What’s Reasonable and What’s Not? What is a reasonable request for repair within the first few weeks of going under contract with a buyer? Your buyer will be doing many inspections, starting with a general inspection that typically cost about…
Deaths in the family are commonly heart-rending and confusing events. Many questions can arise surrounding the decedent’s estate, especially involving the items in and around the home of the departed loved one that are not included in the will. Clients…
Before a lender will loan funds for the purchase of a property, the lender requires professional valuation of the property by a licensed appraiser. The appraisal is necessary to support the value of the property for the dollar amount of…
All Inland Empire & High Desert probate real estate transactions require that the property of your loved one be appraised. The appraisal will be completed by a licensed appraiser know as a Probate Referee. This process is to determine the…
When dealing with probate, it can be difficult to decipher myth from fact. As an executor this may be your first time dealing with the probate process, which means that you may be completely unfamiliar with what information is trustworthy…
When staging a house, it’s important that you remove anything and everything that will distract a homebuyer from all the great things your home has to offer. I’m not talking about major renovations; what I am talking about is cleaning, decluttering, and…
The number one mistake that Executors, Administrators or Trustees (the Personal Representative or PR) make is setting the asking price of the probate or trust property too high. The result is homebuyers will not choose to view the interior of…
The duration of the probate process varies with the size and complexity of the estate, as well as the difficulty in locating all the beneficiaries. If there is a Will and it is contested, or anyone objects to any actions…
As the executor to an estate, you are responsible for handling all of the remaining details that pertain to your loved one’s life. We have helped many executors, administrators and trustees through the process of selling the decedent’s home, and…
When involved in the sale of any house it is important to get the best price possible. This is also the case with a probate property but unlike a traditional sale, when selling a probate property it is also important…