Selling an Inherited House in Belton, MO

What we do with the house and its contents

Sell an inherited house without cleanout, repairs, or hauling away a lifetime of belongings — we take it as it is. Your family can keep the items it wants and leave the rest with the house.

While the estate owns the house, bills for utilities, insurance, property taxes, upkeep, and any mortgage payment can continue. Selling can bring those ongoing carrying costs to an end after closing.

What happens next

1. We talk through the Belton house, its condition, what is inside, and where the estate is in the process.
2. You get a written offer and written terms before you commit, and we close through a title company.
3. Close as fast as 7 days when title and closing details allow.

Signing from another location

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.

No fees. No agent commissions when you sell to us. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs.

Missouri estate rules and sale costs

Who can sign for the estate?

The probate court appoints a personal representative to handle the estate. That representative, not an heir acting alone, handles an estate sale. In independent administration, the representative generally can sell estate real estate without a court order, within the will's limits and for the estate's benefit. See RSMo § 473.783 and § 473.810.

Under supervised administration, a sale generally follows a court order. The representative petitions to sell, heirs and devisees receive notice, and the representative reports the sale for court approval; interested people may object before approval. A will may also give the executor power to sell. See § 473.460, § 473.493, § 473.513, and § 473.457.

Missouri transfer taxes and deed-recording fees

Missouri's Constitution bars state and local governments from imposing new taxes on real-estate sales or transfers after December 2, 2010. Deed recording fees still apply: $5 for the first page and $3 for each additional page, plus per-document fees set by state law. The title company or closing professional confirms the exact recording charges.

Missouri Constitution, Article X, Section 25 · RSMo § 59.310, deed-recording fees · RSMo § 59.319 · RSMo § 59.800

The estate's mortgage, liens, back taxes, and share of current property taxes are separate. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs. No agent commissions when you sell to us. No fees.

Local estate and deed help

If you need an estate attorney, we can help you find one.