By Courtney Rollins, The Durham County Probate Expert
When you inherit a house or are considering selling a house that was previously owned by someone who recently passed away there are important factors to consider in Durham, NC. The most important thing to know is that the property must go through the probate process to ensure a valid sale.
What is Probate?
Probate is the process of settling the estate of a deceased person. This includes all personal and real property as well as settling any debts or claims against the estate. The personal representative often finds that the estate’s biggest asset is a house or property within the estate. Often the property needs to be sold to pay off debt or to distribute inheritance from the proceeds of the sale. Probate provides the legal authority for someone to sell the property. The time frame varies depending on several factors, but it is often necessary to ensure a clear title to the next owner.
So read on as we explore just five of the many people you need to partner with when you’re selling your house in Durham. Do not feel overwhelmed as you read the list. At Estate Pro Service, LLC we have each of these partners as a part of our hub of services that we provide.
1. Probate Attorney
Although you are not legally required to use an attorney it is highly recommended due to the multiple steps and filings that must take place. Contact us at Estate Pro Service, LLC and we will provided vetted probate and family law attorneys that fit your specific situation.
2. Real Estate Professional
Another person you need to partner with when you’re selling your house in Durham is a real estate professional. Whether you are looking to list the house for top dollar or are looking for speed and convenience that a cash buyer provides, having a qualified real estate professional on your team is essential.
3. Contractors
Anyone who performs a service or provides supplies to help you ready your home, known as a contractor, are additional people you’ll need to partner with when you’re selling your house in Durham.
4. Title Company
A title company or a title agent is another person you need to partner with when you’re selling your house in Durham. Often the real estate professional will be able to direct you to a title and escrow company to facilitate the transaction.
5. Estate Pro Service, LLC
One of the most important people you need to partner with when you’re selling your house in Durham is a professional service provider and probate expert that offers more than the average to sellers. At Estate Pro Service, LLC our Certified Probate Expert offers more than one solutions for any seller going through probate.
- Listening Before Speaking: It’s important that we understand your situation and your goals before we know how we can help. There are A LOT of ways we can help families and frankly, we don’t care how we help, just that we help.
- Helping Families Transition: Whether you or a family member need a rental, long-term care, you are downsizing or you are upgrading we make sure we understand the situation first then take action to make the transition easier for all involved.
- Selling Houses FAST: We sometimes buy houses and we work with many local investors who are always willing to pay cash and closing costs for the right deal. We can close as quickly as you’re comfortable with.
- Getting Houses Empty & Clean: Our team can sell personal property at auction or tag sale then donate what’s left so it doesn’t just go to the landfill. Once empty our cleaners come through to do the rest.
- Getting Houses Sold for Top Dollar: We have a proven system for selling homes for the most amount of money in the shortest amount of time. Sometimes that’s easy and other times it requires some work from our contractors. Either way we make sure we understand YOUR goals then provide options for YOU to choose from. Oh, by the way…we have to back that up to get paid you know!
- Preserving Wealth: This can mean anything from simply buying stocks to investing in a whole life policy to an entire financial plan that will help you build wealth and avoid future probate. Our certified Financial Planners and CPAs will take a look at your goals and present you with options you probably never even considered.
Estate Pro Service, LLC and our full-service team of industry specialists are proud of the work we do, helping people navigate the probate process, solve problems and revitalizing properties, and we want you to feel good about working with us long after you’ve left the closing table and completed probate. Ready to learn more? Call Estate Pro Service, LLC at (919) 341-1992.