Appraisals for Estate Settlement by Moeller Appraisal Services, Inc.

The job 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 respectfully as possible. You can count on us to act quickly and with as much sensitivity to the feelings of everyone left behind.

Lawyers and accountants count on our understanding when calculating real property values for estates, divorces, or other disputes requiring a worth being placed on real property. There are required needs for everyone; we realize these necessities and are familiar to working with all parties involved. In relation to our familiarity in working with attorneys and accountants and other agencies, we produce appraisals that definitely exceed all expectations.

Contact us as soon as possible to discuss your precise estate appraisal needs and how we can put our business acumen to work for you.

Usually, settling an estate requires an detailed appraisal report to show fair market value for the home to the satisfaction of the parties involved. We know that in this time of loss, even thinking about an appraisal is the furthest thought from your mind. Of course, you need to comfort your family first. Our staff is familiar with the practices and requirements necessary 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 explained within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) conforms our company to confidentiality, certifying the fullest degree of discretion for you.

Many times, people do not fully appreciate the demand to have a comprehensive real estate appraisal produced in support of the numbers being used in tax documents filed with the IRS and IL state agencies.

An accurate report showing the appraiser's opinion of value is required to support the methods the appraiser used to come to his conclusions. In having a report supported by Moeller Appraisal Services, Inc.'s professional appraisers, you will have the knowledge that the numbers provided in the report will definitely demonstrate to the authorities that the numbers used are well founded and substantiated.

An executor will be over-joyed by an appraisal by Moeller Appraisal Services, Inc. which will show him irrefutable facts and numbers to work with the IRS and IL state agencies' requirements. It assures peace of mind to everyone concerned because we are there to stand behind the appraisal report if it is ever challenged.

Opinions of value displayed in documents provided to the revenue authorities definitely should be supported by a comprehensive report as to how the appraiser acquired his conclusions.