Estate Settlement Appraisals in Alaska by Alaska Real Estate Appraisal

The job of settling an estate, often a source of stress, is very important. As an executor you have been entrusted to carry out the wishes of the deceased as quickly and exactly as possible. You can count on us to act quickly with understanding to the feelings of everyone in bereavement.

Part of Alaska Real Estate Appraisal's drive is to provide top-notch, ethical appraisals that attorneys can depend on. There are required needs for everyone. We realize these requirements, and are familiar with working with all parties involved. Our staff is well acquainted with working with legal agencies and assembling appraisals that surpass their necessities.

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

Settling an estate usually depends on an appraisal to determine fair market value for the property involved. It's understandable that thinking about an appraisal is the farthest thought from your mind. So, there's a chance the time an appraisal is requested will differ from the date of death. Alaska Real Estate Appraisal assures that our staff is knowledgeable in the procedures and requirements requested by revenue services to provide a retroactive appraisal with an effective date and fair market value estimate matching the exact date you suffered the loss of your loved one. The ethical obligations explained within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) attunes our staff to confidentiality, providing the strongest degree of privacy for you and your family.

The necessity of ordering a real estate appraisal when cooperating with the IRS to prove income when filing documents is often unknown by most people.

An exhaustive report showing the appraiser's opinion of value is necessary 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.

Having a professional appraisal from Alaska Real Estate Appraisal gives the executor solid facts and figures to work with in meeting IRS and Alaska state agency requirements. You need not stress over anything, because we will be there to back up our reports if they are ever challenged.

Opinions of value displayed in documents provided to the revenue authorities absolutely should be supported by a detailed report as to how the appraiser acquired his conclusions.