Atlas Appraisals understands the special needs of estate executors

Estate settlement is an important and sometimes stressful job. As an executor you have been entrusted to carry out the wishes of the departed as promptly and exactly as possible. You can count on us to act quickly and with as much empathy to the feelings of everyone in bereavement.

We've made it our company's goal in supplying excellent appraisals that lawyers and accountants have come to depend on. Generally, all parties will have different requirements of how the appraisal process should work; however, our knowledge of the estate process definitely satisfy all parties involved. Due to our experience in working with the legal system and other agencies, we provide appraisal reports that always outdo all expectations.

Commonly, settling an estate necessitates an accurate appraisal report to ascertain 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 report is the furthest thought from your mind. Because of this, now and then there will be times that the effective date of an appraisal deviates from the time of death. We are knowledgeable about the systems and requirements necessary to produce a retroactive appraisal with an effective date and fair market value estimate matching the date of death. The ethical obligations listed within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) conforms our company to confidentiality, guaranteeing the highest degree of privacy for all parties involved.

Often, people do not fully fathom the demand to have a detailed appraisal prepared in support of the numbers being used in tax documents filed with the IRS and MN state agencies.

Opinions of value used in documents provided to the the IRS and MN state agencies absolutely should be backed by a detailed report as to how the appraiser came to his conclusions. Such a report will clearly demonstrate to the MN agencies that the numbers used are accurate and substantiated.

An executor will be over-joyed by an appraisal by Atlas Appraisals which will show him irrefutable facts and figures to cooperate with the IRS and MN state agencies' requirements. There's no need to have anything but peace of mind when getting a report from Atlas Appraisals, because we will stand by it no matter what.

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