Steinmann & Associates 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 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.

Lawyers and accountants rely on our conduct when calculating real property values for estates, divorces, or other disputes requiring a cost being placed on real property. There are required needs for everyone; we comprehend these needs and are familiar to working with all parties involved. In our company, we are used to interacting with legal agencies in writing reports that surpass their needs.

Generally, settling an estate necessitates an clear appraisal report to ascertain fair market value for the house to the satisfaction of the parties involved. We know that when you lose a loved one, even thinking about an appraisal is the furthest thought from your mind. Of course, you have to take care of your family first. Steinmann & Associates assures that our appraisers are knowledgeable about the procedures and requirements needed by revenue services to produce a retroactive appraisal with an effective date and fair market value estimate matching the exact date of death. The ethics provision stated within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) keeps our company to confidentiality, providing the strongest degree of privacy for all parties involved.

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

An accurate report showing the appraiser's opinion of value is important to support the methods the appraiser used to come to his conclusions. This sort of report will clearly show your claim that the numbers within within the report are well-founded and accurate.

An executor will be satisfied by an appraisal report by Steinmann & Associates which will give him undeniable facts and numbers to work with any legal agency's requirements. It assures peace of mind to everyone concerned because we are there to stand behind the appraisal if it is ever challenged.

Opinions of value shown in documents provided to the the IRS and TX state agencies definitely should be supported by an accurate report as to how the appraiser came to his conclusions.