Mark Smith Appraisal Service 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 deceased as quickly and respectfully as possible. You can count on us to act quickly and with as much respect to the feelings of everyone involved.

Lawyers and accountants depend on our ethics when calculating real estate values for estates, divorces, or other disputes requiring a worth being placed on real property. Generally, the parties involved will have their own ideas of how the appraisal process should work; however, our knowledge of the estate process definitely satisfy all parties involved. We provide appraisal reports that meet the needs of the legal system and various groups.

Usually, settling an estate requires an irrefutable appraisal report to acquire fair market value for the home to the satisfaction of the parties involved. We know that when you lose a loved one, ordering an appraisal is the furthest thought from your mind. Due to this, sometimes the time of death differs from the time the appraisal is needed. Our staff is familiar with the practices and requirements needed to provide a retroactive appraisal with an effective date and fair market value estimate matching the exact date of death. The ethical obligations stated within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) binds our staff to confidentiality, ensuring the highest degree of privacy for you and your family.

Most of the time people do not fully appreciate the requirement to have a complete appraisal prepared in support of the numbers displayed in general documents filed with revenue authorities.

Opinions of value shown in documents filed with the the IRS and AR state agencies absolutely should be backed by a detailed report as to how the appraiser acquired his conclusions. In having a report supported by Mark Smith Appraisal Service's expert staff, you will have the knowledge that the numbers provided in the appraisal report will certainly demonstrate to the authorities that the numbers used are well founded and substantiated.

Having a professional appraisal report from Mark Smith Appraisal Service gives the executor solid facts and figures to work with in going beyond IRS and AR state agency requirements. You need not stress over anything, because we will be there to support our work if they are ever refuted.

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