About Eagle Home Appraisal Riverside
About us: a Riverside office for houses that have to be valued for a reason
If you're an executor, trustee, attorney or one half of a divorce, you probably need a number a court or the IRS will accept, and you'd like to know who is standing behind it. We're a home appraisal office on Magnolia Avenue in Riverside. Before any work starts we agree in writing on the property, what the report is for, the valuation date and the fee. And you can check whoever signs your report in two public databases, listed here.
What we appraise, and for whom
Most of our work is tied to a life event or a legal deadline: an estate or probate that needs a value as of a past date, a trust being administered, a divorce where the house has to be divided, or a stepped-up basis the IRS will ask about. We also do ordinary residential appraisals and rush requests. Each has its own page under Services.
If an attorney or a court is involved, say so when you call. Testimony or deposition support is something we discuss separately, before the assignment starts, not after.
How an assignment starts
We don't send a price and start work on a guess. First we agree on four things with you:
- The scope: which property, and what the report needs to cover.
- The intended use: probate, a trust, a divorce settlement, a tax filing.
- The valuation date: today, or a date in the past such as a date of death.
- The fee: given to you in writing, for your property, before any work begins.
Fees depend on how complex the property is, the scope, and your deadline. Delivery time depends on access to the home, how much research the assignment needs, and our schedule, so ask for a delivery estimate and confirm it before you rely on it.
What you get
An independent opinion of value, written to USPAP standards by a state-credentialed appraiser. The report is not shaped to fit anyone's preferred number, and it is meant to hold up when an attorney, a court or the IRS reads it.
Check any California appraiser's licence
Ask us who will sign your report, then look the name up in the California BREA search or the ASC National Registry. It works for any appraiser, not just ours.
Where we work
Our office is on Magnolia Avenue in Riverside, and we appraise homes in the city's neighbourhoods. We don't assume we cover all of Riverside County, so give us the address and we'll confirm whether we can take it. The service area page has the neighbourhoods.