Elliott Real Estate Appraisals knows the special needs of estate executors

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

We've made it our company's goal in providing top-notch appraisals that lawyers and accountants have come to depend on. We are sympathetic to their needs and are familiar with dealing with all parties involved. Among our staff, we are accustomed to working with legal agencies in creating appraisals that transcend their necessities.

Settling an estate usually demands an appraisal to acquire fair market value for the house in question. We understand that in this time of loss, acquiring an appraisal is the furthest thought from your mind. Of course, it's expected that you need to be there for your loved ones first. Our professional staff is accustomed to the practices and requirements obligatory to provide a retroactive appraisal with an effective date and fair market value estimate matching the exact date your loved one passed away. The ethical obligations listed within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) keeps our appraisers to confidentiality, providing the highest degree of privacy for you and your family.

All too often, people do not fully comprehend the requirement to have a comprehensive appraisal prepared in support of the numbers shown in tax documents filed with the IRS.

An exhaustive 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 clearly demonstrate to the authorities that the numbers used are well-founded and correct.

An executor will be ecstatic by an appraisal report by Elliott Real Estate Appraisals which will provide him irrefutable facts and numbers to deal with any legal agency's requirements. You need not worry over anything, because we will be there to support our appraisals if they are ever refuted.

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