Marin County
Determine value before mediation
When mediation is ahead and a neutral residential appraisal can give the process a shared factual baseline.
In Marin County, hillside, village, Bay-facing, and West Marin homes each create different practical paths after a death. James answers real estate valuation questions; the family and other professionals still make the decision. Determine value before mediation is one of those moments.
Mediation involving Marin property is steadier with a neutral appraisal already in the file.
For this Marin County situation, confirm mediation timing and whether counsel wants the appraisal completed first.
James does not make the estate’s decision. He helps answer the real estate and valuation questions underneath it. Legal authority, tax consequences, listing strategy, financing, and family outcomes stay with the attorney, CPA, and other Core 4 professionals — and with the fiduciaries or heirs who actually decide.