The person with authority to sell, usually the executor, the successor trustee or every heir on the title, can sell an inherited house to a direct cash buyer such as Propcash, and once the estate can convey title, the sale can close in as few as 7 days, with $0 in fees, commissions or repairs to the estate.
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It depends on how the house passed to you. Once the person who signs has authority, a cash sale can close in as few as 7 days. What comes before that is set by the title company, the court or the family.
| Title situation | Who signs | What must happen first | Realistic time to close with a cash buyer |
|---|---|---|---|
| House held in a trust or passed by deed | The successor trustee for a trust, or the named beneficiary for a transfer-on-death deed | The title company confirms the death and the signer's authority, often from a death certificate and the trust or recorded deed. Probate is often not needed. | As few as 7 days, once the title company is ready |
| House in probate | The executor or personal representative | The court appoints the executor. Some states and wills also require court approval. In Florida, when the will gives no power of sale, no title passes until the court authorizes or confirms the sale (Fla. Stat. §733.613). In Texas, an independent executor can sell without court approval unless the will limits it (Tex. Est. Code §402.052). | As few as 7 days after the appointment and any court approval; the court sets the time before that |
| Several heirs on title | Every heir on the title, or the executor if the estate is still in probate | Every heir agrees to the sale and the price. If one heir refuses, ask a probate attorney about the options in your state. | As few as 7 days once every heir signs; the time to agree is the family's |
Closing times are Propcash's and assume the title company can insure the title. Probate rules vary by state and by will, so confirm your steps with a probate attorney.
Start with who can sign. Find the will or trust, ask the title company what it needs, and if probate is required, open it with the court. Then ask a direct cash buyer for a written offer while the paperwork moves. Once the estate can convey title, a cash sale can close in as few as 7 days, on your timeline.
Every heir on the title generally has to sign, so the sale moves at the pace of the family's agreement. Share one written offer with every heir, so everyone reacts to the same number and the same reasoning. Heirs in other states can sign with a mobile notary. If one heir refuses to sell, ask a probate attorney about the options in your state.
Yes, once you have the authority to sell. If the house passed by trust or deed, the successor trustee or named beneficiary can often sell without probate. If it is in probate, the executor can sell after the court appoints them, and some states also require court approval. A probate attorney can confirm what your state and your estate need.
We are not attorneys, and nothing here is legal advice. Probate rules and timelines vary by state, county and will. Confirm your steps with a probate attorney.
An inherited house asks for money and attention every month, whether or not your family is ready to give either: property taxes, insurance, utilities, and yard care, all arriving in the middle of grief. The paperwork alone can swallow a weekend, and the house is still full of a lifetime of belongings that nobody wants to sort on a deadline.
More families are facing this than ever. About 340,000 US houses passed to heirs in the 12 months ending August 2025, a record 7 percent of all transfers (Cotality, reported by HousingWire, January 2026). The wave is still building: roughly 75 percent of Boomer homeowners plan to leave their house or its sale proceeds to family, against roughly 17 trillion dollars in "home equity" (Freddie Mac, December 2024). Most heirs don't want a second house. They want a clean, fair way to settle the one they were handed.
Distance makes it heavier. Many heirs live hours or states away from the house they now co-own, so every leak, lawn, and insurance question turns into a phone call, a favor, or a flight. If that's you, the entire sale can be handled remotely, and there's no rush to decide.
Three steps, and none of them has to happen this week. Start when your family is ready, pause when it isn't, and set a pace that fits the estate.
Share the address, the condition, and where things stand with the estate. It takes two minutes, and there's no obligation.
We build it from recent local sales and show you how we got to our number. Our offers don't expire, so your family can take the time it needs.
We coordinate with the title company and work around your probate timeline. If the offer doesn't work, walk away. No fees either way.
In most states, yes. The executor or personal representative can generally sell a house while probate is open, though some states require court approval before the sale closes. What's possible right away depends on your state and on how the house was titled. We've helped sellers navigate every version of this, and we move at the pace your situation allows.
In most states, the executor or personal representative can sell during probate. Some states require court approval first. We work around those timelines and coordinate directly with the title company, so the paperwork lands where it should.
Houses held in a living trust, or passed through a transfer-on-death deed or joint tenancy, can often skip probate entirely. That usually makes for the simplest path to closing.
Every owner has to agree and sign, and families rarely move at the same speed. That's why our offers don't expire. Review it together, ask questions, and take your time.
If you're the executor, the house is one duty on a long list. You're gathering documents, paying the estate's bills, and answering to co-heirs who have different opinions and different amounts of free time. A single written cash offer gives everyone the same number and the same reasoning to react to, instead of a moving target of listing prices and buyer negotiations.
It works the same when heirs are scattered across the country. Documents can be signed remotely with a mobile notary, any heir can bring questions straight to us, and nobody has to fly back for a closing. One person often ends up carrying most of the work in an estate. The sale shouldn't add to that person's load.
We are not attorneys, and nothing on this page is legal advice. Consult your attorney about your specific situation. Probate rules and timelines vary by state. If the estate has a probate or estate attorney, we're glad to work alongside them.
An inherited house keeps billing the estate every month it sits: property taxes, insurance, utilities, yard care, and the mortgage payment if one is still in place.
The first months usually go to paperwork and sorting, and the bills run in the background. After that, the house starts asking for more. Vacant houses can be harder and costlier to insure, small maintenance problems stack up with nobody living there to catch them, and each season brings its own worry, from frozen pipes to a yard the neighbors have started to notice.
None of this means your family should rush. It means the monthly costs belong in the picture, so that waiting is a choice instead of a default. Our offer doesn't expire, and selling as-is ends the drain without a cleanout, a contractor, or a listing.
Illustrative example only, not a real figure. Your numbers will differ.
We build the offer from recent sales of houses near this one, then walk your family through the reasoning. When several heirs have to agree, the number can't be a black box.
Recent sales of houses near this one set the baseline. Not a national average, and not one person's gut feeling. Public data any heir can check independently.
Condition, contents, repairs needed, and anything unusual, like title questions or an old mortgage. Nobody has to fix or empty anything first.
We show the reasoning so every heir can check it against their own research. If the number doesn't work for the estate, there's no obligation to move forward.
It means we buy the house exactly as it stands on the day we see it, contents included, and your family doesn't clean, repair, or empty anything first.
Take what you want, leave the rest, literally. Keep the photo albums, the recipe box, the workbench tools, whatever matters to your family. The furniture, the closets, the boxes in the attic, and the garage nobody has finished sorting can all stay. After closing, the hauling, donating, and disposal are our job, not yours.
As-is covers condition, too. A roof at the end of its life, a kitchen from another era, or years of deferred maintenance don't disqualify the house, and nobody will walk through it passing judgment. The offer simply reflects the house as it sits. If it needs real work before it could ever be listed, that's a situation we know well: see how we buy houses that need major repairs.
One honest note on fit. If the house is in great shape, the local market is active, and nobody in the family is in a hurry, listing it with an agent may net the estate more, and if that's what we see, we'll say so and point you to a local agent who fits. What a cash sale offers is certainty, simplicity, and the absence of burden. Whether that trade makes sense is your family's call to make, on your family's schedule.
Yes. Once the estate has authority to sell, which varies by state, an inherited house can be sold as-is to a direct cash homebuyer like Propcash. The buyer pays cash, the seller pays no commissions or fees, and the contents can be left behind. Houses in probate can often be sold during the process with the right approvals.
Comparing who to sell to? See the companies that buy houses for cash compared, with fees, closing times, the kinds of houses each one buys, and the states each one serves.
Timelines, court approvals, and transfer rules all depend on where the house is. We buy houses in all 50 states, and these are a few of our most active markets. For a deeper walkthrough, read our guide to selling an inherited house. If the house is in Tennessee or Michigan, see the Tennessee inherited-house and probate guide or how to sell an inherited house fast in Michigan.
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Estates overlap with other situations more often than people expect. When the split is between divorcing spouses rather than heirs, our page on selling a house during a divorce covers how a neutral cash sale works for two households. The same goes for helping a parent downsize and for houses that need a complete cleanout: both cover what your family can leave to us. And if this page doesn't quite describe your family's circumstances, browse every situation we buy in.
In many states, yes. The executor or personal representative can often sell during probate, sometimes after court approval. If the house was held in a trust, you may not need probate at all. We'll work with your timeline either way.
Often, yes, but it depends on your state's probate rules. In many states the executor or personal representative can sell while probate is open, and some states require court approval first, which adds time. Once the estate can convey title, a cash sale can close in as few as 7 days through a title company. Our guide to selling an inherited house walks through the common paths, and your probate attorney can confirm how it works in your state.
No. Take what you want, leave the rest. Furniture, boxes, the garage, all of it. Our offer is based on the house as it sits, contents included.
Every owner has to sign, so the family does need to land in the same place. Our offers don't expire, and we'll answer questions from any heir, so nobody feels rushed into a decision.
The remaining balance is paid off from the sale proceeds at closing. If there's a reverse mortgage, the lender's payoff timeline matters, and a faster sale often helps the estate meet it.
Often less than people fear. Inherited houses generally receive a stepped-up basis, meaning gains are measured from the value of the house at the date of death rather than the original purchase price. We're not tax advisors, so confirm your situation with a tax professional.
As few as 7 days after the estate can convey title, through a title company. And if probate needs months, our offer waits with you. There's no rush to decide.
Yes. The entire sale can be handled remotely. Documents can be signed with a mobile notary, and you never need to make another trip to the house.
Confirm who has authority to sign, then choose how to sell. A listing with an agent may net more but takes longer and often needs repairs and a cleanout. A direct cash sale lets you sell as-is: take what you want, leave the rest. Either way, a title company closes the sale and pays any mortgage from the proceeds.
Often, yes. A successor trustee can usually sign for a trust, and an executor or personal representative can sign for an estate in probate once the court appoints them. The house does not have to be deeded to each heir first. Your title company and probate attorney can confirm what your state requires before you sign a contract.
Most of the sale can be handled remotely. One person, often the executor, works with the buyer and the title company, and every heir can ask the buyer questions directly. Heirs who must sign can do so with a mobile notary near them. Nobody has to travel to the house, and the family can close on its own timeline.
Tell us about the house. We'll make one cash offer based on local market data, show you how we got there, and then leave the decision with your family. The offer doesn't expire, so there's no rush to decide.
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The Propcash Promise: our offer stands, we follow up on your schedule, and if a cash sale isn't your best move, we'll tell you.
