Estate Settlement Appraisals in MD by de Leon Appraisal Services, Inc.

Estate settlement is an important and sometimes stressful task. As an executor you have been entrusted to carry out the wishes of the departed as quickly 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 estate values for estates, divorces, or other disputes requiring a worth being placed on real property. There are specific needs for everyone; we are sympathetic to these requirements and are familiar to working with all parties involved. We compose appraisal reports that surpass the requirements of the courts and other agencies.

Contact us as soon as possible to discuss your exact estate appraisal requirements and how we can put our business acumen to work for you.

Settling an estate generally depends on an appraisal to acquire fair market value for the home involved. We empathize that in this time of loss, even thinking about an appraisal report is the furthest thought from your mind. Because of this, often there can be times that the effective date of an appraisal report differs from the date of your loss. Our staff is accustomed to the practices and requirements necessary to supply a retroactive appraisal with an effective date and fair market value estimate matching the exact date of death. The ethics provision explained within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) conforms our appraisers to confidentiality, guaranteeing the fullest degree of privacy for all parties involved.

Most of the time people do not fully understand the requirement to have a comprehensive appraisal report supplied in support of the numbers being used in general documents filed with revenue authorities.

Opinions of value displayed in documents provided to the the IRS and MD state agencies absolutely should be supported by an exhaustive report as to how the appraiser came to his conclusions. In having a report supported by de Leon Appraisal Services, Inc.'s expert appraisers, you will have the knowledge that the numbers provided in the appraisal will definitely demonstrate to the MD agencies that the numbers used are well founded and correct.

An executor will be satisfied by an appraisal by de Leon Appraisal Services, Inc. which will show him irrefutable facts and numbers to cooperate with revenue agencies' requirements. It assures peace of mind to everyone concerned because we assure you that we will stand behind the report if it is ever challenged.

Opinions of value used in documents provided to the revenue authorities absolutely should be backed by a detailed report as to how the appraiser arrived at his conclusions.