APPRAISAL SERVICES
APPRAISALS, VALUATIONS, AND CONSULTATION SERVICES
The Mowery Group has provided valuation and consultation services for residential and commercial property types for over 30 years. Clients include attorneys, mortgage lenders, commercial banks, private estates, investors, and owners/developers in the Southern California counties of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, and Orange.
We specialize in Family Law, Probate, Trust, and Insurance Litigation and have been designated as the Courts 730 Expert in Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, and Riverside, California counties.
REPORTS FOR USES FOR
- Date of Death
- Divorce Appraisals
- Bankruptcy Appraisals
- Bail Bond Appraisals
- Estate Planning
- Fannie Mae Mortgage Loan
- FHA Morgage Loan
- Financial Planning
- For Sale By Owner/FSBO
- Luxury Homes
- PMI Removal
- Pre-Foreclosure & Short Sales
- Pre-Listing
- Pre-Purchase
- Private Loans
- Tax Assessment
- Trusts
- Home Measurement Services
- Rush Appraisal Service
RESIDENTIAL APPRAISALS
Single Family Homes, Condominiums, Planned Unit Developments, Small Residential Income Properties, Residential Vacant Lots, Fannie Mae, FHA/HUD, Relocation
COMMERCIAL APPRAISALS
Retail, Industrial, Office, Apartments, Vacant Land, and Special Use
Divorce / Family Law
The home is usually the most significant asset in a divorce, and its valuation is critical in the settlement process. This is one time you want to select the right appraiser for your home. Many appraisers are not willing to testify in court if needed. Mr. Mowery has testified over 100 times in his career in the Superior Courts of California in the Counties of San Bernardino, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and Ventura. He also has been appointed as the Courts 730 Expert.
Whether you are seeking a current value, a historical/retrospective as of the date of marriage, a spouse was added on the title, or a date of separation for a Moore Marsden Calculation or fair market rental value for an Epstein credit or a Watts charge, we help.
ESTATE AND DATE OF DEATH APPRAISAL
When a property is transferred due to a death, an appraisal may be required for the trust or the estate to establish the “stepped-up” basis and reduces taxes for capital gains if the property is sold. The date of valuation is typically the date of death, known as a retrospective date. Although an appraisal for a “stepped-up” tax basis may be completed at any time after inheriting a property, the IRS expects the appraisal to be done in a timely manner. So, doing this as close to the “date of death” is a good idea. It is easier for a real estate appraiser to complete the appraisal if you request it soon after inheriting the property. The report can be completed years after inheritance, but it is considered to be a retrospective forensic appraisal report at that point and may cost the heirs substantially more.
