Property Valuations for Estate Settlement by Janet Barker

Estate settlement 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 with as much dignity as possible. You can count on us to act quickly and with as much compassion to the feelings of everyone involved.

Part of Janet Barker's drive is to supply top-notch, ethical appraisals that lawyers can depend on. There are specific needs for everyone; we understand these requirements and are acclimated to dealing with all parties involved. Among our staff, we are used to working with legal agencies in assembling appraisals that meet their necessities.

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

Settling an estate usually demands an appraisal to suggest fair market value for the residential property affected. We sympathize that in this time of loss, even thinking about an appraisal is the furthest thought from your mind. Due to this, often the time of death differs from the date the appraisal is ordered. Our staff is comfortable with the practices and requirements needed to perform a retroactive appraisal with an effective date and fair market value estimate matching the exact date of death. The ethics provision listed within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) binds us to confidentiality, guaranteeing the fullest degree of privacy for you.

Often, people do not fully comprehend the necessity in having an intricate appraisal report supplied in support of the numbers being used in tax documents filed with the IRS and WA state agencies.

One of the most important requirements in an appraisal report is an appraiser-backed opinion of value in a comprehensive explanation as to how the appraiser came to his conclusion. In having a report backed by Janet Barker's expert staff, you will have the knowledge that the numbers displayed in the appraisal report will certainly demonstrate to the WA agencies that the numbers used are well founded and correct.

Janet Barker guarantees an accurate appraisal, which will provide an executor solid facts and numbers 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 challenged.

Opinions of value used in documents filed with the the IRS and WA state agencies absolutely should be supported by a comprehensive report as to how the appraiser came to his conclusions.