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Selling an Inherited House in Cape Girardeau, MO
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 Cape Girardeau and Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. Call to talk through the house, or send its address using the form.
Call 888-274-5006 about the houseWe give written cash offers in 24 hours.
Share the address, condition, and what you know about the estate.
What we do with the house and its contents
We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us. 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 belongings it wants. The rest can stay with the house.
While the estate holds the house, bills for utilities, insurance, property taxes, upkeep, and any mortgage can keep coming.
What happens next
- Talk through the property. We discuss the house, what the family wants to keep, and what you know about the estate. You can call before you have every paper.
- Read the offer and terms. You get a written offer and written terms before you commit, and we close through a title company.
- Set a closing time. Close as fast as 7 days when title and closing details allow.
No fees. No agent commissions when you sell to us. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs. Your mortgage, liens, back taxes, and your share of current property taxes remain separate.
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.
Compare what you may keep
Compare a written offer with an estimate of what a listing could leave after repairs, agent commissions, carrying costs, and closing costs. Change the assumptions to fit the house.
Cape Girardeau Home Sale Net Proceeds Calculator
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Missouri estate rules: who can sign
The personal representative appointed by the probate court signs for the estate. In independent administration, the representative generally can sell estate real estate without a separate court order, within the will’s limits and for the estate’s benefit. See RSMo § 473.783 and § 473.810.
In supervised administration, a sale generally follows a court order. The personal representative petitions to sell, heirs and devisees receive notice, and after the sale the representative files a report for court approval. Interested people may object before approval. See RSMo § 473.460, § 473.493, and § 473.513.
If the will gives the executor power to sell, the executor may sell under that power. See RSMo § 473.457.
Mortgages, liens, and estate claims do not disappear when an owner dies; they must be paid or released for the buyer to receive clear title.
Missouri transfer taxes and recording fees
Missouri’s Constitution bars the state, counties, and other local governments from imposing new taxes on a real-estate sale or transfer after December 2, 2010. See Mo. Const. art. X, § 25.
County recording fees still apply. State law sets the deed fee at $5 for the first page and $3 for each additional page, plus per-document fees. The title company or closing professional confirms the exact recording charges. See RSMo § 59.310, § 59.319, and § 59.800.
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs. Your mortgage, liens, back taxes, and share of current property taxes remain separate.
Cape Girardeau County estate and deed help
If you need an estate attorney, we can help you find one.
Missouri Courts county-court information
Choose Cape Girardeau on the court map to find county court contact information.
Cape Girardeau County Recorder of Deeds
The Recorder keeps county deed and land records and shares recording requirements and fees.
What our sellers say
“The house in Allentown was sitting empty for 2 years after my dad passed. getting code violations from the city. sold it to them for cash, no cleanup needed.”
“Probate is a nightmare. i live in texas so trying to sell my uncles house out of state was stressing me out. called these guys and they just handled it. wire hit my account yesterday. highly recommend.”
“inherited my parents place and it was packed with junk. didnt want to deal with it. they gave me a fair cash price and took it.”
Questions about selling an inherited house
Who can sign for an inherited Missouri house?
The personal representative appointed by the probate court signs for the estate. In independent administration, the representative generally can sell estate real estate without a separate court order, within the will’s limits and for the estate’s benefit. If the will gives the executor power to sell, the executor may sell under that power.
Can an estate sell its house before probate is finished?
An estate sale before probate closes can be possible. In independent administration, the personal representative generally can sell estate real estate without a separate court order, within the will’s limits and for the estate’s benefit. In supervised administration, the sale generally follows a court order. If the will gives the executor power to sell, the executor may sell under that power.
Do I need to put the inherited house in my own name first?
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.
Do I have to clean out or repair the house before selling?
We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us. 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 belongings it wants; the rest can stay with the house.
What closing charges apply when a Missouri house sells?
Missouri’s Constitution bars state and local governments from imposing new taxes on a real-estate sale or transfer after December 2, 2010. County deed-recording fees include $5 for the first page and $3 for each additional page, plus other per-document fees set by state law. The title company or closing professional confirms the exact recording charges. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs. Your mortgage, liens, back taxes, and share of current property taxes remain separate.
Can I sell if I live outside Missouri?
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.
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Talk with us about the inherited house
Call 888-274-5006 or send the address and what you know about the property and estate.
We give written cash offers in 24 hours.
Share the address, the house condition, and what you know about the estate.