Works With Probate
We buy during open probate. A cash offer - no loan contingencies - is the simplest to present to the court and least likely to fall through.
Sell inherited house, from wherever you live now
Probate in progress. Multiple heirs. Reverse mortgage deadline. Rent-controlled tenant. We've seen it all - and we buy anyway.
Get My Cash Offer in 24 Hours
No Repairs or Fees- Cash, Close in 14 Days
WHO WE HELP
Sell inherited house without flying back to empty it
This is the situation we see most often here. Somebody inherited a house in the Bay Area and now lives three states away, or three hours away with a job and children. You can sell inherited house and contents together. Leave the furniture, the garage, the paperwork in the hall closet. We clear all of it after closing, and the things worth keeping can be set aside for you before anything else moves. Grief does not need a cleanout project stacked on top of it, and an inherited property does not become easier to face by sitting.
Why Families Come to Us
Inherited Property Decisions Are Hard Enough. The House Shouldn't Make It Harder.
Managing an inherited Bay Area property means navigating some of the most complicated real estate situations anywhere.
Probate in California takes 9–18 months - but a cash buyer can often close before it's finalized- Reverse mortgage on a parent's home? The estate has roughly 6 months before the lender can act
- Rent-controlled tenant in place? Traditional agents can't list it. We buy with the tenant still there.
- Multiple heirs who can't agree? A written cash offer gives the whole family something concrete to review together.
- Back property taxes in Alameda, Contra Costa, or Santa Clara County? Paid at closing - no cash needed up front.
You don't have to solve all of this before you sell to us.
What changes when you work with us
What Selling to John Buys Bay Area Houses Looks Like
No Repairs Needed
Any condition - deferred maintenance, original 1960s systems, unpermitted ADU, anything. We assess as-is. You don't touch a thing.
Tenants Stay Put
Rent-controlled tenants, long-term leases, Section 8 - we buy the property with tenants in place. No eviction required. No vacancy needed.
Cash Offer in 24 Hours
Written offer based on current Bay Area market data. Close in 14 days or on your timeline. Remote close via DocuSign and wire transfer available.
How it works
Selling Your House Really Is This Easy
Selling your San Francisco Bay Area house fast to a trusted local home buyer is pretty easy.
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Get An Immediate Cash Offer
Fill out the form for a callback, or phone us directly to get a fair cash offer in minutes.
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Let Us Do The Hard Work
We deal with all the details – there’s zero paperwork and bureaucracy for you to stress about.
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Close And Get Paid
Our clients successfully sell their house and get paid on a timescale that suits their needs.
What Families Say About Us
Bay Area Families Who've Worked With Us
A+
BBB Accredited
10 yrs
In the Bay Area
24 hrs
Offer Turnaround
“My mother had a reverse mortgage and a long-term tenant in her Oakland home. I had no idea how to sell it. John made an offer within a day, covered the mortgage payoff at closing, and we closed before the bank's deadline. I don't think any agent would have taken it on.”
Karen S.Alameda County · Closed Deal
“We were three siblings in three different states trying to figure out what to do with our dad's Fremont house. John sent us a written offer we could all look at on the same Zoom call. We closed in three weeks. No arguments about repairs. Done.”
Michael R.Fremont · Inherited Property
“I was executor for my aunt's property in Concord. Probate was open, she had a tenant, and I live in San Diego. John coordinated everything remotely - DocuSign, wire transfer. I never had to visit the house once.”
Michelle C.Contra Costa County · Out-of-State Executor
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
Often yes, depending on the authority the executor holds and the court's calendar. We have closed inside probate before and will walk you through what your particular case allows rather than promising a timeline we cannot keep.
No. Take the things that matter to you and leave everything else exactly as it is. Clearing the property afterward is our cost, not yours, and we can set aside documents and photographs we find rather than treating them as debris.
That is common and it does not block anything. Every person on title signs, so a written offer everyone can read at the same time tends to move the conversation along better than months of phone calls that go nowhere.
Usually far less than owners fear, because the basis steps up to the value at the date of death. Your accountant should confirm it, but the gain is measured from that point rather than the original purchase decades ago.
Both are common and both are handled through escrow. The balance gets paid from the sale proceeds at closing. A reverse mortgage adds a payoff deadline the estate should not ignore, so mention it early and we will work to that clock.
It can. California reassessment rules for inherited property changed in recent years, and keeping a parent's low tax base now has tighter conditions. Ask your tax person what applies to you, and factor it into the keep-or-sell math honestly.
Ready when you are
Ready to Sell the Inherited Property?
You don't have to repair it. Clean it out. Or be local. Just tell us about the property.
Back taxes · Reverse mortgage · Multiple heirs · Tenants We've handled all of it. Many times.