Estate Settlement Appraisals in OR by Westside Appraisals

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 swiftly and exactly as possible. You can count on us to act quickly and with as much respect to the feelings of everyone in bereavement.

Attorneys and accountants rely on our understanding when calculating real estate values for estates, divorces, or other disputes requiring a worth being placed on real property. There are specific needs for everyone; we comprehend these requirements and are familiar to dealing with all parties involved. In our company, we are used to dealing with law offices in providing appraisal reports that surpass their demands.

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

Generally, settling an estate requires an detailed appraisal report to establish fair market value for the property to the satisfaction of the parties involved. We understand that when you lose a loved one, even thinking about an appraisal is the furthest thought from your mind. Of course, you have to take care of your loved ones first. Our staff is familiar with the procedures and requirements necessary to perform a retroactive appraisal with an effective date and fair market value estimate matching the date your loved one passed away. The ethics provision explained within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) keeps us to confidentiality, ensuring the strongest degree of privacy for you and your family.

The necessity of having a real estate appraisal when dealing with the IRS to prove income when filing documents is often misunderstood by most people.

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

Westside Appraisals will provide an accurate appraisal report, which will give an executor clear facts and figures that will exceed IRS and revenue agency requirements. You need not stress over anything, because Westside Appraisals will be there to back up our work if they are ever challenged.

One of the most necessary requirements in a report is an appraiser-supported opinion of value in a detailed reason as to how the appraiser came to his conclusion.