Estate Settlement Appraisals in VA by Johnson Appraisal

Settling an estate is an important and sometimes stressful task. 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 understanding to the feelings of everyone left behind.

Lawyers and accountants depend on our ethics when calculating real property values for estates, divorces, or other disputes requiring a cost being placed on real property. Generally, the parties involved will have different ideas of how the appraisal process should work; however, our experience of the estate process will, without a doubt, satisfy all parties involved. Due to our familiarity in dealing with the courts and various agencies, we provide appraisal reports that always meet all expectations.

Usually, settling an estate necessitates an extensive appraisal report to show fair market value for the property to the satisfaction of the parties involved. It's understandable that ordering an appraisal is the farthest thought from your mind. Due to this, now and then the date of death differs from the date the appraisal is requested. Our professional staff is accustomed to the practices and requirements necessary to produce a retroactive appraisal with an effective date and fair market value estimate matching the exact date of death. The ethical requirements listed within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) keeps our appraisers to confidentiality, certifying the strongest degree of privacy for you and your family.

The requirement of needing an appraisal report when working with revenue services to explain income when filing documents is often not considered by most people.

A comprehensive report showing the appraiser's opinion of value is necessary to back the methods the appraiser used to come to his conclusions. In having a report supported by Johnson Appraisal's expert appraisers, you will have the knowledge that the numbers shown in the appraisal will definitely demonstrate to the VA agencies that the numbers used are well founded and correct.

Johnson Appraisal ensures an well-founded appraisal report, which will give an executor solid facts and numbers that will exceed IRS and state agency requirements. There's no need to be concerned when getting an appraisal from Johnson Appraisal, because we will stand by it no matter what.

Opinions of value displayed in documents filed with the revenue authorities absolutely should be supported by a comprehensive report as to how the appraiser acquired his conclusions.