Property Valuations for Estate Settlement by Shelley Dull

The task 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 respectfully as possible. You can count on us to act quickly and with as much sensitivity to the feelings of everyone involved.

Part of Shelley Dull's drive is to provide top-notch, ethical appraisals that lawyers can rely on. There are required needs for everyone; we realize these necessities and are familiar to dealing with all parties involved. Among our staff, we are used to working with the courts in composing appraisals that exceed their needs.

Settling an estate commonly requires an appraisal to ascertain fair market value for the residential property involved. We understand that when you lose a loved one, ordering an appraisal is the furthest thought from your mind. Because of this, often there will be times that the date of an appraisal deviates from the time of death. Shelley Dull assures that our staff are accustomed to the procedures and requirements requested by the IRS and VA 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 obligations explained within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) binds our staff to confidentiality, providing the highest degree of discretion for you.

The importance of having an appraisal report when working with the IRS to show income when filing documents is often overlooked by most people.

An exhaustive report showing the appraiser's opinion of value is required to support the methods the appraiser used to come to his conclusions. A report of this caliber will certainly show the evidence that the numbers expressed within the report are well-founded and accurate.

Having a professional appraisal report from Shelley Dull gives the executor definite facts and figures to work with in exceeding IRS and VA state agency requirements. You need not worry over anything, because we will be there to back up our work if they are ever refuted.

An exhaustive report showing the appraiser's opinion of value is necessary to back the methods the appraiser used to come to his conclusions.