Chatterton Appraisals understands the special needs of estate executors

Estate settlement is often stressful, but a very important job. As an executor you have been entrusted to carry out the wishes of the departed as promptly and with as much dignity as possible. You can count on us to act quickly and with as much understanding to the feelings of everyone involved.

We've shown that we're experts in supplying the best appraisals that attorneys and accountants have come to depend on. We understand their needs and are used to working with all parties involved. In our company, we are used to working with legal agencies in creating appraisals that out-strip their needs.

Contact us promptly to discuss your individual estate appraisal demands and how we can put our knowledge to work for you.

Commonly, settling an estate requires an extensive appraisal report to determine fair market value for the home to the satisfaction of the parties involved. It's understandable that ordering an appraisal is the farthest thought from your mind. So, there's a chance the date an appraisal is requested will not match the date of death. Our staff is comfortable with the procedures and requirements obligatory to supply a retroactive appraisal with an effective date and fair market value estimate matching the exact date of death. The ethics provision explained within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) binds our staff to confidentiality, certifying the strongest degree of discretion for you.

Often, people do not fully understand the requirement to have a full real estate appraisal produced in support of the numbers displayed in general documents filed with revenue authorities.

Opinions of value shown in documents filed with the revenue authorities absolutely should be supported by a comprehensive report as to how the appraiser arrived at his conclusions. A report of this caliber will definitely demonstrate your claim that the numbers provided within the report are well-founded and accurate.

Chatterton Appraisals will provide an accurate report, which will give an executor definite facts and figures that will exceed IRS and revenue agency requirements. There's no need to be concerned when getting a report from Chatterton Appraisals, because we will back it no matter what.

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