Hill Appraisal understands the special needs of estate executors

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 with as much dignity as possible. You can count on us to act quickly and with as much compassion to the feelings of everyone involved.

We've made a name for ourselves in providing the best appraisals that lawyers and accountants have come to rely on. Often, the parties involved will have different ideas of how the appraisal process should work; however, our experience of the estate process definitely satisfy all parties involved. In our company, we are accustomed to working with the courts in assembling appraisals that surpass their demands.

Usually, settling an estate requires an clear appraisal report to suggest fair market value for the house to the satisfaction of the parties involved. It's understandable that ordering getting an appraisal is the farthest thought from your mind. Due to this, often the time of death differs from the time the appraisal is ordered. Our company is comfortable with the systems and requirements necessary to perform a retroactive appraisal with an effective date and fair market value estimate matching the exact date your loved one passed away. The ethics provision listed within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) binds our company to confidentiality, ensuring the strongest degree of discretion for you and your family.

The importance of needing an appraisal report when dealing with revenue services to show 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. In having a report supported by Hill Appraisal's professional appraisers, you will have the understanding that the numbers displayed in the appraisal will definitely demonstrate to the authorities that the numbers used are well founded and correct.

Hill Appraisal will provide an accurate report, which will give an executor definite facts and numbers that will exceed IRS and state agency requirements. It assures peace of mind to everyone concerned because we will always be there to stand behind the report if it is ever refuted.

One of the most important requirements in an appraisal report is an appraiser-supported opinion of value in an exhaustive explanation as to how the appraiser came to his conclusion.