Selling an Inherited House in Urbana, Ohio

What we do with the house and its contents

We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us. Keep the belongings your family wants; we take the house as it is, including what you leave behind.

While a house is held, carrying costs can include mortgage payments, utilities, insurance, property taxes, and lawn care. Selling as-is can give you a way to compare those ongoing costs with a written offer without first taking on repairs or cleanout.

What happens next

1. Tell us the Urbana or Champaign County address and what is happening with the estate. We can talk through the house and timing with you; you do not need every detail resolved before calling.
2. We review the property and give you a written cash offer with written terms before you commit; we close through a title company.
3. As we coordinate closing, we review title, payoff, occupancy, and seller authority with the title company. Close as fast as 7 days when title and closing details allow.

Compare what you would keep

Use the calculator to compare a cash sale with listing assumptions such as repairs, cleanout, monthly bills, and closing costs. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs. No agent commissions when you sell to us.

Ohio estate rules, signing authority, and taxes

In Ohio, an appointed executor can sell without a court order when the will gives the executor that power (Ohio Revised Code § 2113.39). If the will does not give that power, another route may be available unless the will forbids it: the surviving spouse and all beneficiaries named in the will—or all heirs if there is no will—give written consent, and those consents are filed with probate court. The price must be at least 80% of the house's appraised value in the approved inventory. This consent route is not available if the surviving spouse or any beneficiary or heir is under 18 (Ohio Revised Code § 2127.011).

A recorded transfer-on-death designation may let a house pass outside probate. The beneficiary can record an affidavit and sell as an owner (Ohio Revised Code §§ 5302.22 and 5302.222).

The Ohio conveyance fee applies when a house sells. When you sell to us, we pay it. The Champaign County Auditor can answer questions about the fee and property-tax records.

Champaign County offices and reviews

If you need an estate attorney, we can help you find one. The Probate Court handles estate matters, the Recorder handles deed recording, and the Auditor is the local contact for conveyance-fee questions.

• Champaign County Probate Court → Estate and probate information.
• Champaign County department directory → Find the County Recorder for deed-recording questions.
• Champaign County Auditor → Property-tax records and conveyance-fee questions.
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