Inherited homes
Selling a Home You've Inherited
If you've recently lost someone close to you, please know there's no need to rush. Roy offers patient, step-by-step help and works alongside your attorney, executor, or trustee.
Please talk with an attorney and a CPA first. Roy is a real estate salesperson, not an attorney or tax professional, and can't give legal or tax advice. A probate or estate-planning attorney can explain who has authority to sell and what steps the law requires. A CPA can explain the tax side before you make decisions.
How Roy Helps, One Step at a Time
A quiet first conversation
What's happening, who's involved (an executor, a trustee, or other family members), and what timing feels right. You set the pace.
Understand where the property stands
Your attorney can confirm whether the home is part of a probate case, a trust, or another process, and who can sign. Roy follows the process your attorney lays out.
Know the value
A market value estimate to help with planning. Your attorney or CPA may also ask for a formal appraisal; Roy's estimate is not an appraisal.
Care for the home and belongings
Keeping the home secure, insured, and maintained, and sorting belongings when you're ready. Roy can share a list of local cleaning, estate-sale, and moving resources, and you choose who to hire.
Sell on a timeline that respects everyone
Preparing the home, listing it, and coordinating with your attorney, the other owners, and escrow, with clear updates throughout.
Questions Owners Ask
Can the home be sold before probate is finished?
It depends on how the estate is set up and what the court allows. Your probate attorney can tell you what's possible in your case.
Do we have to fix it up or clean it out first?
No. Some families sell as-is, and others make light repairs or clear the home first. Roy can show you how each choice may affect the result so you can decide together.
Will there be taxes when we sell?
Inherited property can have its own tax rules, including how the cost basis is figured and how property taxes may be reassessed. Please talk with your CPA before you sell.
Several of us inherited the home. How does that work?
Usually everyone on title, or the person with legal authority such as an executor or trustee, needs to agree and sign. Your attorney can confirm who signs. Roy keeps everyone informed.
How soon do we need to decide?
Often there's no need to rush, but some costs continue while you decide, like property taxes, insurance, and utilities. Roy can give you a value estimate whenever you're ready, with no obligation.
No cost, no obligation
Whenever You're Ready
Start with a no-obligation conversation or a home value estimate. Roy will go at your pace.
Free Seller Guide
Steps, typical costs, California disclosures, and a get-ready checklist, in plain English.
This page is general information, not legal or tax advice. Please consult a probate or estate attorney and a CPA about your situation. A home value estimate is an opinion of market value from a licensed real estate salesperson, not an appraisal. Commissions are negotiable and not set by law. If the property is currently listed with another broker, this is not a solicitation of that listing.