Date of Death & Probate Appraisals in Pico Rivera, CA
When a loved one passes, settling the estate usually requires knowing exactly what their property was worth on the date of death. Tanner & Associates provides certified date-of-death and probate appraisals in Pico Rivera, prepared by Jim Tanner — a Certified General Appraiser with more than 45 years of experience. Our office is in Downey, just southwest of Pico Rivera, and we've appraised homes across this community for decades.
Appraisal services in Pico Rivera
Date of death appraisals (retrospective value as of the date of death)
Probate appraisals for executors, administrators, and attorneys
Estate tax appraisals and stepped-up basis valuations
Trust valuations
Divorce settlement appraisals
Bankruptcy appraisals
Relocation appraisals
Residential and commercial appraisals
Expert witness testimony
When you need a date-of-death appraisal
For most estates, the property's value on the date of death becomes its new tax basis — the 'stepped-up basis.' The IRS expects that value to be supported by a qualified appraisal, not an online estimate. A date-of-death appraisal is retrospective: even if months have passed, the report establishes the value as of the date of death, documented to the standard the IRS, the courts, and your CPA expect. If the estate is in probate, the court process runs through Los Angeles County — probate cases are filed at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles — and an accurate, well-documented appraisal keeps the filing moving.
Appraising Pico Rivera homes
Pico Rivera was born in 1958 when the communities of Pico and Rivera merged, and its housing tells that story: post-war ranch tracts built for the families who worked at the big plants along Rosemead Boulevard, raised along Whittier Boulevard and the riverbanks of the San Gabriel River and the Rio Hondo. Many of those original owners raised their families in the same house for fifty years. Estates here are often a whole family's history in one property — original owners, rooms added as the family grew, sometimes a second generation still living there. A date-of-death appraisal values that property honestly as of the date of death and documents it to the standard the IRS and the courts expect, so the estate can be settled fairly. From the neighborhoods near the Sports Arena to the streets off Slauson Avenue, we know this market firsthand.
How it works
Call or request a quote
— tell us about the property and what the appraisal is for; we'll give you a clear price and timeframe.
Property visit
— we inspect the home and document its condition and features.
Research and report
— we analyze comparable sales as of the relevant date and prepare a thorough, well-documented report.
Delivery and support
— the report goes to you (and your attorney or CPA, if you wish), and we're available for questions — including expert witness testimony if the estate is contested.
Why families and attorneys choose Tanner & Associates
Jim Tanner, Certified General Appraiser — 45+ years of experience
Reports prepared to the standards courts and the IRS expect (USPAP-compliant)
BBB A+ rated
Local knowledge: based in Downey, serving Pico Rivera and the surrounding communities for decades
Expert witness testimony available