Property Valuations for Estate Settlement by Mahaffey AgencyEstate settlement is often stressful, but a very important job. 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 respect to the feelings of everyone involved. Part of Mahaffey Agency's drive is to create top-notch, ethical appraisals that lawyers can rely on. Often, the parties involved will have their own ideas of how the appraisal process should work; however, our experience of the estate process will, without a doubt, satisfy all parties involved. Among our staff, we are used to dealing with law offices in providing appraisals that out-strip their necessities. Contact us today to discuss your specialized estate appraisal requirements and how we can put our business acumen to work for you. Commonly, settling an estate requires an irrefutable appraisal report to acquire fair market value for the home to the satisfaction of the parties involved. We understand that when you lose a loved one, even thinking about an appraisal is the furthest thought from your mind. Of course, you have to take care of your family first. Mahaffey Agency assures that we are familiar with the procedures and requirements needed by the IRS and VA revenue agencies to perform a retroactive appraisal with an effective date and fair market value estimate matching the date your loved one passed away. The ethics provision listed within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) binds our staff to confidentiality, ensuring the strongest degree of privacy for all parties involved. People often forget that the IRS requires information filed to show the numbers involved in estate sales. An accurate report showing the appraiser's opinion of value is important to back the methods the appraiser used to come to his conclusions. In having a report backed by Mahaffey Agency's professional appraisers, you will have the peace of mind that the numbers provided in the appraisal will certainly demonstrate to the IRS that the numbers used are accurate and correct. Having a professional appraisal from Mahaffey Agency gives the executor irrefutable facts and figures to work with in going beyond IRS and VA state agency requirements. You need not stress over anything, because we will be there to support our reports if they are ever refuted. Opinions of value shown in documents provided to the revenue authorities definitely should be backed by an accurate report as to how the appraiser acquired his conclusions. |