Inherited a house
Sell an inherited house without taking on a project
Inheriting a house often comes with a lot at once: paperwork, family, a place full of someone else’s things. We make a written cash offer on the house as it is, and we work on the estate’s timeline.
- A written cash offer
- No repairs or cleaning
- No showings
- No agent commission charged to you
- You pick the closing date
Get your cash offer
Tell us about the house. No obligation.
- Step 1: About the house
- Step 2: Where and who
You do not have to empty it or fix it
Take what matters to you and leave the rest. We buy the house as it is, including the furniture you do not want, the old roof and the kitchen nobody has touched in decades.
That also means no showings while you are grieving or living somewhere else, and no contractors to manage from a distance.
Who can sign: probate, in general terms
If the house was in the name of the person who died, someone usually needs legal authority before it can be sold. In Florida that often comes through probate, where a court appoints a personal representative for the estate.
Florida has more than one kind of probate. Summary administration is a shorter process that is available in some cases, for example when the estate is small or the person died more than two years ago. The rules are in Chapter 735 of the Florida Statutes, and formal administration is in Chapter 733.
Some houses pass without probate, for example through a trust or joint ownership. The Florida Bar’s plain-language guide, Probate in Florida, is a good place to start, and a probate attorney can tell you which path applies to your family.
If it was someone’s homestead
Florida treats a person’s homestead differently from other property. The Florida Constitution, Article X, Section 4 limits how a homestead can be left by will when the owner is survived by a spouse or a minor child. That can change who inherits the house and who has to sign a sale.
We will not guess at how that applies to your family. It is a question for the estate’s attorney, and it is worth asking early, because it decides who needs to agree to any offer.
We can talk before the paperwork is done
You do not have to wait for the estate to settle to find out what the house is worth to us. We can look at it and put a written offer in front of you while the paperwork is in progress.
The closing happens once whoever has authority to sell can sign, on a date you pick. A title company or closing attorney handles it, like any other Florida sale, and the money goes where the estate’s paperwork says it goes.
- Several heirs? Everyone sees the same written offer.
- Living out of state? Most of it can be done by phone and email.
- Not sure you want to sell? Ask anyway. An offer costs you nothing.
Three steps.
Tell us about the house
Address and a phone number.
Get a written cash offer
Based on the house. No obligation.
Close on your date
A title company handles the closing.
Questions.
Can you make an offer before probate is finished?
Yes. We can look at the house and send a written offer while the estate is in progress. The closing waits until the person with legal authority to sell can sign.
Do we have to clean out the house first?
No. Take what you want to keep and leave the rest. The offer is for the house as it is.
What if there are several heirs?
Everyone can see the same written offer. Who has to agree, and who signs, depends on the estate, so check with the estate’s attorney.
Do you give legal or tax advice about inherited property?
No. We are a buyer, not lawyers or accountants. For probate, homestead or tax questions, talk to a Florida probate attorney or a tax professional.
Where we buy.
Find out what your house is worth to us.
Asking costs nothing