BTI Appraisal is a broad-based appraisal company which provides a consistently high level of Real Estate Appraisals, Business Valuations, and Machinery and Equipment Appraisals for Business, Professional, Public and Private Sectors.

When you choose BTI Appraisal, you benefit from a strong tradition of experience and accuracy. A corporate philosophy stressing efficiency and attentive service has made us a leader among independent appraisers. We are proud of our reputation for stability, responsiveness, and accomplishment in and out of the courtroom.

At BTI, our seasoned staff of success oriented professionals treats each assignment with precise attention to detail, providing needed research and responsive service on a wide range of appraisal needs.

Expert Profile: BTI’s Founder and Chairman, Ben F. Tunnell III, has headed the firm since 1974. Previously, he spent eight years with First Interstate Bank of California as vice president at their corporate headquarters in Los Angeles. He served on the board of arbitrators for both the American Arbitration Association and the Better Business Bureau. He has also been a Registered Investment Advisor and Broker/Dealer with the Securities and Exchange Commission and a licensed, California Real Estate Broker.

Mr. Tunnell is an ASA, the senior designation of the American Society of Appraisers, and a California Certified General Real Estate Appraiser #AG-6964. He has qualified and testified in Federal and Superior Courts, as well as in arbitration proceedings as an expert witness in business valuations, real estate, and machinery and equipment appraisals.

Edward G. Detwiler & Associates LTD are considered experts in Appraising Medical, High-Tech and Ancillary Equipment and Businesses and have performed appraisals throughout the U.S. for over 20 years from our strategically located offices in Chicago and Atlanta.

Every appraisal we perform assumes the potential need for testimony at litigation. During our appraisal process, research and reporting we maintain a process that allows us to provide expert testimony on the client's behalf should it become necessary. As an independent appraisal and consulting firm, we have provided expert testimony for numerous cases involving a variety of product issues for client organizations in the medical and industrial community.

Our expertise include:

John Glenn is the President & Managing Director of The Mentor Group, Inc.(TMG). TMG has valuation experts with extensive experience in the Accounting, Tax, and Financial Aspects of Business Valuations, Commercial Real Estate Appraisals, and valuing minority interests in entities and held directly in real estate. TMG has assisted clients in nearly Every Type of Entity (FLP, LLC, C or S Corps), and Business Valuation, Intellectual Property Valuations and Commercial Real Estate Appraisals, including fairness opinions, solvency letters, restricted stock, SFAS 141 allocation of purchase price, SFAS 142 Goodwill Impairment, SFAS 157, 123 (r) Stock Options, IRC 409 (a), ESOP, recapitalizations, litigation support, cost segragation studies, M&E, goodwill, and others.



Services Include:

• Business Enterprise Valuations
• Intangible Asset Valuations
• Commercial Real estate Appraisals
• M&E Appraisals
• Cost Segregation
• Expert Testimony / Litigation