Leonard Appraisals understands the special needs of estate executors

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 promptly and respectfully as possible. You can count on us to act quickly and with as much understanding to the feelings of everyone in bereavement.

Lawyers and accountants rely on our understanding when calculating real property values for estates, divorces, or other disputes requiring a cost being placed on real property. We comprehend their needs and are acclimated to dealing with all parties involved. Among our staff, we are accustomed to dealing with legal agencies in providing appraisal reports that exceed their demands.

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

Usually, settling an estate requires an clear appraisal report to acquire fair market value for the property to the satisfaction of the parties involved. We empathize that when you lose a loved one, even thinking about an appraisal report is the furthest thought from your mind. Because of this, now and then there will be times that the date of an appraisal differs from the date of your loss. Leonard Appraisals assures that our staff are knowledgeable about the procedures and requirements requested by the IRS and KS revenue agencies to produce a retroactive appraisal with an effective date and fair market value estimate matching the date your loved one passed away. The ethical requirements listed within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) conforms our staff to confidentiality, guaranteeing the strongest degree of privacy for you and your loved ones.

Often, people do not fully appreciate the necessity in having an exhaustive real estate appraisal supplied in support of the numbers displayed in tax documents filed with the IRS.

One of the most significant requirements in an appraisal report is an appraiser-backed opinion of value in an exhaustive reason as to how the appraiser came to his conclusion. Such a report will certainly demonstrate to the authorities that the numbers used are well-founded and correct.

Leonard Appraisals will provide an well-founded appraisal, which will provide an executor accurate facts and numbers that will exceed IRS and revenue agency requirements. It assures peace of mind to everyone concerned because we will always be there to stand behind the appraisal if it is ever challenged.

One of the most necessary requirements in a report is an appraiser-backed opinion of value in a detailed reason as to how the appraiser came to his conclusion.