Estate Settlement Appraisals in VA by Bridges Valuation ServicesEstate settlement is an important and sometimes stressful job. 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 sympathy to the feelings of everyone in bereavement. Lawyers and accountants rely on our ethics when calculating real property values for estates, divorces, or other disputes requiring a cost being placed on real property. Generally, everyone involved will have differing expectations of how the appraisal process should work; however, our knowledge of the estate process definitely satisfy all parties involved. Due to our experience in dealing with the courts and different agencies, we furnish appraisals that always outdo all expectations. Contact us promptly to discuss your exact estate appraisal specifications and how we can put our experience to work for you. Commonly, settling an estate requires an clear appraisal report to show fair market value for the home to the satisfaction of the parties involved. We empathize that when you lose a loved one, ordering an appraisal is the furthest thought from your mind. Because of this, often there are times that the date of an appraisal report deviates from the time of death. Bridges Valuation Services assures that our appraisers are knowledgeable about the procedures and requirements needed by revenue services to provide a retroactive appraisal with an effective date and fair market value estimate matching the date of death. The ethical requirements stated within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) binds our company to confidentiality, certifying the highest degree of privacy for all parties involved. The necessity of owning an appraisal report when cooperating with the IRS to prove income when filing documents is often misunderstood by most people. Opinions of value used in documents filed with the the IRS and VA state agencies absolutely should be backed by a detailed report as to how the appraiser arrived at his conclusions. This sort of report will definitely show your claim that the numbers expressed within the report are well-founded and accurate. An executor will be satisfied by a report by Bridges Valuation Services which will show him irrefutable facts and numbers to cooperate with revenue agencies' requirements. You need not be concerned over anything, because Bridges Valuation Services will be there to support our work if they are ever challenged. One of the most essential requirements in an appraisal report is an appraiser-backed opinion of value in a comprehensive reason as to how the appraiser came to his conclusion. |