Estate Appraisals

Your estate appraisal is important in establishing personal worth and tax liabilities as required to settle the estate. Clients also use the Estate Appraisal when a will has not been left to help apply equitable distribution among the estate heirs.

Estate Appraisal values are based on the market values on the date of the death of the deceased. Information included in the Estate Appraisal is identical to other appraisals, but – similar to the Liquidation Appraisal – the values are based on materials, and do not include manufacturing or production costs.

Estate Appraisal Costs

Costs for estate appraisals are based on the item(s) being appraised. Some variances might occur depending on items that might require research and the amount of research needed.

• Clients should receive the appraisal report on the day of their appointment.
• Estate appraisals should be updated every three to five years, as long as the owner is still alive. The purpose of this would be to increase any values and insure all of the items in the estate remain accounted for and in good repair.
• While Provenance could impact the values in an Estate Appraisal evaluation, it could also increase the costs in execution of the Estate Appraisal performed based on time and research.

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