Even if you plan to sell the property to a family member, you should work with a real estate agent. We help you avoid many pitfalls in the process of selling an inherited home. We can provide an unbiased…
Selling a Home
Mortgages & loans Often when a property is inherited, mortgages and loans will have already been paid off during a lifetime of ownership. However, this isn’t always the case. Occasionally a property will have been left with a mortgage…
Inheriting property from an estate is governed by a legal process. If there is a valid will describing the deceased person’s wishes, this may allow skipping much of the legal actions. If there is no will, the estate will be distributed…
If your parents have not passed away, you will need to have them sign Power of Attorney to give you authority to handle the transaction for them. If you need help finding an attorney to assist with this, we…
It is typically a sudden illness or fall that causes us to be faced with helping our parents to sell their home and move to a safer and more comfortable environment. A time when we are least prepared to…
Thank you Michelle for selling our mom’s house and managing everything along the way. Thank you for your support and for walking us through this entire process, answering our questions and addressing our concerns from the other side of…
Finding a Home for the Contents of your Office Since we are based in Newton, MA some of these resources are specific to this town. You should be able to find similar resources in your town. Make sure you…
Collect up boxes now. You will need them to box up stuff for charity. Start cleaning out the attic, garage and basement EARLY! I would suggest you start with these first. This is where the stuff that is most…
As you go through rooms, closets, attics, basements and garages you must ask yourself this one question – do I want or use this enough to move it to my next house? If the answer is no – then…
You will likely have seen a lot of good checklists on what to do to get your home ready for a spring home sale. Most of those, however, focus on general cleanup and staging right before you go on…