West Michigan Appraisers understands the special needs of estate executors

The task of settling an estate, while stressful is very important. As an executor you have been entrusted to carry out the wishes of the deceased as swiftly and respectfully as possible. You can count on us to act quickly and with as much sympathy to the feelings of everyone in bereavement.

Lawyers and accountants count on our ethics when calculating real estate values for estates, divorces, or other disputes requiring a value being placed on real property. There are required needs for everyone; we are sympathetic to these requirements and are used to to dealing with all parties involved. Among our staff, we are accustomed to dealing with the courts in writing reports that surpass their demands.

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

Settling an estate generally depends on an appraisal to suggest fair market value for the residential property involved. It's understandable that ordering an appraisal is the farthest thought from your mind. Of course, it's expected that you need to be there for your loved ones first. West Michigan Appraisers assures that we are accustomed to the procedures and requirements needed by the IRS and MI revenue agencies to produce a retroactive appraisal with an effective date and fair market value estimate matching the date of death. The ethics provision listed within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) conforms our staff to confidentiality, guaranteeing the highest degree of privacy for you.

Many people do not understand that the IRS needs reports filed to show the numbers involved in estate sales.

A comprehensive report showing the appraiser's opinion of value is important to support the methods the appraiser used to come to his conclusions. In having a report supported by West Michigan Appraisers's professional staff, you will have the peace of mind that the numbers provided in the report will definitely demonstrate to the IRS that the numbers used are well founded and correct.

An executor will be ecstatic by an appraisal by West Michigan Appraisers which will show him irrefutable facts and numbers to deal with the IRS and MI state agencies' requirements. There's no need to have anything but peace of mind when getting an appraisal from West Michigan Appraisers, because we will support it no matter what.

Opinions of value displayed in documents provided to the the IRS and MI state agencies absolutely should be backed by a detailed report as to how the appraiser came to his conclusions.