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What is a Probate Sale? Answering 4 Big Questions About This Tricky Transaction

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You’re interested in buying a house, and someone told you about probate sales. But — if you’re being honest — you really have no idea what a probate sale is or how it works. What is a probate sale? You vaguely understand that these can provide opportunities for a bargain. We’ll walk you through it.

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Opinion: What agents should know about selling probate real estate

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For those seeking real estate investment opportunities, probate sales offer a unique and often overlooked niche. By understanding probate real estate and its intricacies, savvy investors can unlock potential gains while assisting families in the difficult process of settling an estate.

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What Happens to a House in Probate? 3 Common Paths for Estate Property

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This process varies from state to state but generally follows the same steps: the executor partners up with a top real estate agent to handle the transaction, orders a home inspection , and then the house goes on the open market like a traditional home sale to bring a buyer to the table. Intestate probate closing procedures vary by state.

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How to Grow Your Real Estate Business: 11 Tips + 1 to Avoid

The Close

I’m sharing 11 tips from my years of sales and coaching on how real estate agents grow their businesses. Every month, this agent tries a new lead generation strategy, jumping from one tool to the next without seeing the process bloom into a sale. Get to know your preferred lenders, title reps, inspectors, and insurance brokers.

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The Role of a Probate Realtor® And When You Need One

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And if you’re on the buying or selling end of a probate home sale, it can be shocking to find out just how different the full process can be from a standard sale. Here we’ll explain how probate home sales work, as well as the actions you can take if you need to start a probate sale.

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How to Sell a Haunted House Like Any Other Home on the Market

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So, how does that translate to “haunted” home sales in the real estate market? 8-6: Real Estate Sales Disclosures. He offers a different perspective: “You don’t really disclose it unless someone asks you,” he says about death occurrences on properties for sale in his state. Pennsylvania. South Carolina.

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Stop Waiting! Here’s How to Find New Inventory When It Seems Like None Exists

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Anthony Marguleas has a handful of ideas to help you and your buyers go out and find homes for sale, rather than waiting for them to hit the MLS. This year, his team was number 24 in sales volume among medium-sized teams. Anthony: And the biggest problem doing sales and you don’t have a product to sell, what are you going to do?

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