Estate Settlement Appraisals in Pennsylvania by Hill Appraisal Associates, LLC

The job of settling an estate, while stressful is very important. As an executor you have been entrusted to carry out the wishes of the deceased as promptly and with as much dignity as possible. You can count on us to act quickly and with as much sensitivity to the feelings of everyone in bereavement.

Part of Hill Appraisal Associates, LLC's drive is to produce top-notch, ethical appraisals that attorneys can rely on. We are sympathetic to the needs and work professionally with all parties involved in providing reliable reports.

Contact us promptly to discuss your exact estate appraisal requirements and how we can put our experience to work for you.

Settling an estate usually depends on an appraisal to establish fair market value for the house therein. It's understandable that ordering an appraisal is the farthest thought from your mind. So, it's possible the time an appraisal is requested will differ the date of death. Our staff is knowledgeable about the practices and requirements needed to produce a retroactive appraisal with an effective date and fair market value estimate matching the date you suffered the loss of your loved one. The ethics provision stated within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) keeps our staff to confidentiality, assuring the strongest degree of discretion for you and your loved ones.

Most people don't realize that the IRS requires reports filed to explain the numbers involved in estate sales.

Opinions of value shown in documents provided to the revenue authorities definitely should be backed by an exhaustive report as to how the appraiser came to his conclusions. A report of this caliber will certainly demonstrate your claim that the numbers provided within the report are well-founded and reliable.

Having a professional appraisal from Hill Appraisal Associates, LLC gives the executor irrefutable facts and figures to work with in going beyond IRS and Pennsylvania state agency requirements. You need not worry over anything, because Hill Appraisal Associates, LLC can be retained to to back up our work if it is ever challenged.

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