"Gold Standard" of CRE appraisers (Oregon or National)?
I'm needing to have an appraisal done for a commercial property in Oregon, mostly for my own records (but also in case we want to sell it in the next year or so).  Google gives me all sorts of commercial appraisers in my area of course, but I was wondering if there is a person/group/company that is widely respected.  Such that a random buyer or real estate agent might see the appraiser's name/company and think "Ok, this appraisal is probably pretty legit."
[{"id": "izzikag", "text": "I'd search the Appraisal Institute website by location and perhaps property type.  Portland versus timberland is a real professional competency issue.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "j0049mf", "text": "It varies a ton by firm, person, etc. Cushman might have the best person for one property type in one market, Newmark another, CBRE another. If it's a particularly unique property, a more boutique firm might be best. If you're willing to name a property type that would be helpful.", "replies": [{"id": "j0082nk", "text": "It's zoned industrial, and pretty much any manufacturing business would be most interested.  It was originally a machine shop, then quite a bit of build-out was done to house a cannabis grow.  So obviously cannabis would be the most likely buyer, but with the power and layout, manufacturers would love it.  Aside from the warehouse area, there is a separate house (used to be a residence, but is used for offices) on the property as well.\n\nSo, somewhat unique.", "replies": [{"id": "j00qcjz", "text": "That is definitely unique. Most of the big firms have a cannabis person at this point. It's hard with appraisers when the highest and best use may be up in the air (if you hire an office guy, they look at as an office, etc.). No one really has the expertise to assess a property under all the possible uses and no one is willing to pay for a true highest and best use analysis. \n\nI don't know cannabis, but if that's what the property has been most recently used for, I'd look for someone who has experience appraising grow houses, or whatever you'd call it. They exist, I just don't personally know any.\n\nEdit: in this case, getting a person from wherever that really knows the cannabis industry may be better than a local appraiser who doesn't know what they are dealing with.", "replies": [{"id": "j02ifwi", "text": "Thanks for the tips, much appreciated.", "replies": [], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}]