Find the Value

Patricia Staebler may be a conventionally trained appraiser.

But her career and company is anything but conventional — thanks to her ability to adapt and seize opportunities. “It's been a wild ride,” she says. “And a lot of fun.”

Since the mid-2000s, Staebler's been running her own Bradenton-based firm, Staebler Appraisal and Consulting Inc. It specializes in the valuation of construction in four disciplines: insurance appraisals for condominiums, reserve studies, cost segregation analysis and 50% FEMA rule appraisals. A lot of other appraisers concentrate on commercial market valuation, so Staebler's focus has been a differentiator, and a business driver.