Property Valuations for Estate Settlement by Lynn Baker

The job of settling an estate, while stressful is very important. As an executor you have been entrusted to carry out the wishes of the deceased as swiftly and with as much dignity as possible. You can count on us to act quickly and with as much understanding to the feelings of everyone left behind.

We've made a name for ourselves in providing top-notch appraisals that attorneys and accountants have come to depend on. There are required needs for everyone; we comprehend these necessities and are familiar to dealing with all parties involved. Because of our experience in dealing with attorneys and accountants and other agencies, we produce appraisals that always exceed all expectations.

Commonly, settling an estate necessitates an detailed appraisal report to ascertain fair market value for the home to the satisfaction of the parties involved. We empathize that when you lose a loved one, ordering an appraisal is the furthest thought from your mind. Due to this, sometimes the time of death differs from the date the appraisal is needed. We are comfortable with the practices and requirements necessary to produce a retroactive appraisal with an effective date and fair market value estimate matching the exact date you suffered the loss of your loved one. The ethical obligations stated within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) keeps us to confidentiality, ensuring the fullest degree of discretion for you and your family.

Often, people do not fully understand the demand to have an exhaustive appraisal produced in support of the numbers shown in tax documents filed with the IRS and PA state agencies.

An accurate report showing the appraiser's opinion of value is required to back the methods the appraiser used to come to his conclusions. Such a report will certainly demonstrate to the authorities that the numbers used are well-founded and correct.

Lynn Baker guarantees an substantiated appraisal report, which will provide an executor clear facts and figures that will exceed IRS and revenue agency requirements. It assures peace of mind to everyone concerned because we assure you that we will stand behind the appraisal report if it is ever refuted.

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