Hotel and Lodging Valuation Advisors (HLVA), an industry leading hotel, motel and lodging appraisal company, provides high quality appraisal services to clients located throughout the nation. Our staff represents a team of highly trained professionals that are dedicated to providing the most professional appraisal service in the industry.

We have implemented the most up-to-date hardware and sophisticated valuation modeling tools to provide clients with a professional service and product. In addition, our combination of extensive and varied education and experience ensures that our appraisals take into account every factor that affects value. Our appraisals can be customized to suit the specific needs of individual client. Whether it is a restricted-use, summary or self-contained report, HVLA ensures that the highest standards in appraisal valuation are upheld.


Experience, With over 40 years of combined appraisal experience, HLVA typically provides valuation services to mortgage and lending companies, business owners and proprietors, attorneys and legal firms, brokers, and various other affiliated parties. The principal, Larry G. Sage, is a MAI and also holds the ASA and CEA designations. Our additional staff appraisers include seasoned professionals maintaining real estate degrees, with emphasis on valuation methodology, from the nation’s leading universities.


Analysis, With each appraisal, a comprehensive market analysis is performed. This includes the past, present, and anticipated future conditions, along with analysis of the current supply and demand of area hotel/motel rooms. Together this allows HLVA to accurately analyze the current performance, as well as projecting the future performance, of the subject. We extensively research each market, and with our knowledgeable staff of professionals are generally able to provide delivery times less than average.


Components of Value, HLVA can provide appraisals on existing and proposed hospitality properties, which can include real estate, personal property (furniture, fixtures and equipment) and/or intangible value components. Our professional affiliation with Southeast Equipment Valuation allows us to provide additional appraisal services focusing extensively on personal property valuation.

As licensed appraisers, we have the responsibility to ethically maintain the high level of public trust inherent in the professional appraisal practice. Our appraisals always include the latest information from a wide variety of professionally recognized sources including industry trade associations and publications, hotel brokers, private corporations, and leading industry experts. The process of our valuation research yields a result that adequately reflects current market trends and the driving economic forces.

Our Valuation services are typically utilized for ownership transfers, insurance, collateral purposes, financing, tax assessment purposes, consulting, expert testimony, and litigation. Not only do we provided valuation services for financial institutions or property owners, but HLVA provides a wide range of valuation research and consultation for governmental entities, private corporations, accounting firms, and law practices.