Mark Linde & Associates knows the special needs of estate executors

Estate settlement is often stressful, but a very important job. As an executor you have been entrusted to carry out the wishes of the departed as promptly and exactly as possible. You can count on us to act quickly and with as much sensitivity to the feelings of everyone left behind.

Part of Mark Linde & Associates's mission statement is to produce top-notch, ethical appraisals that attorneys can rely on. We comprehend their needs and are accustomed to helping with all parties involved. We provide appraisal reports that meet the obligations of the legal system and assorted agencies.

Generally, settling an estate necessitates an extensive appraisal report to suggest fair market value for the home to the satisfaction of the parties involved. We understand that when you lose a loved one, acquiring an appraisal report is the furthest thought from your mind. So, it's possible the time an appraisal report is needed will be different from the date of death. We are knowledgeable about the practices and requirements necessary to produce a retroactive appraisal with an effective date and fair market value estimate matching the exact date of death. The ethics provision explained within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) conforms our company to confidentiality, assuring the strongest degree of discretion for you and your loved ones.

People often forget that the IRS needs documents filed to support the numbers involved in estate sales.

Opinions of value used in documents filed with the revenue authorities absolutely should be supported by a detailed report as to how the appraiser acquired his conclusions. Such a report will clearly demonstrate to the IRS that the numbers used are well-founded and substantiated.

Having a professional appraisal from Mark Linde & Associates gives the executor solid facts and figures to work with in exceeding IRS and AR state agency requirements. There's no need to worry when getting an appraisal from us, because we will back it no matter what.

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