Mahan Appraisals understands the special needs of estate executors

The responsibility of settling an estate, while stressful is very important. As an executor you have been entrusted to carry out the wishes of the departed as swiftly and exactly as possible. You can count on us to act quickly and with as much empathy to the feelings of everyone in bereavement.

Lawyers and accountants depend on our ideals when calculating real estate values for estates, divorces, or other disputes requiring a value being placed on real property. Often, everyone involved will have different expectations of how the appraisal process should work; however, our experience of the estate process will, without a doubt, satisfy all parties involved. We assemble appraisal reports that surpass the necessities of the legal system and various agencies.

Contact us immediately to discuss your exact estate appraisal essentials and how we can put our business acumen to work for you.

Generally, settling an estate requires an detailed appraisal report to suggest fair market value for the house to the satisfaction of the parties involved. We sympathize that in this time of loss, acquiring an appraisal is the furthest thought from your mind. Because of this, often there can be times that the effective date of an appraisal report deviates from the date of your loss. Mahan Appraisals assures that we are accustomed to the procedures and requirements requested by revenue services 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 stated within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) conforms our staff to confidentiality, providing the strongest degree of discretion for all parties involved.

The importance of ordering an appraisal report when working with revenue services to explain income when filing documents is often unknown by most people.

A comprehensive 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 definitely show your claim that the numbers within within the report are well-founded and accurate.

Having a professional appraisal report from Mahan Appraisals gives the executor solid facts and figures to work with in going beyond IRS and AR state agency requirements. You need not worry over anything, because we will be there to support our appraisals if they are ever challenged.

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