Sell Your Inherited Home Fast — Without waiting for probate, cleaning it out, or getting every sibling to agree.

Yes — with us. Many cash buyers require probate to be closed (letters testamentary in hand) before they’ll write an offer. We don’t. We’ll start the conversation, pull title, and write a contingent offer that closes when probate completes. If you don’t have a probate attorney, we can connect you with one we’ve worked with before.

No. One heir can start the conversation. We’ll walk you through the numbers and what would need to happen. When you’re ready to share with the other heirs, we’re happy to join a call with everyone or send the offer in writing for the group to review together. We won’t pressure anyone.

That’s the most common reason inherited properties sit empty for years. We’ll put a real number in front of the family so the decision isn’t abstract. If one heir wants to keep the house and the others want to sell, sometimes the keeper can buy out the others using our offer as the baseline. If agreement still isn’t possible, a partition action is a last resort — we can recommend an attorney who handles those.

To close, yes — you need legal authority to sign on behalf of the estate. To start a conversation, get an offer, or sign a contingent contract, no. We work with families before letters issue and close once they do.

Yes — this is one of our specialties. We pay the back taxes at closing out of the sale proceeds. The county releases its lien and the title transfers clean. More on selling with back taxes →

When you inherit a property, the IRS resets your “cost basis” to its fair market value on the date the previous owner died, not what they originally paid for it. That means if you sell soon after inheriting, you typically owe little or no capital gains tax. We’re not tax advisors — talk to your CPA for your specific situation — but step-up in basis is one of the main reasons selling an inherited property quickly can be tax-efficient.

Usually very little, thanks to step-up in basis (see above). You’d only owe capital gains on the appreciation between the date of death and your sale — not the lifetime appreciation of the property. For most families selling within a year or two of inheriting, the tax exposure is minimal. Confirm with your tax advisor.

This is exactly what curative title is. Inherited properties often have title issues: a deed that still shows a grandparent who passed years ago, an heirship affidavit gap, an old mortgage that was paid off but never released, or a probate that was opened decades ago and never closed. We resolve all of it at closing. You don’t pay a separate attorney; it’s part of what we do.

Yes. Leave anything you don’t want. We handle clean-out at our cost. If there are items you want to keep, take what you can. There’s no pressure to sort through everything before signing.

If probate is already complete and title is clean: 7–14 days from offer acceptance. If probate is still open: we close after letters testamentary issue, which means the total timeline depends on probate (typically 4–9 months) plus our 2–3 weeks. The good news is we can write the contract and lock the price now — you don’t lose your offer while you wait.