Property Valuations for Estate Settlement by Collins Real Estate Appraisals

Estate settlement is an important and sometimes stressful job. As an executor you have been entrusted to carry out the wishes of the deceased as promptly and with as much dignity as possible. You can count on us to act quickly and with as much empathy to the feelings of everyone left behind.

Lawyers and accountants depend on our conduct when calculating real property values for estates, divorces, or other disputes requiring a value being placed on real property. There are specific needs for everyone; we comprehend these needs and are used to to working with all parties involved. In our company, we are accustomed to dealing with legal agencies in composing reports that surpass their necessities.

Contact us as soon as possible to discuss your personal estate appraisal needs and how we can put our experience to work for you.

Commonly, settling an estate requires an accurate appraisal report to ascertain fair market value for the property to the satisfaction of the parties involved. We empathize that in this time of loss, even thinking about an appraisal is the furthest thought from your mind. So, it's possible the time an appraisal report is needed will not match the date of death. Our professional staff is accustomed to the systems and requirements necessary to produce a retroactive appraisal with an effective date and fair market value estimate matching the date your loved one passed away. The ethics provision stated within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) conforms us to confidentiality, assuring the fullest degree of discretion for you.

All too often, people do not fully comprehend the necessity in having an intricate appraisal report produced in support of the numbers being used in tax documents filed with the IRS.

One of the most significant requirements in an appraisal is an appraiser-supported opinion of value in a comprehensive explanation as to how the appraiser came to his conclusion. Such a report will clearly demonstrate to the IRS that the numbers used are accurate and substantiated.

Having a professional appraisal from Collins Real Estate Appraisals gives the executor irrefutable facts and figures to work with in exceeding IRS and CA state agency requirements. There's no need to worry when getting a report from Collins Real Estate Appraisals, because we will back it no matter what.

A comprehensive report showing the appraiser's opinion of value is required to support the methods the appraiser used to come to his conclusions.