President, Wert-Berater, Inc. — independent feasibility study and valuation practice serving lenders, agencies and project sponsors since 1998.
Donald Safranek, MSc is President of Wert-Berater, Inc., an independent feasibility study and valuation firm founded in 1998. He oversees the firm's engagements nationally and internationally, and retains principal review responsibility on the reports the firm issues.
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Donald Safranek leads Wert-Berater, Inc., the independent feasibility study and valuation practice he has run since 1998. The firm prepares lender- and agency-facing analysis: feasibility studies, market and demand studies, business plans, and valuation and monitoring work supporting SBA 7(a) and 504, USDA Rural Development, EB-5, conventional and institutional financing decisions.
Across that period the firm has completed 3,969 feasibility studies representing approximately $41.2 billion in evaluated project value, across all 50 states and internationally.
Every engagement is fixed-fee and quoted before work begins. Compensation never depends on a finding, on a conclusion of value, or on whether financing is obtained. Wert-Berater does not arrange, package or place financing, and takes no position on whether a lender should approve a credit. The fiduciary duty runs to the party relying on the report — ordinarily the lender or the agency.
That posture is the reason the firm's reports are accepted for third-party review: the analyst has nothing at stake in the answer. Where a project does not support the debt proposed, the report says so.
Donald Safranek writes the firm's analysis of lending policy and feasibility practice. Recent pieces include:
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Send the project type, the market and the approximate total project cost, and you will receive a written scope, a delivery date and a fixed fee — normally within one business day. Request a fee quote → or schedule a qualification Zoom →
Independent feasibility studies since 1998 — 4,000+ engagements, $41.2 billion in evaluated project value. Standard delivery 10–15 business days; RUSH delivery available at additional cost. Fixed fee, quoted before any work begins, never contingent on the finding.
Legal disclosure. Wert-Berater, Inc. offices are mailing addresses only. Following the COVID-19 pandemic the firm has elected to work remotely; its office locations receive mail and are not staffed for visitors or in-person meetings. Headquarters mailing address: 1968 South Coast Hwy, Ste 2382, Laguna Beach, CA 92651.
Wert-Berater, Inc. is an independent provider of feasibility studies and other related services. The firm does not provide financing or equity investment advice, and does not arrange, broker, or place debt or equity capital of any kind.
All appraisal assignments are performed by Bruce E. Jones, MAI, ASA-GC, BCA, CMEA, a member of the Appraisal Institute since 2006, a staff member of Wert-Berater, Inc. and owner of Special Purpose Realty Valuation.