Rice Real Estate Appraisal & Consulting
Valuing what you value
Headquartered in Parkersburg, West Virginia, our team collaborates across markets and disciplines to deliver appraisals of enduring value - clear, defensible, and decision-ready.
Steadfast in our commitment to quality, every appraisal receives meticulous attention to scope, data integrity, and analysis, with an exacting eye for detail at each stage of the process.
Backed with over 28 years of experience and technical knowledge, we pair rigorous methodology with practical insight to ensure our work meets the highest professional standards and confidently serves your objectives.
Areas of Expertise
Education
Less than 1% of all appraisers achieve recognition as an AQB-certified USPAP Instructor. We have one that you can borrow. We also have a certified distance education instructor on staff approved by both the Appraisal Institute and American Society of Appraisers. We offer traditional classroom and distance education for real estate professionals and can develop custom training. Call us to make arrangements for micro-learning seminars, continuing education programs, and qualifying education courses.
Fellowship
General George S. Patton once said, “When everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.” The culture of Rice Real Estate Appraisal & Consulting celebrates the range of different perspectives in the appraisal profession and we embrace the open exchange of ideas through fellowship with our peers. We regularly network with a multitude of different organizations from around the world, sharing our knowledge and gaining wisdom along the way. In meetings, conferences, around the dinner table, or even an occasional campfire, the free exchange of thought is fostered and perspective is gained. We even made a few new friends along the way. Check out our Memberships & Affiliations page for a partial list of the people we like to hang out with. We invite you to visit their websites, learn more about them, and join our ranks as we tackle the challenges facing the appraisal profession.
Leadership
It isn’t leadership if it doesn’t elevate the profession and professionals. Leadership is patient. Leadership is kind. Leadership is not jealous, pompous, or inflated. Leadership is not rude or seek its own interests. Leadership is not quick-tempered, nor does it hold a grudge. Leadership is possibly the purest expression of collegial love among professionals, building bridges to success and better pathways to the ultimate mission of service to the community. Rice Real Estate Appraisal & Consulting accepts this joyful burden of service in the hopes of leaving the camp better than the way we found it.
Litigation Support
We provide a comprehensive suite of professional services to counsel and the court. Our services include independent analysis, reviewing opposing positions, preparing exhibits, and expert witness testimony. We support you through consultation during discovery, assisting with case strategy where necessary, deposition and trial testimony, and establishing clear, objective explanations of complex valuation issues to triers of fact.
To be part of a community, one must participate in that community. At Rice Real Estate Appraisal & Consulting, that means mentorship, education, leadership in professional service organizations, and service to regulatory agencies. Service and leadership are burdens we earnestly embrace with both humility and passion at the highest levels of the appraisal profession. Note that service positions in the regulatory world are strictly voluntary and are completely independent of the appraiser’s private practice.
Commercial and Agricultural Appraisal & Review
Leadership & Service
We provide you with an independent, impartial valuation of real property, namely, office, retail, industrial, multifamily and mixed-use assets which we develop through comprehensive market research and the appropriate analyses and valuation methodologies. Our assignments conform to the prescribed criteria of USPAP or the relevant jurisdictional bodies.
Mentorship
Everyone needs a little help from time to time. It doesn’t matter if you are a freshly minted analyst or a seasoned appraiser with all the alphabet soup of credentials after your name, everyone gets stumped. The worst thing a person can do is isolate themselves. We offer mentorship, support, and guidance to valuation professionals of all skill levels without judgment and one need not be an employee of Rice Real Estate Appraisal & Consulting to seek counsel on a challenging topic. We are the ultimate “phone a friend” in the appraisal profession. Drop the needle on your Bill Withers album and Lean on Me.
“The integrity of men is to be measured by their conduct, not by their professions.”
– Junius
Get in Touch
Our team provides independent, well-supported opinions of value for financing, acquisition and disposition, estate and tax matters, eminent domain, and dispute resolution.
Whether you require a single-property appraisal, or a complex portfolio analysis, we deliver clear reporting aligned with professional standards. For counsel and clients involved in litigation, we also offer expert witness services and appraisal review.
Contact us to discuss scope, timing and required deliverables. Call, email or submit your inquiry through our contact page, and a team member will respond promptly to confirm the next step.