Appraisals for Estate Settlement by Bill Schaaf & Associates

Estate settlement is often stressful, but a very important job. As an executor you have been entrusted to carry out the wishes of the deceased as swiftly and respectfully as possible. You can count on us to act quickly and with as much empathy to the feelings of everyone in bereavement.

Part of Bill Schaaf & Associates's focus is to provide top-notch, ethical appraisals that attorneys can rely on. There are specific needs for everyone; we cater to these needs and are acclimated to working with all parties involved. Due to our experience in dealing with the legal system and various agencies, we offer appraisals that definitely exceed all expectations.

Commonly, settling an estate requires an detailed appraisal report to establish fair market value for the property to the satisfaction of the parties involved. We empathize that in this time of loss, acquiring an appraisal is the furthest thought from your mind. Because of this, often there will be times that the date of an appraisal report deviates from the date of your loss. Our professional staff is knowledgeable about the procedures and requirements necessary to perform a retroactive appraisal with an effective date and fair market value estimate matching the date of death. The ethical obligations listed within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) conforms our appraisers to confidentiality, ensuring the highest degree of privacy for you and your family.

Most of the time people do not fully realize the necessity in having a comprehensive real estate appraisal supplied in support of the numbers displayed in tax documents filed with the IRS.

An accurate report showing the appraiser's opinion of value is required to back the methods the appraiser used to come to his conclusions. In having a report supported by Bill Schaaf & Associates's professional appraisers, you will have the knowledge that the numbers shown in the appraisal report will clearly demonstrate to the authorities that the numbers used are well founded and substantiated.

Having a professional appraisal report from Bill Schaaf & Associates gives the executor irrefutable facts and figures to work with in meeting IRS and PA state agency requirements. You need not worry over anything, because Bill Schaaf & Associates will be there to support our appraisals if they are ever refuted.

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