If you are handling a divorce, choose Sandcastle Mgmt. & Realty, LLC to provide a realistic value of residence to be divided.

Finalizing a divorce involves many decisions, including "Who gets the house". There are generally two alternatives when it comes to common real estate - it can be put on the market and the proceeds divided, or one party can "buy out" the other. In either case, one or both parties should get an appraisal of the common real estate.

When the purpose of an appraisal is a divorce settlement, it requires a well-established, authoritative value conclusion that is defensible to a judge. When you order an appraisal from Sandcastle Mgmt & Realty, LLC, you are assured the best in service with courtesy and well-supported conclusions. Handling the special needs of a divorce situation is familiar territory for us.

Contact us if your needs include an appraisal for the purposes of a divorce or other allocation of assets.

IL attorneys as well as accountants rely on our opinions when determining what the real property is worth for estates, divorces, or other disputes depending on a value opinion. We have a lot of expertise working with everyone involved and We understand their needs and are used to dealing with all parties involved. We create appraisal reports for courts or various agencies that meet or exceed their requirements.

As a legal professional representing a client in a divorce, your case's material facts typically necessitates an appraisal to establish fair market value for the residential real estate involved. Many times the divorce date may not be the same as the date you ordered the appraisal. We're accustomed to the procedures and what is vital to develop a retroactive appraisal that has an effective date and Fair Market Value conclusion that matches the date of divorce. For each divorce appraisal we perform we understand that they need to be handled with the utmost care. The ethics provision within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) means the highest amount of confidentiality, guaranteeing you the utmost discretion.


Property Valuations for Estate Settlements

The task of settling an estate, while stressful, is very important. It's up to you as a trustee to carry out the wishes of the deceased as quickly and with as much dignity as possible. You can count on us to act quickly and with as much sympathy to the feelings of everyone left behind.

Attorneys and accountants count on our understanding when calculating real estate values for estates, divorces, or other disputes requiring a value being placed on real property. Generally, the parties involved will have differing requirements of how the appraisal process should work; however, our experience of the estate process definitely satisfy all parties involved. Among our staff, we are accustomed to working with the courts in creating appraisal reports that transcend their demands.

Contact us immediately to discuss your explicit estate appraisal demands and how we can put our business acumen to work for you.

Settling an estate most often depends on an appraisal to suggest market value for the residential property in question.  Sandcastle Management & Realty assures that we are accustomed to the procedures and requirements needed by the federal and Illinois revenue agencies to provide a retrospective appraisal with an effective date and market value estimate matching the exact date of death. The ethical requirements listed within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) keeps our company to confidentiality, assuring the strongest degree of privacy for you and your loved ones.

All too often, people do not fully fathom the demand to have a complete appraisal report produced in support of the numbers shown in tax documents filed with the IRS.

An accurate report showing the appraiser's opinion of value is required to support the methods the appraiser used to come to their conclusions. In having a report supported by Sandcastle Management & Realty's professional staff, you will have the knowledge that the numbers provided in the report will definitely demonstrate to the authorities that the numbers used are well founded and correct.

Having a professional report from Sandcastle Management & Realty gives the executor irrefutable facts and figures to work with in exceeding IRS and Illinois state agency requirements. You need not stress over anything, because we will be there to support our work if they are ever refuted.