Property Valuations for Estate Settlement by Jo Zavala Sanders, Inc.

The responsibility 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 exactly as possible. You can count on us to act quickly and with as much compassion to the feelings of everyone left behind.

We've made it our company's goal in providing the best appraisals that attorneys and accountants have come to rely on. We understand their needs and are accustomed to working with all parties involved. In our company, we are accustomed to working with law offices in writing appraisals that meet their requirements.

Settling an estate generally requires an appraisal to determine fair market value for the home in question. We sympathize that in this time of loss, even thinking about an appraisal is the furthest thought from your mind. So, we understand that the time an appraisal is ordered will differ the date of death. Jo Zavala Sanders, Inc. assures that our appraisers are knowledgeable about the procedures and requirements requested by revenue services to provide a retroactive appraisal with an effective date and fair market value estimate matching the exact date you suffered the loss of your loved one. The ethics provision stated within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) attunes our staff to confidentiality, assuring the fullest degree of privacy for all parties involved.

Many times, people do not fully fathom the importance in having a complete real estate appraisal prepared in support of the numbers shown in general documents filed with the IRS.

One of the most significant requirements in an appraisal is an appraiser-supported opinion of value in a comprehensive explanation as to how the appraiser came to his conclusion. This sort of report will certainly substantiate the evidence that the numbers displayed within the report are well-founded and accurate.

An executor will be satisfied by a report by Jo Zavala Sanders, Inc. which will give him irrefutable facts and figures to deal with revenue agencies' requirements. You need not be concerned over anything, because Jo Zavala Sanders, Inc. will be there to support our reports if they are ever refuted.

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