RJD Appraisal

What RJD Appraisal does

RJD Appraisal is a privately held municipal assessing firm incorporated and headquartered in Pittsfield, Maine, founded in 1983 by Robert J. Duplisea Sr. The company provides property assessment, revaluation, and tax administration services exclusively to municipal governments in Maine, currently serving as assessing agent for 62 communities and having completed 66 revaluations over its 37-year history. The firm explicitly does not perform appraisals for banking or insurance purposes, distinguishing its municipal-only focus from broader appraisal markets.

The company delivers its services through 12 full-time assessors, 10 of whom hold Certified Maine Assessor (CMA) credentials, a state-level certification required for statutory property valuations. Service offerings span revaluations, quarterly building reviews, ongoing assessing agent services, interim assessing support, tax billing, commercial and industrial assessments, personal property assessment, and full-service tax mapping including drafting, deed reads, plotting, and map printing. Operations are supported by third-party assessing software including Trio by Harris, Vision, and Northern Data Services; the firm has no proprietary technology platform or API products.

RJD Appraisal generates revenue through contracted professional services engagements with municipal clients, delivered via on-site visits and direct municipal engagement. It is a family-owned business with no external investors, private equity, or institutional ownership; ownership and operational control rest with the Duplisea family following the founder's retirement, with second-generation family members integrated into both leadership and assessor roles. Geographic scope is limited to Maine, and the company has not pursued adjacent product lines, geographic expansion, or capital-raising activities.

Name

RJD Appraisal

Legal name

RJD Appraisal

Website

https://rjdappraisal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

RJD Appraisal is a family-owned municipal assessing firm founded in 1983 in Pittsfield, Maine, providing property revaluations, tax mapping, and assessing agent services exclusively to 62 Maine municipal governments via 12 full-time assessors, 10 with CMA certification.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Property Assessment Services

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Appraisers (531320)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate Valuation & Appraisal (BPAHANAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Residential Property Appraisal (BPAJAKAA), Industrial Property Appraisal (BPAJAKAC)

Keywords

• Municipal property assessment
• Property revaluation services
• Tax mapping services
• Assessing agent services
• Commercial industrial assessment

Headquarters

HQ city

Pittsfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Municipal Assessing Services: RJD Appraisal provides professional municipal assessing services to Maine communities under contract arrangements. Services include revaluations, quarterly building reviews, assessing agent services, interim assessing support, tax billing, commercial and industrial assessments, personal property assessment, and mapping services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

RJD Appraisal is a Maine-based municipal assessing firm that serves as contracted assessing agent for 62 communities, performing property revaluations, quarterly building reviews, interim assessing support, tax billing, commercial and industrial assessments, personal property assessments, and full-service tax mapping (deed reads, drafting, plotting, and updated map prints). Services are delivered on-site by 12 full-time assessors, 10 of whom hold Certified Maine Assessor (CMA) credentials, and explicitly exclude banking or insurance appraisals.

Product overview

RJD Appraisal offers a unified suite of municipal assessing services rather than a software platform. The company provides comprehensive property assessment solutions including revaluations, quarterly building reviews, assessing agent services, tax billing, commercial/industrial assessments, personal property assessments, and full-service tax mapping with drafting and printing capabilities. These services are delivered by a team of 12 full-time certified municipal assessors (10 with CMA certification) serving 62 Maine communities. The firm does not provide appraisals for banking or insurance purposes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Revaluations Comprehensive property revaluation services for Maine municipalities, including market value assessments and property data updates.
• Quarterly Building Reviews Regular inspection and review of building activity in assigned municipalities on a quarterly basis to maintain current assessment data.
• Assessing Agent Services Contracted assessing agent services for municipalities, providing ongoing assessment administration and management (RJD currently serves 62 Maine communities under this engagement model).
• Interim Assessing Support Temporary or supplemental assessing support for municipalities during transitions or peak workload periods.
• Tax Billing Tax billing services for municipalities including calculation and processing of property tax assessments.
• Commercial & Industrial Assessments Specialized valuation services for commercial and industrial properties within municipal jurisdictions.
• Personal Property Assessment Assessment services for personal property holdings as part of municipal tax administration.
• Mapping Services Full-service tax map updating including drafting tax map mylars, deed reads, plotting, updated map prints, and tax mapping outputs.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• Vision Government Solutions: Massachusetts-based municipal assessing and software firm providing revaluations, assessing agent services, and tax mapping for New England municipalities — a direct regional competitor to RJD with similar service offerings and overlapping geography.
• Patriot Properties: New England-based firm specializing in municipal assessing services, property data, and assessment software for cities and towns. Directly comparable to RJD in service mix, target customer (municipalities), and regional footprint.
• Edmunds & Company: Provider of municipal assessment software and services for local governments, including property assessment and tax administration tools. Comparable to RJD in target market (municipalities) and adjacent in service/product offering.
• Municipal Valuation Services: A municipal revaluation and assessing services firm serving municipalities in the northeastern US. Comparable to RJD in service scope (revaluations, assessing, tax mapping) and target customers.

Broad incumbents

• Tyler Technologies: Large public-sector software and services company whose iasWorld / Tyler Assessor platform serves municipal assessing departments nationwide. A broad incumbent whose software is widely used by municipal assessors and could expand into managed services.
• Cushman & Wakefield (Valuation & Advisory): Global commercial real estate services firm with a major valuation and appraisal practice. While primarily serving banking/insurance clients rather than municipalities, it operates in the same property valuation category as RJD with much broader scale.

Others

• Harris Computer Systems (Trio): Vendor of the Trio assessing software platform that RJD relies on, serving municipal governments across North America. An enabling technology provider whose broader product suite overlaps with the workflow RJD's services support.

Regional players

• MTG (Municipal Tax & Government) Services: Regional municipal tax and government services firm providing assessing, billing, and related services to local governments in specific US states. Comparable in customer base and service mix, though geographic overlap with Maine may be limited.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rjd-appraisal

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about RJD Appraisal