You stop paying for a house and get a fair price.

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. You can tell us what you want to keep; the written terms can identify what stays with the house.

While the house remains in the family, costs such as utilities, insurance, real-estate taxes, and maintenance can continue. You can compare selling with keeping or renting it; inheriting a house does not mean you have to treat it as unwanted.

What happens next

1. Tell us the Norfolk address and what you know about the house and estate. You do not need every detail sorted out before calling.
2. We talk through the condition, access, contents, timing, and information available about the estate.
3. We give you a written cash offer within 24 hours. You can review the written offer and terms before deciding.
4. If you choose to proceed, a title company works through the deed, authority to sign, title requirements, and closing details.

Written offer and written terms before you commit; title-company closing.

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.

Virginia estate rules and sale taxes

Who may sign for the estate?

In Virginia, real estate generally passes at death to the heirs or the people named in the will. An executor must first be appointed through the circuit court clerk. The executor can sell only if the will directs a sale or grants a power of sale, or a court grants that power. Opening the estate alone does not give every executor permission to sell the house.

If the executor does not have authority to sell, the heirs or beneficiaries generally sign the deed together. If they cannot agree, a circuit court can order a sale. A surviving spouse may sometimes have a right to stay in the home. The will, list of heirs, appointment papers, and title review determine who signs and whether another approval is needed.

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.

• Virginia Code § 64.2-200 — real estate passing to heirs →
• Virginia Code § 64.2-521 — executor authority →
• Virginia Code § 64.2-509 — sale authority under a will →
• Virginia Code §§ 64.2-534 and 64.2-535 — sale by heirs or beneficiaries →
• Virginia Code § 8.01-81 — court-ordered sale →

Virginia grantor tax and Norfolk’s regional fee

Virginia grantor tax generally is 50 cents for each $500 of the greater of the sale price or value. Norfolk is among the cities with a regional transportation improvement fee of 0.06%. State and local recordation taxes are separate. Exemptions, the sale contract, and the details of the transfer can change the amount; the settlement agent confirms the figures for a particular sale.

When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including Virginia state and local recordation taxes, grantor tax and any applicable regional WMATA capital fee, regional congestion relief fee or regional transportation improvement fee.

This does not pay your mortgage, liens, back taxes, or your share of current property taxes.

• Virginia Code § 58.1-802 — grantor tax →
• Virginia Code § 33.2-2501 — regional transportation improvement fee →
• Virginia Code §§ 58.1-801 and 58.1-814 — recordation taxes →

Local estate and deed offices

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

Norfolk is an independent city, not part of a county. The Norfolk Circuit Court Clerk publishes separate probate, deed, and land-record routes; the City Assessor handles property assessment within city limits.