Cambra and Associates Appraisal Services understands the special needs of estate executors

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 deceased as swiftly 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 left behind.

Lawyers and accountants depend on our ethics when calculating real property values for estates, divorces, or other disputes requiring a worth being placed on real property. Usually, everyone involved will have their own ideas of how the appraisal process should work; however, our knowledge of the estate process will, without a doubt, satisfy all parties involved. We furnish appraisal reports that exceed the requirements of the courts and different agencies.

Generally, settling an estate requires an accurate appraisal report to determine fair market value for the home to the satisfaction of the parties involved. We know that in this time of loss, acquiring an appraisal report is the furthest thought from your mind. Of course, you need to take care of your family first. Our staff is accustomed to the systems and requirements necessary to provide a retroactive appraisal with an effective date and fair market value estimate matching the exact date of death. The ethical obligations listed within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) attunes us to confidentiality, assuring the highest degree of discretion for you and your loved ones.

People often forget that the IRS requires information filed to express the numbers involved in estate sales.

One of the most necessary requirements in an appraisal report is an appraiser-backed opinion of value in a detailed reason as to how the appraiser came to his conclusion. In having a report supported by Cambra and Associates Appraisal Services's professional staff, you will have the knowledge that the numbers provided in the appraisal report will definitely demonstrate to the authorities that the numbers used are accurate and substantiated.

An executor will be satisfied by a report by Cambra and Associates Appraisal Services which will provide him irrefutable facts and figures to deal with the IRS and CA state agencies' 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 displayed in documents filed with the revenue authorities absolutely should be backed by an exhaustive report as to how the appraiser came to his conclusions.