Property Valuations for Estate Settlement by Gerber Appraising

The responsibility 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 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 in bereavement.

We've made a name for ourselves in supplying excellent appraisals that lawyers and accountants have come to rely on. There are required needs for everyone; we are sympathetic to these requirements and are used to to working with all parties involved. We compose appraisal reports that out-strip the needs of the legal system and different agencies.

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

Settling an estate usually demands an appraisal to ascertain fair market value for the home in question. We sympathize that when you lose a loved one, ordering an appraisal is the furthest thought from your mind. Due to this, now and then the date of death differs from the time the appraisal is required. Our staff is accustomed to the practices and requirements necessary to perform 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 listed within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) attunes our appraisers to confidentiality, assuring the fullest degree of privacy for you and your loved ones.

Most people don't realize that the IRS requires reports filed to support the numbers involved in estate sales.

An exhaustive report showing the appraiser's opinion of value is required to back the methods the appraiser used to come to his conclusions. A report of this caliber will definitely substantiate the evidence that the numbers provided within the report are well-founded and accurate.

Having a professional appraisal report from Gerber Appraising gives the executor solid facts and figures to work with in meeting IRS and TX state agency requirements. It assures peace of mind to everyone concerned because we are there to stand behind the report if it is ever refuted.

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