Whitmer Appraisal Service knows the special needs of estate executors

Settling an estate is often stressful, but a very important job. As an executor you have been entrusted to carry out the wishes of the departed as promptly and respectfully as possible. You can count on us to act quickly and with as much respect to the feelings of everyone left behind.

Attorneys and accountants rely on our conduct when calculating real property values for estates, divorces, or other disputes requiring a worth being placed on real property. Often, everyone involved will have different ideas of how the appraisal process should work; however, our understanding of the estate process will, without a doubt, satisfy all parties involved. In our company, we are accustomed to dealing with the courts in producing appraisals that meet their requirements.

Contact us as soon as possible to discuss your specific estate appraisal essentials and how we can put our knowledge to work for you.

Generally, settling an estate necessitates an detailed appraisal report to establish fair market value for the home to the satisfaction of the parties involved. We know that when you lose a loved one, ordering an appraisal report is the furthest thought from your mind. So, we understand that the time an appraisal is ordered will differ the date of death. Our staff is familiar with the procedures and requirements obligatory 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 ethics provision explained within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) keeps our company to confidentiality, guaranteeing the strongest degree of discretion for you and your loved ones.

The requirement of owning an appraisal report when dealing with the IRS to prove income when filing documents is often misunderstood by most people.

Opinions of value displayed in documents filed with the revenue authorities absolutely should be backed by a detailed report as to how the appraiser acquired his conclusions. In having a report supported by Whitmer Appraisal Service's professional staff, you will have the understanding that the numbers shown in the report will certainly demonstrate to the authorities that the numbers used are accurate and substantiated.

Whitmer Appraisal Service will provide an well-founded report, which will give an executor definite facts and numbers that will exceed IRS and state agency requirements. You need not worry over anything, because we will be there to stand by our work if they are ever refuted.

One of the most necessary requirements in an appraisal is an appraiser-backed opinion of value in an exhaustive reason as to how the appraiser came to his conclusion.