Let Me Guide You Through This Difficult Time
No one can claim that being a personal representative is stress-free; you do have to make a lot of decisions. The first one is whether to do formal or informal probate. Even with informal probate, having a lawyer to advise you may be helpful. If you haven’t yet secured the services of a competent probate attorney, I can provide options.
My team & I will make sure that you are well-informed as to all the details that go into handling an estate – especially as they pertain to real estate. The process of selling your loved one’s home is going to be emotionally challenging, from sorting the personal belongings to finalizing the sale at the closing table. And you will need time! If you surround yourself with professionals who are empathetic and helpful, you’ll have the resources you need to make life easier.
We can coordinate:
- Lock change-outs
- Property protection
- Property visits/check-ups
- Weatherization and winterization
- Yard work/snow removal
- Junk haul-aways
- Clean-out
- Estate inventory & sales
- Relocating family members
- Survivor downsizing
- Property rehab and renovations
- Movers
- Help selling probate property, including title and deed issues
- Live-in tenant situations
- Reverse mortgage help
- Pre-foreclosure help
- Turning inherited property into investment property
Let Emily Matthews Guide Your Probate Journey
Other than an attorney, your greatest resource is a real estate professional who understands the intricacies of probate property sales. When it’s time to liquidate the real estate, you need to take appropriate steps to make the right decision. An empathetic RE agent can save you time, money and headaches during the transaction…and there are actually several “ways” to sell the property, depending on the family’s goals.
I am ready to help in every phase of the transaction and get the terms you and your family want and need. There are six basic steps to selling the real estate:
- Decide on "if" it will be sold (stop here if the family is keeping it)
- Decide on "how" it will be sold
- Set a deadline
- Schedule service providers
- Prepare the home
- Market & sell the property
Do you need to dispose of the property as quickly as possible?
Here’s where my experience really shines. First, I help you clarify specifically what your most critical objective is regarding the real estate that’s involved in probate.
I can provide immediate cash buyers from my list of qualified investors. Of course, timelines could be subject to the courts and filing timelines which are beyond our control, but I can make efforts to minimize delay whenever possible.
Do you need to maximize the selling price to provide the greatest cash benefit to the heirs/stakeholders?
When maximum revenue is the focus, I’ll make sure to market aggressively for maximum exposure. I’ll help you determine if any potential repairs or upgrades are needed to give the greatest bang for the buck...and which are simply a waste of money.
I have team members that can step in and handle these things for you. If you don’t know whom to call, I have a list! All you have to do is choose one and they’ll get to work.
The 5 most common reasons a house won’t sell:
- Bad photos
- Bad marketing
- Condition
- Location
- Pricing
I know that you can’t control the location, or even sometimes the condition, but you can control the price. You can even control the marketing/photography by choosing an agent that strives for excellence in those areas.
Why hire me as your agent? Simple! I will:
- Use my trademarked service (HomeSale System®) to help you evaluate your next best steps. The System includes:
- a HomeScore Evaluation®, which is a quantifiable evaluation of a property
- A Multi-point CMA (no cherry-picking)
- Data on the competition
- Other components
- Tell the truth even if you may not like what I say
- Give you as much data & advice as possible, so you can make an informed decision
- Take superlative photos (I have “before” & “after” photos to illustrate)
- Always charge a variable commission unless you don’t want that
- Liase with all parties to the transaction
- Aggressively market the property
