Appraisals for Estate Settlement by Caldwell Appraisal and Consulting

The job of settling an estate, while stressful is very important. As an executor you have been entrusted to carry out the wishes of the departed as promptly and exactly as possible. You can count on us to act quickly and with as much empathy to the feelings of everyone left behind.

Part of Caldwell Appraisal and Consulting's drive is to provide top-notch, ethical appraisals that attorneys can rely on. Generally, all parties will have their own ideas of how the appraisal process should work; however, our understanding of the estate process will, without a doubt, satisfy all parties involved. Among our staff, we are used to dealing with legal agencies in providing reports that surpass their needs.

Commonly, settling an estate requires an clear appraisal report to suggest fair market value for the property to the satisfaction of the parties involved. It's understandable that thinking about getting an appraisal is the farthest thought from your mind. Because of this, often there will be times that the effective date of an appraisal report differs from the date of your loss. We are comfortable with the practices and requirements needed to provide a retroactive appraisal with an effective date and fair market value estimate matching the exact date of death. The ethical obligations stated within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) binds us to confidentiality, assuring the highest degree of privacy for you.

Most people don't realize that the IRS requires reports filed to support the numbers involved in estate sales.

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

Caldwell Appraisal and Consulting guarantees an detailed report, which will provide an executor definite facts and numbers that will exceed IRS and state agency requirements. You need not worry over anything, because we will be there to support our work if they are ever challenged.

A comprehensive report showing the appraiser's opinion of value is necessary to support the methods the appraiser used to come to his conclusions.