, following their detailed instructions, and they email you an evaluation.
It's only in the neighborhood of $20. It shows the rationale for the evaluation.
It could be used as a bargaining tool.

If you're looking at several examples of the same type, you can get their
evaluation software for around $50 that you can use on as many airplanes as you
like. They claim the prices are good for 3 months.

It's worked for me. I've used both kinds of aeroprice evaluations to help me buy
two aircraft.

Dave
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