Don Orttenburger knows the special needs of estate executors

Settling an estate is often stressful, but a very important job. As an executor you have been entrusted to carry out the wishes of the deceased as promptly and respectfully as possible. You can count on us to act quickly and with as much sensitivity to the feelings of everyone involved.

Part of Don Orttenburger's company goal is to create top-notch, ethical appraisals that lawyers can rely on. We realize their needs and are used to working with all parties involved. Among our staff, we are accustomed to dealing with legal agencies in creating reports that transcend their requirements.

Settling an estate commonly requires an appraisal to establish fair market value for the house therein. We understand that in this time of loss, acquiring an appraisal report is the furthest thought from your mind. Because of this, often there will be times that the effective date of an appraisal report deviates from the date of your loss. Don Orttenburger assures that our staff are comfortable with 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 ethical requirements stated within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) keeps our appraisers to confidentiality, providing the strongest degree of privacy for all parties involved.

Many times, people do not fully comprehend the necessity in having an intricate appraisal produced in support of the numbers displayed in tax documents filed with the IRS.

A comprehensive report showing the appraiser's opinion of value is important to back the methods the appraiser used to come to his conclusions. A report of this caliber will clearly substantiate the evidence that the numbers displayed within the report are well-founded and accurate.

Having a professional report from Don Orttenburger gives the executor irrefutable facts and figures to work with in going beyond IRS and MI state agency requirements. You need not worry over anything, because Don Orttenburger will be there to back up our appraisals if they are ever challenged.

One of the most important requirements in an appraisal is an appraiser-backed opinion of value in a detailed explanation as to how the appraiser came to his conclusion.