Ann Arbor, MI › Inherited Property
You stop paying for a house and get a fair price.
You can sell in the estate's name once the estate is opened — no need to put the house in your own name first. If you need an estate attorney, we can help you find one.
USA Home Buyers buys houses as-is in Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County.
Call 888-274-5006 about the propertyWe'll give you a written cash offer within 24 hours.
Tell us the property address and what you know about the estate so far.
We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us. You do not have to arrange repairs, cleaning, or a haul-away before asking about a sale.
If there are family belongings to keep, tell us what should be set aside. The written terms can identify what remains with the house, so everyone knows what is included.
If the estate keeps a vacant house while paperwork is being resolved, carrying costs such as property taxes, insurance, utilities, and routine upkeep can continue. The house may still be important to the family; the choice to sell is yours.
Share the address, condition, belongings, access, timing, and where the estate stands. You can call before every document is gathered.
We provide a written offer and written terms before you commit. You can read the terms and compare them with your other options.
If you choose to proceed, the title company reviews the deed, estate authority, payoff information, and closing documents with the appropriate people.
Sell from anywhere in the country — we can send a notary to you, and you don't have to attend settlement or even visit the property.
Set aside the belongings your family wants to keep; there is no cleanout required to sell to us. For the financial comparison, use your own assumptions for a direct sale and a listing rather than comparing only headline prices.
Ann Arbor home-sale net proceeds calculator →The person who can usually sign for an estate is its court-appointed personal representative. In Michigan, that person's duties and powers begin on appointment. A will nomination, family relationship, possession of the keys, or paying a bill does not by itself establish authority to sell.
Michigan's default rules give a personal representative power to sell estate land at public or private sale, including under MCL 700.3715. The will, restrictions on current letters, supervised administration, court orders, and the representative's duties to creditors and interested people can change what is allowed. The current certified letters and court docket matter.
If a state or county public administrator is appointed, Michigan requires court approval before that administrator sells the decedent's real estate. A petition is a request for approval, not an entered court order.
Michigan probate venue ordinarily starts in the county where the decedent was domiciled at death. A different property-location analysis applies when the decedent lived outside Michigan. An Ann Arbor address alone does not establish the right probate venue; the decedent's domicile and the live estate record matter.
Michigan state real estate transfer tax is $3.75 for each $500 or fraction of $500 in taxable value. A county transfer tax may also apply. The deed, parties, consideration, and any statutory exemption affect the calculation; inheriting a house or being related to the former owner does not automatically exempt a later sale to a buyer.
Michigan's baseline recording charge is $30 per document regardless of page count, subject to statutory additions and exceptions. The county Register of Deeds links current recording requirements, fees, and transfer-tax information; the baseline is not a quote for a particular deed package.
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs. That does not include your mortgage, liens, back taxes, or share of current property taxes.
We help coordinate the sale, but we do not provide legal advice. The title company or a qualified attorney can confirm who has authority to sign for the estate.
The county court page is the local entry point for probate matters and estate information. Check the decedent's domicile, case number, and current docket rather than relying on an address label alone.
Washtenaw County Probate Court →Use the deed and land-record route to check recording requirements, fees, and transfer-tax information after confirming the property's legal description and recording county.
Washtenaw County Register of Deeds →If you need an estate attorney, we can help you find one.
You can sell in the estate's name once the estate is opened — no need to put the house in your own name first. The title company or a qualified attorney should confirm the estate's current authority and the deed requirements for this property.
Usually the court-appointed personal representative acts for the estate. Michigan authority begins on appointment, and the current letters, will, court orders, supervision, and title can limit the sale. Being an heir, being named in a will, or having the keys does not by itself establish authority to sign.
The required signers depend on the deed, estate appointment, will, current letters, and any court order. The title company or a qualified attorney can review the actual records and confirm who must sign.
Sell an inherited house without cleanout, repairs, or hauling away a lifetime of belongings — we take it as it is. If family members want to keep particular items, identify them before the written sale terms are finalized.
Sell from anywhere in the country — we can send a notary to you, and you don't have to attend settlement or even visit the property.
Michigan state real estate transfer tax is $3.75 for each $500 or fraction of $500 in taxable value. A county transfer tax may also apply. The deed, parties, consideration, and any exemption matter; inheriting a house or being related to the owner does not automatically exempt a later sale to a buyer.
We give written cash offers in 24 hours.
Call 888-274-5006 or send the property address. We buy houses as-is in Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County.
We'll give you a written cash offer within 24 hours.
Tell us the property address and what you know about the estate so far.