Mom’s Old Run-Down Mountain Home Sold By Heirs for Cash
When their mother passed away, a family spread across California was left with her house in a small mountain town and everything she had kept…
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Can a Trustee Sell a House During the 120-Day Trust Contest Period?
Whether a California successor trustee can sell during the 16061.7 notice and 120-day contest window, the real risks, and how to time a Silicon Valley…
When Heirs Disagree About Selling a Probate House in California
Who decides when siblings disagree about selling a parent's house in probate, how objections work, the executor's options, and what helps families move forward.
Capital Gains on Inherited Property in California: What Heirs Owe When They Sell
How the stepped-up basis works when a probate house is sold in California, a San Jose example with real numbers, the community property double step-up,…
The ROI of Fixing Deferred Maintenance Before You Sell in Silicon Valley
Does fixing deferred maintenance before you sell pay off? Silicon Valley broker Seb Frey breaks down the research, real client stories, and when to skip…
Should You Gift the House to Your Child Before Death? Prop 19 vs. the Step-Up
Why deeding a Silicon Valley home to a child during life to use Prop 19 can cost far more in capital gains, with a Sunnyvale…
Can an Heir Buy the House From a Probate Estate in California?
How a sibling can buy out the others and keep a parent's house in probate: executor self-dealing rules, distributions in kind with real numbers, financing,…
The Probate Overbid and Court Confirmation Hearing in Santa Clara County
What happens at a probate court confirmation hearing in San Jose: the overbid formula with real numbers, deposits, bidding increments, and how commissions are split.
San Jose Estate Sale: Hoarder House Sold In A Week
A father who lived in his Strawberry Park home until he died at 90. Four grown children with very different ideas about what was fair.…
The Inherited Fixer-Upper, Sold As-Is By Estranged Co-Trustees
3 bed, 2 bath · 1,656 sq ft · 1.2 acres · Built 1978 · Closed March 22A family rental owned for more than 30…