Appraisals for Estate Settlement by Karner Appraisals, LLC

Settling an estate is often stressful, but a very important job. It's up to you as an executor to carry out the wishes of the departed as swiftly and respectfully as possible. You can count on us to respond expeditiously and with as much sensitivity to the feelings of everyone left behind.

Attorneys and accountants rely on our ethics when calculating real estate values for estates, divorces, or other disputes requiring a value being determined for real property. Sometimes, all parties will have differing expectations of how the appraisal process should work; however, our knowledge of the estate process will, without a doubt, satisfy all parties involved. Among our staff, we are used to dealing with the courts in composing appraisal reports that transcend their demands.

	Contact us as soon as possible to discuss your personal estate appraisal specifications and how we can put our knowledge to work for you.

Generally, settling an estate necessitates a clear appraisal report to establish market value for the house to the satisfaction of the parties involved. We empathize that in this time of loss, acquiring an appraisal is the furthest thought from your mind. So, there's a chance the time an appraisal report is needed will differ the date of death. Karner Appraisals, LLC assures that we are accustomed to the procedures and requirements needed by the federal and Pennsylvania revenue agencies to perform a retrospective appraisal with an effective date and market value estimate matching the exact date you suffered the loss of your loved one. The ethical requirements explained within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) keeps us to confidentiality, assuring the highest degree of discretion for you and your loved ones.

Many times, people do not fully understand the demand to have a true appraisal report produced in support of the numbers displayed in general documents filed with the IRS and Pennsylvania state agencies.

An accurate report showing the appraiser's opinion of value is important to back the methods the appraiser used to come to his conclusions. Such a report will clearly demonstrate to the authorities that the numbers used are well-founded and correct.

An executor will be satisfied by a report by Karner Appraisals, LLC which will provide him solid facts and figures to deal with revenue agencies' requirements. It assures peace of mind to everyone concerned because we are there to stand behind the report if it is ever challenged.