Mueller and Company, Inc. is a commercial real estate appraisal and consulting firm located in Tualatin, Oregon. The goal of the company is to offer appraisal and consulting services to clients in a professional and timely manner in covering all types of real estate throughout Oregon. Though the firm's primary focus is the State of Oregon, we also provide appraisal services for properties located in the States of Washington and Hawaii. The principal and staff members are dedicated to the company's goal, to providing a fresh new approach to any real estate problem, and to working with each client on a personal basis.
The principal of the firm, Kurt M. Mueller, MAI, and associates, Stephen K. Hotaling, MAI, Chad M. Ellis, Mark S. Basse and John W. Pin, SRA, have extensive experience in providing appraisal and consultation services for all types of real property and real property interests throughout the West Coast and in Hawaii. Being members of the Appraisal Institute, Mr. Mueller, Mr. Hotaling, Mr. Ellis, and Mr. Pin must adhere to strict codes of professional practice and ethics in serving the public.
Mr. Mueller also holds the senior designation from the Appraisal Institute, and has been actively involved in commercial real estate and consulting fields since 1986. Before relocating to Portland, he was the owner of the commercial appraisal firm of Mueller and Company in Honolulu, Hawaii, and holds an expert knowledge of ground leases and the valuation of leasehold properties. His specialties include subdivisions, complex land assignments, and a wide array of special use properties. Mr. Mueller is also active as a real estate developer / investor, and has direct experience in project general contracting, lease negotiation, and marketing.
Mr. Hotaling also holds the senior designation from the Appraisal Institute, and has been a commercial appraiser and consultant since 1991. Mr. Hotaling also has experience in appraising in Washington and Virginia. His specialties include investment grade office and apartments properties.
Mr. Ellis has been a commercial appraiser and consultant since 1991, and is also an associate member of the Appraisal Institute. Mr. Ellis also has experience in appraising in Washington. His specialties include various retail properties, shopping centers and auto dealerships. Mr. Ellis is also an active real estate investor.
Mr. Basse has been a commercial appraiser and consultant since 2000. Mr. Basse also has experience in appraising in Washington and is currently licensed in Washington. His specialties include various mini-storage and industrial properties.
Mr. Pin holds the senior residential designation from the Appraisal Institute, and has been a real estate appraiser and consultant since 1990. Mr. Pin also has experience in appraising in high value and unique residential properties, as well as specializes in subdivision and complex land assignments.
To better serve our clients, Mueller and Company, Inc. maintains the latest in computer equipment, real estate analytical software programs, libraries of comparable and resource data, property sales, lease transactions, property data computer retrieval systems, and other necessary tools and information relevant to the real estate appraisal and consultation field.
Mueller and Company, Inc. considers its clients to be its most valuable assets. We have been privileged to serve various small and large financial institutions, pension funds, insurance companies, corporations, developers, private individuals, attorneys, accountants and government agencies.
Past appraisal assignments have been conducted to serve various functions, including mortgage financing, property purchase and disposition, lease rent arbitration and negotiation, litigation support, condemnation, property tax analysis, appeal services and corporate planning purposes.
professional
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■ Valuation Reports: The market valuation of real property interests (fee simple, leasehold, leased fee, etc.) in various types of properties is the primary focus of most real property appraisal assignments performed by Mueller and Company, Inc. It involves defining the real property interests to be appraised, collection and verification of market data, analysis of the highest and best use of the property, and the market valuation of the property via the most applicable appraisal methods. Other valuation studies may involve the estimation of investment value for various real property interests, based on client specific data and/or criteria. Our services also includes reports intended to assist in a team approach to Valuation for Financial Reporting.
■ Real Estate Consulting: In order to better serve our clients with unique properties and/or investment problems, Mueller and Company, Inc. can also conduct consulting assignments covering all property types. Providing competent, unbiased, professional guidance on diversified problems in real estate has taken on ever increasing importance as a method of reducing the risks associated with the real estate field. The firm has undertaken such tasks as highest and best use analysis, market studies, rent renegotiation consulting, subdivision analysis, office/retail analysis, project planning studies, and market and feasibility analysis.
■ Estate Planning, Litigation Support, and Expert Witness Services:
Mueller and Company, Inc. also offers services for real estate matters involving arbitrations (ground rent renegotiations, tenant space lease renegotiations, etc.). We offer estate planning tax support for accounting firms and litigation support services to attorneys. It is our goal to provide not only offensive, but defensive strategies, in a fair and unbiased manner, in order to expose the strengths and weaknesses of a particular case. Finally, Mr. Mueller is experienced in working with attorneys in providing expert witness testimony.
■ Appraisal Review Services: An appraisal review serves the purpose of analyzing the content and conclusions of an appraisal report. It is the reviewer's responsibility to assess the relevancy, adequacy and analysis of the market data used; to form an opinion as the appropriateness and logical consistency of the appraisal methods and techniques used; to comment on the overall presentation of the report, and its general conformance with accepted appraisal practice. Clients consider an appraisal review to be a valuable tool in determining the credibility of an appraisal report, in order to reduce the risks associated with important lending, legal, and investment decisions.
partial list of
clients
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AEGON USA Realty
Advisors, Inc. |
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Gramor Development |
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Port of Cascade Locks |
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Ball Janik LLP |
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Hillsboro School
District |
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Riverview Bank |
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Bank of America |
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HomeStreet Bank |
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SAFECO |
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Bank of the Cascades |
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Intervest Mortgage
Company |
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Standard Insurance
Company |
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Bank of the West |
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KeyBank |
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Sterling Savings Bank |
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Bank One |
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Lewis & Clark Bank |
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Stoel Rives LLP |
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Banner Bank |
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MainStreet Lender |
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Tigard-Tualatin School
District |
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Coca Cola Enterprises |
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MBank |
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The CIT Group |
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Columbia Community Bank |
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METRO |
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The Commerce Bank of
Oregon |
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Columbia River Bank |
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M&T Bank |
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Umpqua Bank |
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Cowlitz Bank / Bay Bank |
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National Mortgage
Company |
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U.S. Bancorp |
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Davis Wright Tremaine
LLP |
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OPUS Northwest LLC |
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Washington Capital
Management |
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Department of Veteran
Affairs |
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Oregon Department of
Transportation |
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Wells Fargo Bank |
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FDIC |
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Pacific Continental Bank |
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West Coast Bank |
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GE Commercial Finance |
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Portland Development
Commission |
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