Your CPA Asked for a Land and Building Appraisal. What Are You Ordering?
A land allocation appraisal splits your property’s value between land and building for your CPA. How the lot gets valued, which date applies, what to send.
When You Need an Appraisal in Denver, and When You Do Not
When somebody calls and asks whether they need an appraisal, my first question back is what do you need it
Bi-Level Square Footage in Denver: Why the MLS and the Appraisal Disagree
Bi-level square footage is reported one way in the MLS and another under ANSI. Here is what 46 Denver-area sales showed, and what it means for pricing.
Named Personal Representative? What Happens With the House
Named personal representative in Colorado? What happens with the house in the first 90 days, and where the date-of-death value fits. Charles E. Volk, SRA.
Do You Need One Divorce Appraiser or Two?
“My ex wants to hire their own appraiser. Does that mean I need one too?” It is one of the
Divorce Appraisal in Denver: What’s the House Really Worth?
“We’re trying to do this the civilized way. We agree on almost everything. We just can’t agree on what the
Preparing for an Estate Appraisal: A Fillable Checklist
Preparing for an estate appraisal? Our free fillable checklist walks executors, attorneys, and CPAs through the valuation date, documents, and access.
Trust Appraisals in Denver: One House, Several Valuation Dates
There is a house in Denver that I have appraised more than once for the same fiduciary. Nothing went wrong
Probate Inventory in Colorado: The Three-Month Clock on the House
Letters issue, your client becomes the personal representative, and a clock starts. Colorado’s probate inventory statute gives a PR three
Stepped-Up Basis and the 1099-S on an Inherited Home Sale
A client inherits her father’s house in Wash Park, holds it for a year while the estate settles, then sells