What Is It Worth?
A plain-English guide to real estate value for families handling an inherited home.
Most estate real estate mistakes don't come from bad intentions. They come from deciding before anyone understands what they're dealing with: a Zillow number that sticks, an investor offer that arrives the week after the funeral, $60,000 of repairs the market won't give back.
I wrote this guide after forty years of sitting across the table from executors, trustees, and heirs in exactly those moments. It won't make you an appraiser. It will help you ask better questions and work with your attorney, CPA, and appraiser with confidence.
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Eleven short chapters, written for real decisions
Read it straight through in an evening, or jump to the chapter you need this week.
- Why real estate value matters in an estate
- Market value, assessed value, Zillow, and what an appraisal actually is
- What a residential appraiser actually does
- Date-of-death appraisals in plain English
- The problem with guessing
- How condition affects value
- Should you appraise before selling?
- Common mistakes executors and heirs make
- Working with appraisers, agents, attorneys, and CPAs
- Using the appraisal as a decision tool
- When the property needs more than a standard appraisal
- Four quick-reference checklists and a plain-English glossary
Clarity first. Decisions second.
If you're handling an estate home in San Pedro, Palos Verdes, or the South Bay and need a date-of-death or current value, call and I'll tell you what kind of report you need and what it costs.