Shiawassee County Probate Court
A local starting point for wills, deceased estates, trusts, and petitions for assignment of property. The office route does not establish venue or who may sign for a particular house.
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Inherited property · Owosso and Shiawassee County
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.
We buy houses as-is in Owosso, Michigan, and throughout Shiawassee County. We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us.
Call 888-274-5006 to talk through the propertyWe'll give you a written cash offer within 24 hours.
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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 which belongings the family wants to keep and what may stay; the written terms cover the property, access, and contents arrangement.
While the estate still owns the house, property taxes, insurance, utilities, maintenance, and securing the property can keep adding to the carrying costs. We can review the house as-is, without assuming what your family wants to keep or what condition the home is in.
What happens next
Talk through the house
Share the Owosso address, condition, occupancy, belongings, estate status, and any timing or carrying-cost concerns.
Get a written offer
We review the property and give you a written cash offer within 24 hours. You can read the offer and written terms before you commit.
Review title and estate documents
The title company checks the deed, current estate authority, liens, payoffs, taxes, and the documents needed for closing. The actual file determines the steps.
Close through a title company
If you choose to proceed, the title company coordinates signatures, funds, and recording. The written terms and title process govern the closing details.
We provide a written offer and written terms before you commit, with a 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.
Compare what you keep
Compare a written offer with the likely net from other options, including the time and costs of holding, repairing, or listing the house.
Use the Owosso net-proceeds calculator with editable assumptions →Michigan estate rules: who can sign
A Michigan personal representative's powers start on appointment. A person named in a will, an heir, or someone with the keys or a tax bill in their name does not have current signing authority for that reason alone. Check the current certified Letters of Authority, the will, and the actual court file for limits, expiration, supervision, and any court orders.
Michigan's default law gives an appointed personal representative power to dispose of estate property, including land, subject to the statute and the restrictions in the actual file. A state or county public administrator cannot sell the decedent's real property without court approval. These rules do not establish who can convey a particular house or whether a specific sale is ready to close.
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.
For a Michigan-domiciled person, the first probate case is generally filed in the county where the person lived at death; a separate property-location rule can apply when the person lived outside Michigan. An Owosso mailing address or Shiawassee tax bill does not prove where the estate belongs. The local court is a starting point, not a conclusion about venue.
Transfer taxes, recording, and closing costs
For a covered, nonexempt transfer, Michigan's state real-estate transfer tax is $3.75 for each $500 or fraction of $500 of total value. County law sets a 55-cent-per-$500-or-fraction rate for counties below the two-million population threshold. The deed, value, county rule, exemptions, and closing instructions determine what applies; probate or inheritance is not a blanket exemption for a later sale to a buyer.
Shiawassee County publishes a $30 recording component and a $5 tax certificate for certain listed instruments. Those listed amounts do not give the total for an unidentified document package or property closing.
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs. This does not pay the seller's mortgage, liens, back taxes, or share of current property taxes.
Local help and buyer-review guidance
If you need an estate attorney, we can help you find one. The Shiawassee County Probate Court page lists the District Court Building, 110 E. Mack Street, second floor, Corunna, Michigan 48817, and phone 989-743-2211. Checked August 27, 2026, its page listed mail and in-person filing routes and said it did not accept email filings at that time; confirm current instructions before sending documents.
The Register of Deeds is the county land-record route; it is at the Circuit Courthouse, 208 N. Shiawassee Street, first floor, Corunna. Match the property's legal description and parcel county before relying on a recording route.
For questions to ask any cash buyer about written terms and title-company closing, read our Owosso trust and reviews guide.
Shiawassee County Register of Deeds
The county land-records route for deeds, land contracts, mortgages, and related records. Match the property parcel and legal description before relying on a county filing route.
Open official source →Shiawassee County recording fee schedule
Published fee components vary by document. The listed recording charge is not a quote for a complete deed, tax, title, or closing package.
Open official source →Michigan appointment and personal-representative powers
Michigan statutes explain when a personal representative’s powers begin and list powers over estate property, subject to the actual will, appointment, orders, and other limits.
Open official source →Michigan real-estate transfer-tax statutes
Review the state rate and county-rate rules with the actual instrument and any claimed exemption; these links do not calculate a property-specific tax.
Open official source →Michigan Letters of Authority form (PC 572)
This form shows the kinds of restrictions and expiration details that may appear on letters. A blank form is not an appointment; use current certified letters from the actual estate file.
Open official source →What we have learned buying houses
We're not attorneys and this isn't legal advice. It's what we've learned buying houses in situations like yours for more than 20 years. If you want advice on your specific situation, talk to an attorney — we're glad to work alongside yours.
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We give written cash offers in 24 hours.
Takes 2 minutes. No obligation.
We'll give you a written cash offer within 24 hours.
Questions about selling an inherited house in Owosso
Can an inherited house be sold before it is deeded to an heir?
When the estate has been opened and the appointed personal representative has authority to sell, the house may be sold in the estate’s name without first putting it in an heir’s name. The current letters, will, court file, title, and any restrictions determine the right signing path.
Who can sign for an inherited house in Michigan?
A personal representative’s powers start on appointment. Being named in a will, being an heir, having the keys, or appearing on a tax bill does not by itself establish current signing authority. Current certified Letters of Authority and the actual estate and title records show who can sign and what limits apply. A state or county public administrator needs court approval to sell the decedent’s real property.
Can Michigan’s small-estate affidavit be used to sell a house?
No. Michigan’s sworn-statement route under MCL 700.3983 requires that the estate not include real property, so it is not a shortcut for transferring or selling a house.
Do all heirs have to sign?
Do not assume that every heir must sign or that one heir can sign for everyone. The deed, estate appointment, will, court orders, and title requirements determine the required signers for this property. The title company or a qualified attorney can review the actual file.
Can I sell from outside Michigan?
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. Remote signing does not change who has authority or the title company’s document requirements.
What transfer taxes and recording charges could apply?
A covered, nonexempt Michigan transfer has a state real-estate transfer tax of $3.75 for each $500 or fraction of $500 of total value. County law has a 55-cent-per-$500-or-fraction rate for counties below the two-million population threshold. The instrument, value, county rule, exemptions, and closing instructions determine what applies; probate or inheritance is not a blanket exemption for a later sale to a buyer.
We'll give you a written cash offer within 24 hours.
We give written cash offers in 24 hours.
Takes 2 minutes. No obligation.