Eagle Home Appraisal Wilmington
Probate appraisals in Wilmington, Delaware.
An estate file needs the right number for the right question. We'll help you get there.
Bring the address, the parcel information and your attorney's instructions. We'll go over the date to be valued, who will read it and what a Wilmington house like yours needs.
Serving Wilmington and New Castle County, Delaware
Start with what the estate has asked for.
You may be gathering numbers for an inventory while the family is also wondering about selling. Those are two separate decisions. Check with the estate's adviser about the use and the date before you order anything.
Local probate instructions and property records.
The New Castle County Register of Wills has local estate information. Check its current instructions and ask your attorney how they apply to this estate. The appraisal should fit what your matter requires, including any deadline.
Bring the parcel number and the recorded address of the property. A mailing address alone sometimes leaves open which parcel, or which interest in it, is being valued.
Tell us who will read the report.
Name the personal representative, the attorney and anyone else who will rely on the report. Say whether it's for an estate filing, a family agreement or something else.
An appraisal states what it's for and what it assumes. It gives an opinion of value; how an estate is run, or a disagreement among heirs, is for the estate's attorney to guide.
The house on the date you need.
Older attached houses in Wilmington often have additions, converted rooms or major repairs. If the date you need is in the past, tell us what the house had then and what's different now.
Keep old photographs, listing details and invoices in one place. They help separate how the house was from what was done while the estate was being handled.
Which records help most?
A good start is the deed or parcel number, the date you need, any property records you already hold and instructions from the estate's adviser. For recorded deeds, the New Castle County Recorder of Deeds is the local source.
If you can't get into part of the house, or some records are missing, tell us on the first call. What we can find affects the work, and anything we have to assume will be stated plainly in the report.
Working around your real deadline.
Tell us the due date and what it's for. How soon we can finish depends on getting into the house, how complicated the property is and the research the date requires. Ask us for the job, the fee and a delivery estimate before you go ahead.
You can send a probate appraisal inquiry. If time is short, read about rush requests. For a wider family settlement, see estate appraisals.
A few questions that come up.
Does every estate need the same kind of appraisal?
Not always. The estate's attorney can tell you what the property requires and what paperwork is needed. Pass those instructions along and we'll shape the job around your actual matter.
Can the family just use the county assessment?
Ask the estate's adviser what evidence your matter requires. A tax assessment and an appraisal for a particular date serve different purposes, so agree on the job before work begins.
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Eagle Home Appraisal Wilmington