Estate Settlement Appraisals in Georgia by Southern Star Real Estate Services

Estate settlement is an important and sometimes stressful task. As an executor you have been entrusted to carry out the wishes of the departed as swiftly and respectfully as possible. You can count on us to act quickly and with as much compassion to the feelings of everyone in bereavement.

We've made a name for ourselves in providing the best appraisals that attorneys and accountants have come to depend on. We comprehend their needs and are accustomed to helping with all parties involved. Among our staff, we are used to dealing with legal agencies in writing appraisals that out-strip their requirements.

Contact us promptly to discuss your precise estate appraisal specifications and how we can put our experience to work for you.

Usually, settling an estate requires an detailed appraisal report to suggest fair market value for the house to the satisfaction of the parties involved. We understand that in this time of loss, ordering an appraisal report is the furthest thought from your mind. Because of this, now and then there are times that the effective date of an appraisal report deviates from the date of your loss. Southern Star Real Estate Services assures that our appraisers are comfortable with the procedures and requirements requested by the IRS and Georgia revenue agencies to supply a retroactive appraisal with an effective date and fair market value estimate matching the date you suffered the loss of your loved one. The ethical obligations stated within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) keeps our appraisers to confidentiality, certifying the strongest degree of discretion for you and your family.

All too often, people do not fully understand the demand to have a full real estate appraisal produced in support of the numbers being used in general documents filed with the IRS and Georgia state agencies.

Opinions of value displayed in documents filed with the revenue authorities definitely should be backed by a detailed report as to how the appraiser arrived at his conclusions. Such a report will clearly demonstrate to the authorities that the numbers used are well-founded and correct.

Southern Star Real Estate Services ensures an substantiated appraisal, which will give an executor solid facts and figures that will exceed IRS and state agency requirements. It assures peace of mind to everyone concerned because we will always be there to stand behind the report if it is ever challenged.

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