Property Valuations for Estate Settlement by Gaile Spalione

Settling an estate is an important and sometimes stressful job. As an executor you have been entrusted to carry out the wishes of the deceased as swiftly and exactly as possible. You can count on us to act quickly and with as much understanding to the feelings of everyone in bereavement.

Attorneys and accountants rely on our ideals when calculating real property values for estates, divorces, or other disputes requiring a worth being placed on real property. Often, everyone involved will have differing requirements of how the appraisal process should work; however, our knowledge of the estate process will undoubtedly satisfy all parties involved. In our company, we are accustomed to interacting with legal agencies in producing appraisals that transcend their needs.

Contact us immediately to discuss your explicit estate appraisal essentials and how we can put our knowledge 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. It's understandable that thinking about an appraisal is the farthest thought from your mind. Because of this, now and then there will be times that the date of an appraisal report deviates from the time of death. Gaile Spalione assures that we are comfortable with the procedures and requirements needed by the IRS and CA revenue agencies to provide 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 requirements explained within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) attunes us to confidentiality, guaranteeing the strongest degree of discretion for all parties involved.

Often, people do not fully fathom the demand to have a detailed appraisal report prepared in support of the numbers displayed in general documents filed with the IRS and CA state agencies.

Opinions of value used in documents filed with the revenue authorities definitely should be supported by an accurate report as to how the appraiser came to his conclusions. A report of this caliber will clearly demonstrate the evidence that the numbers provided within the report are well-founded and accurate.

Gaile Spalione will provide an substantiated appraisal, which will provide an executor clear facts and figures that will exceed IRS and state agency requirements. It assures peace of mind to everyone concerned because we are there to stand behind the appraisal if it is ever challenged.

An accurate report showing the appraiser's opinion of value is necessary to back the methods the appraiser used to come to his conclusions.