RIGHT-OF-WAY APPRAISALS

Comparable Market Approach. The appraiser arrives at a market value for the rail corridor by analyzing the terms negotiated in past and current rail corridor transactions. The challenge obviously is finding past transactions that resemble the subject rail corridor, such as ones with similar population density, land-use demands, adjacent land uses and zoning, acquisition date and intended use... Question: how does one determine the value of a rail corridor? Talk to ten different experts and one will get ten different answers. The reasons these answers will differ and because no clear consensus stands out, each rail corridor valuation will have it's own set of complex issues to address. Therefore most experts will not offer one single approach for any specific corridor... Railroad Corridor Appraisals are tricky. How does one determine the value of a rail corridor? Please call Valentine Appraisal Associates (661) 298-0188

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