Probate, Estate Settlement, Inherited Properties

Losing a loved one must be one of the hardest things to live through. No one ever comes prepared for it. It takes incredible strength and a lot of time to get back to your normal life.

And when you are going through the impossible, when you need to take your time to grieve and to preserve your energy to just get through it, comes an awful lot of responsibilities to take care of. There are practical and legal steps that no one wants to think about, but they have to be taken.

Someone has to take responsibility for settling the decedent’s estate. By all means, being appointed the executor of your loved one’s estate is an honorable duty. You know that the person who passed away thought of you as a reliable individual, someone they could trust. Therefore, almost no one ever thinks of refusing to take this responsibility.

But people rarely understand what this role really means. In the time when you have to take care of yourself, take some time to process the devastating event, you will spend a significant amount of your time and energy on settling the affairs.

You will be responsible for taking care of the financial affairs of the deceased and making sure their final wishes are properly fulfilled. You’ll have to deal with beneficiaries, various financial and government institutions, employers and service providers.

It already sounds like a lot, but let’s take a closer look at the list of SOME (but not all) possible duties that you’ll have to carry out:

Paying Expenses: No, you don’t have to pay for the funeral, the lawyers, the death certificate copies or the deceased’s debts from your own pocket. Normally, all the expenses are to be paid from the estate. But you’ll still have to handle the paperwork and bill the estate to get the compensation.

Locate The Will and Other Important Documents: You’ll have to try your best to locate the will and submit it to the probate court. If there is no will you’ll be required to petition the county to be appointed the executor. It’s usually determined by the next of family kin but all cases are different and forms must be filed for a judge to assign you as the executor. 

Notify: You have to formally inform not only beneficiaries, heirs and creditors but also some government agencies (e.g. Social Security and the Veterans Administration).

Estate management: Probate and estate settlement process can last for a very long time. You are responsible for the assets until they are passed on to the new owners. It can include paying utilities, insurance, taxes, and other bills. Hiring or making sure the landscaping does not get unruly.

Deal with the outstanding debts: Luckily, you’re not personally responsible for any debts that exceed the value of the estate. Any kind of bills, debts and taxes left by the decedent are to be paid out of the estate. But you’ll still have to manage the bills and the documentation.

Resolve conflicts: You will have to deal with any kind of legal issues and conflicts that may arise in the probate process. That’s what usually takes enormous amounts of time and energy. It means even more expenses, exhausting court hearings and tons of bureaucracy.

Looks overwhelming, doesn’t it? And it’s not even a full list of the things you’ll have to do. You will also be responsible for distributing the assets, closing the estate and who knows what else.

Additionally, if the beneficiaries don’t want the real property of the deceased to be transferred into their names, you’ll have to sell it. You might also need to sell it in case the estate has more debts than assets to pay for them.

Going through a tiresome process like this is pretty bad on its own. And it makes it even worse if you have to handle it all when you are already devastated by the loss.

But you don’t have to do it on your own. You can make the selling process less painful and minimize the pressure of the situation by getting our help.

Our company is committed to making your life easier. With our extensive experience in probate and real estate settlement, you will get through the whole process quickly and painlessly.

We regularly buy properties from estates and in probate. We know exactly how hard it is for you and how much you want to get it done and get it over with as soon as possible. And we have the right tools and the resources to help you.

We will handle the entire selling process from start to finish. Let us take care of all the issues you don’t want to deal with.

We buy properties in any type of condition: Don’t worry if the property is not in a livable, updated or cleaned up state. It won’t matter to us, we take it as it is. Moreover, you won’t have to clean up, fix anything or pay someone to do it for you. We don’t want to bother you with any additional tasks.

We can close on the property quickly: If you list with a realtor or try to sell on your own, it can take months to finally close on the property. If you work with us you will be able to move on as soon as possible. Also, we help you to save more by buying from you as quick as possible so that you can save on maintenance, taxes, utilities, and insurance.

We don’t charge a fee or a commission: If you choose to hire an agent, you’ll have to pay commissions of about 5-6% of the final sale price. We don’t have any additional fees or a commission.

You don’t have to find a buyer: It’s a long and tiresome process that you don’t have to go through. We are your direct buyers. No waiting, no showings, no additional costs.

We help with the paperwork: You won’t have to move through the tons of papers and documents. You can let us handle it. We are able to help you manage and process the paperwork through the legal system smoothly and effectively.

As you can see, we work hard to relieve you from anything that can bother you during the sales process. We are compassionate and we genuinely want to help you. We offer our experience and expertise to assist you in anything we can and help you move on.

Remember that you don’t have to go through all the stress and frustration on your own. Give yourself a chance to reduce the pain and the pressure. Let us make your life a little bit easier. We will make everything simple, clear and quick.

Just fill out our form or give us a call and find out more about our process. Contact us and we will answer all your questions and find out how exactly we can help you.