What we do with the house and contents
We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us. Your family can take the belongings it wants to keep and leave the rest with the house; you do not have to clear every room before asking about a sale.
While the estate is being handled, a house can keep bringing property-tax, utility, insurance, maintenance, and mortgage bills. We can look at the house as it is and discuss a sale without asking you to fix it or clean it out first.
What happens next
- Talk through the property. We'll discuss the house's condition, occupancy, and where the estate is in the probate process.
- Get your offer. You get a written offer and written terms before you commit, and we close through a title company.
- Choose a closing time. Close as fast as 7 days when title and closing details allow. A required probate court order can affect when a sale may close.
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 could keep
Compare the written offer with an estimate of what a listing might leave after costs. The St. Louis calculator lets you adjust the assumptions for your situation.
Open the St. Louis home-sale net-proceeds calculator →Missouri estate rules and taxes
The personal representative appointed by the probate court signs for the estate. In independent administration, the representative generally may sell estate real estate without a court order, within the will's limits and for the estate's benefit. In supervised administration, a sale generally follows a court order: the representative petitions, heirs and devisees receive notice, and the representative files a report for court approval after the sale. Interested people may object before approval. If the will gives the executor power to sell, the executor may sell under that power.
Mortgages, liens, and estate claims still have to be paid or released for the buyer to receive clear title.
Missouri’s statutes explain the estate-sale routes:
- RSMo §473.783 — independent administration without a court order
- RSMo §473.810 — powers of an independent personal representative
- RSMo §473.460 — sale of estate property under court order
- RSMo §473.493 — petition and notice for a real-estate sale
- RSMo §473.513 — report of sale, objections, and approval
- RSMo §473.457 — sale under a power in the will
Transfer taxes and recording
Missouri’s constitution bars state and local governments from imposing new taxes on a real-estate sale or transfer after December 2, 2010. State law sets deed-recording fees at $5 for the first page and $3 for each additional page, plus other fees per document. The title company or closing professional can confirm the exact recording charges.
Your mortgage, liens, back taxes, and your share of current property taxes are separate from sale costs. 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. Probate cases for the City of St. Louis go through the 22nd Judicial Circuit.
St. Louis City Circuit Court (22nd Judicial Circuit)
The circuit handles probate cases for estates in the City of St. Louis.
Visit the Circuit Court website →City of St. Louis Recorder of Deeds and Vital Records Registrar
The Recorder of Deeds keeps the City's land records.
Visit the Recorder of Deeds website →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
Inherited-property questions for St. Louis, Missouri
Can I sell an inherited St. Louis house before probate is finished?
The personal representative appointed by the probate court signs for the estate. In independent administration, the representative generally may sell estate real estate without a court order, within the will’s limits and for the estate’s benefit. In supervised administration, a sale generally follows a court order. If the will gives the executor power to sell, the executor may sell under that power.
Who can sign for the estate?
The personal representative appointed by the probate court signs for estate property. If the will gives the executor power to sell, the executor may sell under that power.
Do I have 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.
What changes if the estate is supervised?
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.
What taxes and recording fees apply in Missouri?
Missouri’s constitution bars state and local governments from imposing new taxes on a real-estate sale or transfer after December 2, 2010. Deed-recording charges still apply. Your mortgage, liens, back taxes, and share of current property taxes are separate from sale costs. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs. No agent commissions when you sell to us. No fees.
Can I sign 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.
Do I need to empty or repair the house first?
No. We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us. You can take the belongings your family wants to keep and leave the rest with the house.
We give written cash offers in 24 hours.
Tell us the address and where the estate stands.
Redfin September 2026 and Zillow September 2026 market data
- Redfin median sale price
- $249,881
- Year over year
- +1.99%
- Median days on market
- 23 median days on market
- Homes sold
- 1,268 homes sold
- Zillow ZHVI
- $181,157 ZHVI
Sources: Zillow’s Home Value Index and Redfin’s recent-sale data for St. Louis, MO. Zillow data covers September 2026; Redfin data covers September 2026.