Sell an Inherited House
Inheriting a house often means inheriting decisions you didn't ask for: what condition it's in, who else has a claim on it, and whether it's worth fixing up before selling. We buy inherited properties as-is and can close on your timeline.
Quick Facts
- •A house you inherit generally gets a stepped-up tax basis to its value on the date of death, which can reduce capital gains if you sell soon after.
- •An existing mortgage on an inherited house doesn't disappear, an heir who keeps the home typically has to keep making payments or refinance.
- •Multiple heirs who don't agree on whether to sell is one of the most common reasons an inherited house sits vacant for months.
- •You aren't required to use a realtor to sell an inherited house, an off-market cash sale skips the listing process entirely.
- •There's no fixed deadline to sell an inherited house in California, though ongoing taxes, insurance, and upkeep make sitting on it expensive.
How It Works
Tell us about your property and situation, including anything specific to sell an inherited house.
We walk through your specific situation and what a cash offer would look like.
We handle whatever paperwork or coordination the situation calls for.
We open escrow with a local title company and you get paid on your timeline.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Do I have to go through probate to sell an inherited house?
- Only if there's no trust and no other automatic way the property passes, like joint tenancy. If the house is in a living trust, you may be able to sell without probate at all.
- What if my siblings and I disagree about selling?
- This comes up often. We can work with whoever has legal authority to act, or structure a deal where one heir's interest is bought out while others are still deciding.
House Junkies is vertically integrated: we buy, renovate with our own licensed crew (CA LIC#1077593), and can resell through our own brokerage (DRE #02165291), so there's no middleman shopping your deal to a stranger.