Bought a house? Sold an antique? Inherited a farm? Donated property? Owned a business? Paid property taxes? Bought fine jewelry? Served as an executor of an estate? Given up part of your property through a right of way taking?

         If so, then you are like most people who from time to time enter into a situation, financial or otherwise, involving the need for an appraisal. An appraisal is an independent, unbiased estimate of value that often serves as a cornerstone in a transaction. Professional appraisers value property with independence and objectivity.
Free documents:

• ASB & USPAP Brochure
  This brochure is intended to help appraisers and their clients become more familiar with the role, function and activities of the Appraisal Standards Board (ASB) and with the process by which the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) develops and changes.
• What's It Worth?
  A Consumer's Guide to Appraisal and Selecting an Appraiser

Reference: http://www.appraisalfoundation.org