Selling an Inherited House in Gray, GA

What we do with the house and contents

You do not have to clean out the house or haul away a lifetime of belongings to sell to us. Keep the items the family wants; tell us what should stay, and we can address the remaining contents in the written terms.

While an estate keeps the house, property taxes, utilities, insurance, and upkeep can continue to add to the carrying costs. We can talk through the house and its contents without assuming the property is unwanted or asking you to empty it first.

What happens next

1. We talk about the address, the house’s condition and contents, who is living there, your timing, and what is known about the estate.
2. We discuss the property and your questions, then give you a written offer and terms before you decide whether to proceed.
3. If you choose to sell, a title company handles the closing. It reviews the deed, title, estate-signing authority, payoffs, and other details for this property.

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.

Georgia estate rules and closing costs

The personal representative is the person appointed to handle the estate. In Georgia, that person may sell estate real property before probate closes when the will grants a power of sale or the probate court authorizes the sale under O.C.G.A. § 53-8-13. If the will does not grant that power, the representative must ask the probate court for leave to sell. Being an heir or named executor alone is not enough to sign the deed; the appointment, will, court order, and title record determine who may sell and sign.

See the official Georgia Probate Court Standard Form 13, Petition of Personal Representative for Leave to Sell Property.

For covered deed transfers, Georgia real-estate transfer tax is based on the sale price; a sales contract can assign who pays it. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including Georgia real-estate transfer tax.

That does not pay the seller’s mortgage, liens, back taxes, or share of current property taxes. Those amounts remain separate from the closing costs we pay.

Local estate and deed offices

Jones County Probate Court is a local contact for wills and estate-administration questions; the Jones County Clerk of Superior Court’s Real Estate Division handles deeds and real-estate records.

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

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Questions about selling an inherited house