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. Keep anything you want from the house; the rest can stay.
While the house is in the estate, the mortgage, utilities, insurance, upkeep, and property taxes can keep adding up.
What happens next
Tell us what you know about the house and the estate. We talk it through with you. You get a written offer and written terms before you commit, and we close through a title company.
No fees. No agent commissions when you sell to us. Mortgage balances, liens, back taxes, and your share of current property taxes remain separate.
Close as fast as 7 days when title and closing details allow.
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.
What you keep
Compare the written offer with what you might net after repairs, carrying costs, and other sale expenses. You can change the calculator assumptions to fit your situation.
Open the Strasburg home-sale net-proceeds calculator →Virginia estate rules and sale taxes
Virginia real estate passes at death to the heirs or the people named in the will. An executor can sell after being appointed through the circuit court clerk if the will directs a sale or grants a power of sale, or a court grants that power. Otherwise, the heirs or beneficiaries generally sign the deed together. If they cannot agree, a circuit court can order a sale.
A sale by heirs or beneficiaries within one year after the owner’s death can be challenged by the deceased owner’s creditors unless no court action over the estate’s debts is started and no report of debts is filed within that year. A court-ordered sale in that first year is protected when the money goes to a court-appointed commissioner. A surviving spouse may sometimes have a right to stay in the home.
- Virginia Code § 64.2-200 — how real estate passes at death
- Virginia Code § 64.2-521 — sale of real estate by an executor
- Virginia Code § 64.2-534 — creditors and an heir’s or beneficiary’s sale
- Virginia Code § 64.2-535 — first-year estate-sale protection
- Virginia Code § 8.01-81 — court-ordered sale
- Virginia Code § 64.2-308.16 — surviving-spouse rights
Virginia deed taxes and the Town tax bill
Virginia’s grantor tax is 50 cents for each $500 of the greater of the sale price or value, about 0.1%. By law, the seller pays it, but the sale contract can set who pays. State recordation taxes are separate, and local recordation taxes may also apply. The settlement agent confirms the figures for the deed.
If the house is within Strasburg’s town limits, it receives a separate Town real-estate-tax bill in addition to the Shenandoah County bill. Not sure? Call us — we'll sort it out with you.
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. Mortgage balances, liens, back taxes, and your share of current property taxes remain separate.
Local estate and deed help
If you need an estate attorney, we can help you find one. The Shenandoah County Circuit Court Clerk handles probate and fiduciary records and county land records. The County Commissioner of the Revenue handles real-estate ownership records and tax assessments, and the Treasurer handles tax payments and account questions.
Shenandoah County Circuit Court Clerk
112 South Main Street, Woodstock, VA 22664 · 540-459-6150. The office handles probate and fiduciary records and county land records.
Open official office link →Shenandoah County Commissioner of the Revenue
600 North Main Street, Suite 104, Woodstock, VA 22664 · 540-459-6170. The office handles county real-estate ownership records and tax assessments.
Open official office link →Shenandoah County Treasurer’s Office
600 North Main Street, Suite 105, Woodstock, VA 22664 · 540-459-6180. The Treasurer handles county tax payments and account questions.
Open official office link →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 and related Strasburg guidance
For more local seller information, read the Strasburg seller questions or the Strasburg seller resources.
Inherited-property questions
Can I sell an inherited Virginia house before the estate is settled?
Yes. Virginia real estate passes at death to the heirs or the people named in the will. An appointed executor can sell if the will directs a sale or grants a power of sale, or a court grants that power. Otherwise, the heirs or beneficiaries generally sign the deed together. If they cannot agree, a circuit court can order a sale.
Who can sign the deed for an inherited house in Virginia?
An executor can sell after being appointed through the circuit court clerk if the will directs a sale or grants a power of sale, or a court grants that power. Otherwise, the heirs or beneficiaries generally sign the deed together.
Do I have to put the house in my own name before selling?
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.
Can creditors challenge an inherited-house sale during the first year?
A sale by heirs or beneficiaries within one year after the owner's death can be challenged by the deceased owner's creditors unless no court action over the estate's debts is started and no report of debts is filed within that year. A court-ordered sale in that first year is protected when the money goes to a court-appointed commissioner.
Do I need to clean out or repair the house first?
No. Sell an inherited house without cleanout, repairs, or hauling away a lifetime of belongings — we take it as it is. Keep anything you want from the house; the rest can stay.
What taxes and closing costs apply to a Virginia sale?
Virginia grantor tax is 50 cents for each $500 of the greater of the sale price or value, about 0.1%. State recordation taxes are separate, and local recordation taxes may also apply. Property within an incorporated town receives a separate town real-estate-tax bill in addition to the county bill. 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. Mortgage balances, liens, back taxes, and your share of current property taxes remain separate.
Can I sign if I live outside Virginia?
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.
When will I get a written cash offer?
We give written cash offers in 24 hours.
Talk through the inherited house
Call 888-274-5006 or share the Strasburg or Shenandoah County address and what you know about the estate.
We give written cash offers in 24 hours.
Share the address and what you know about the estate.