Valuations built tosurvive the
Independent real estate appraisals for divorce, estate settlement, and litigation across Spokane and Eastern Washington — prepared by a Washington State Certified appraiser who testifies to his own work.
Jerin Harper · WA Certified Real Estate Appraiser
License #1703044 · USPAP-compliant · Since 2015
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Property Types
Every property the Spokane market
From century-old craftsmans to Valley acreage, manufactured housing communities, and downtown mixed-use.
Core Services
When the number will be , the report has to hold.
Each assignment type carries different requirements — a different effective date, a different intended user, a different standard of documentation. Scope is set before work begins.
Divorce & Dissolution
Independent property valuation for equitable distribution, prepared for use in mediation, settlement, or trial. Engagements accepted from one party, both parties jointly, or by court appointment — the analysis doesn't change with the source.
Start an orderDate of Death & Step-Up Basis
Retrospective valuation as of a date of death, establishing the stepped-up tax basis for heirs. Prepared to satisfy the documentation standards for federal estate tax filings and probate inventory.
Start an orderEstate Settlement
Property valuation for probate, distribution among heirs, buyouts, and fiduciary accounting.
Start an orderInheritance & Gift Reporting
Appraisals prepared to meet the documentation standards for Form 706 and Form 709 filings.
Start an orderLitigation Support & Testimony
Valuation for use as evidence, review of opposing reports, and deposition and trial testimony.
Start an orderRetrospective Valuation
Establishing what a property was worth on a date that has already passed — routine here, not exceptional.
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Every conclusion
traceable.
The Difference
A courtroom valuation is a than a lender form.
These assignments have a reader who is looking for the weak point — an opposing expert, an IRS examiner, a skeptical beneficiary, a judge. The work is prepared with that reader in mind.
Harper reports
- The appraiser who signs the report is the one who sits for deposition — 100+ appearances
- Narrative format: methodology stated, comparable selection documented, exclusions explained
- Fee is flat and never contingent on the value reached
- If the facts don't support the outcome you hoped for, you hear it from me first
- Assignment results confidential per the USPAP Ethics Rule
Lender-shop appraisals
- Standardized lender form built for underwriting checklists
- Adjustments asserted, not explained
- Prepared by an unnamed associate who won't defend it
- Turnaround pressure that leaves no room for analysis
- Current-date values only
A valuation prepared for a courtroom is a than one prepared for a lender.
The premise the firm was built on · Est. 2015
The Process
From engagement to a
01
Consultation
We discuss the property, the intended use, the effective date, and the deadline. This sets the scope of work — and occasionally reveals an appraisal isn't what you actually need.
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Engagement
A written agreement states scope, fee, and delivery timeline. The fee is flat and never contingent on the value reached. No work begins without a signed agreement.
Flat fee in writing
03
Inspection & Research
Interior and exterior inspection where access permits, typically 30–60 minutes. Market data is gathered, verified, and analyzed, with comparable selection documented — including exclusions.
30–60 minutes
04
Report
A narrative report with stated methodology, supporting data, and a reconciled conclusion. Delivered in PDF within 5–7 business days; expedited 2–3 day delivery available.
5–7 business days
05
Support
Questions from you, your counsel, opposing counsel, or the court are part of the engagement. Testimony is available and billed separately at a rate stated in the agreement.
Testimony available
Referral Relationships
Built for the professionals who
For Attorneys
You need an expert who doesn't become the problem.
The value of an appraisal in litigation is only partly the number. The rest is whether the person who produced it can explain the methodology clearly, hold up under cross, and avoid handing opposing counsel an opening. Scope is settled in writing before work begins; deposition and trial availability is communicated when the engagement is set — not the week before.
Please include the case caption, jurisdiction, and any deadline.
For CPAs, Fiduciaries & Trust Officers
Documentation your file can carry.
Estate and trust work runs on substantiation. Reports identify the effective date and the reason for it, document market conditions as of that date, and reconcile the approaches to value in a way an examiner can follow without a second call — with availability to answer examiner questions after delivery.
- Form 706 estate tax filings & stepped-up basis substantiation
- Form 709 gift tax reporting
- Trust funding, decanting, and termination
- Charitable contribution substantiation
- Annual valuations for fiduciary accounting
- Cost segregation land allocation
The Record
Selected on credential,
Attorneys don't choose experts on the strength of anonymous testimonials — they choose on certification, report format, and testimony history. All four are verifiable.
Washington State Certified
Certified Real Estate Appraiser, License #1703044. Appraising since 2009, licensed 2012, firm founded 2015.
100+ testimony appearances
Deposition and trial testimony in Washington courts. The appraiser who signs the report is the one who defends it.
Narrative format
Reports prepared in narrative form for probate, dissolution, and civil litigation — methodology stated, exclusions documented.
USPAP compliant
Prepared to qualified appraisal standards for federal tax filings. Assignment results confidential per the Ethics Rule.
Working with family law attorneys · estate & probate attorneys · CPAs · professional fiduciaries · trust officers · mediators
Service Area
Rooted in
Covering eastern Washington.
The Spokane office serves Spokane County and the surrounding region — from century-old South Hill craftsmans to Valley acreage, manufactured housing communities, and mixed-use commercial. Assignments elsewhere in Washington are accepted by arrangement. If you're outside these areas, call — if it isn't a fit, we'll usually know someone.
- South Hill
- Browne's Addition
- Kendall Yards
- Perry District
- Garland District
- Manito & Comstock
- Rockwood
- Five Mile Prairie
- Indian Trail
- Hillyard
- Latah Valley
- West Central
- Spokane Valley
- Liberty Lake
- Millwood
- Cheney
- Airway Heights
- Medical Lake
- Deer Park
- Mead & Colbert
- Nine Mile Falls
- Otis Orchards
- Newman Lake
- Chattaroy
Property types
Single-family · Multi-family · Land · Manufactured housing communities · Mixed-use & commercial
Typical single-family fee
$450–$700
Spokane County
Common Questions
Asked before
Fees depend on property type, complexity, effective date, and turnaround. A straightforward single-family assignment in the primary service area typically runs $450–$700. Complex, retrospective, and litigation assignments are quoted individually. The fee is flat, stated in writing before work begins, and never contingent on the value reached.
Spokane Office
Get a number that
Speak with a Washington State Certified appraiser about your estate, dissolution, or litigation matter. Flat fee quoted in writing — usually the same business day.
Consultation
No obligation
Fee
Flat, quoted in writing — never contingent on value
Standard delivery
5–7 business days
Hours
Mon–Fri 8 AM – 5 PM · Sat by appt.
WA Certified #1703044 · USPAP compliant · Narrative reporting