Sell Your Inherited House Fast for Cash

We can typically close on inherited property properties in 12 days on average. Some situations close even faster depending on your specific circumstances.

No repairs are needed. We buy inherited property properties in any condition - as-is. You don't need to invest any money into the property before selling.

Zero fees. We pay all closing costs. The cash offer we make is the amount you walk away with at closing.

We evaluate the property's location, condition, and current market values. For inherited property properties, we also factor in any specific challenges and provide a fair offer that reflects the true value.

Simply fill out our form or call us. We'll gather some basic information about your property and situation, then provide a no-obligation cash offer within 24 hours.

We start with a short conversation about the property and your timeline, then explain next steps clearly. If it makes sense to move forward, we provide a no-obligation offer and walk you through the closing process.

In Massachusetts you generally need an appointed personal representative before you can sell and convey clear title to an inherited home. The Probate and Family Court in the county where the owner lived makes that appointment — through informal probate (often a few weeks when the will and heirs are uncontested) or formal probate (longer, used when there is a dispute, no will, or a title question). You can sign a purchase agreement earlier, but the closing takes place once the representative has authority. Because we pay cash and set the timeline with you, we can wait for the appointment instead of forcing a deadline.

It depends on the will. Under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code, if the will gives the personal representative a power of sale, the representative can usually sell to an arm's-length buyer without a separate court license. If there is no will, or the will does not grant that power, the representative files a petition for a license to sell — which typically requires a signed offer already in hand, an inventory of the estate, and the assent of the other heirs. We work with both paths and can structure the offer so the representative has what the court needs.

Probate is handled by the Probate and Family Court in the county where the deceased owner lived, and the deed is recorded at that county's Registry of Deeds — Norfolk County for Quincy, Weymouth, and Braintree; Plymouth County for Plymouth, Brockton, and the coastal South Shore towns; and the Bristol County registries for New Bedford and Fall River. Using the right court and registry matters for clean title, and our closing attorney coordinates both.

Yes. Out-of-state and multi-heir estates are common on the South Shore and Cape, where many inherited homes were seasonal or vacation properties held in the family for years. Only the personal representative signs the deed on behalf of the estate, and Massachusetts closings are handled by an attorney, so heirs who live elsewhere generally do not need to travel — documents can be signed remotely or through a power of attorney, and the proceeds are divided among the heirs after closing.

Usually far less than people expect, because of what is called the stepped-up basis. When you inherit a home, its cost basis for tax purposes resets to the property's fair market value on the date of death — not what the original owner paid for it decades ago. If you sell soon after inheriting, the taxable gain is only the appreciation since that date, which is often small or nothing at all. Inherited property is always treated as long-term for capital gains, no matter how briefly you held it, and there is no Massachusetts inheritance tax paid by the heirs. This is general information, not tax advice — confirm the specifics with a CPA or tax attorney for your estate.

Selling the house does not by itself create estate tax — any estate tax is based on the total value of the estate, not on the act of selling. Massachusetts does have its own estate tax, separate from the much higher federal exemption, which applies when the total taxable estate is above $2 million for deaths on or after January 1, 2023 (a credit offsets the tax right at that threshold). Estates under $2 million owe no Massachusetts estate tax. A cash sale simply converts the house into proceeds the estate can distribute; whether any estate tax is due is a question for the estate's attorney or accountant. This is general information, not tax or legal advice.

It depends on who holds title. While the estate is still in probate, the decision belongs to the personal representative acting for the estate — individual heirs do not each sign the deed. Once a home has been distributed to the heirs as co-owners, all of the co-owners must agree to sell. If they cannot, Massachusetts law gives any co-owner the right to file a partition action (M.G.L. c. 241) asking the court to order a sale or division — but partition is slow, adversarial, and expensive, and the legal costs come out of everyone's share. In practice, most families resolve it short of that: one heir buys out the others, or the group agrees to sell and divide the proceeds. A cash sale with a firm date is often what makes that agreement possible, because each heir can see exactly what they will receive and when. We are happy to talk through numbers with all of the heirs together so everyone is working from the same information.

Yes, and acting quickly matters. A reverse mortgage (most are federally insured HECM loans) becomes due and payable when the last borrower dies. The loan servicer sends the heirs a due-and-payable notice, and heirs generally have 30 days to respond with a plan — typically extendable to six months to sell the home or pay off the loan, with further extensions possible while a sale is genuinely in progress. If the home is worth more than the loan balance, selling pays off the reverse mortgage and the remaining equity goes to the estate or heirs. If the balance has grown larger than the home's value, HECM rules let the family satisfy the loan for 95% of the appraised value, with FHA insurance covering the shortfall. What you do not want to do is ignore the notices — interest and fees keep accruing, and the servicer can eventually foreclose. Because we buy for cash on a firm date, a sale to us gives the servicer a concrete payoff timeline to extend against. This is general information, not legal advice.

Often not. If the home was placed in a living trust before death, the successor trustee named in the trust can sell it without going through probate — the trust, not the estate, holds title, and the trustee signs the deed. If the home was owned in joint tenancy with right of survivorship, or as tenants by the entirety (common for married couples), the surviving owner takes full title automatically; recording a death certificate at the Registry of Deeds is usually all that is needed before a sale. The same is true where the deceased held only a life estate — at death the property belongs to the remainder owners already named on the deed. Probate is generally required only when the home was titled in the deceased's name alone. If you are not sure how the home was titled, the deed is public record at the county registry, and we are glad to help you read it.

Usually yes, but the path changes. Massachusetts generally requires probate to be started within three years of the death. After that window closes, the standard route is a "late and limited" formal probate, which can still admit the will and formally determine who the heirs or devisees are, even though full estate administration is no longer available. When the only real goal is selling the house, the court's order confirming the heirs is often enough — once it issues, the confirmed heirs can convey title themselves. We see this situation regularly: a parent's house that sat vacant for five or ten years while the family put off dealing with it. The house can still be sold; it simply needs the right court filing first. Because we buy for cash on a flexible timeline, the court process can run its course without losing the sale. This is general information, not legal advice.

Not automatically, but plan for a claim. When someone who received MassHealth long-term-care benefits dies, the program can file an estate recovery claim against the probate estate to recoup what it paid — though probate estates valued at $25,000 or less are exempt, and heirs are never personally liable beyond what the estate itself holds. The claim behaves like other debts of the estate: it is paid from the sale proceeds at closing, and the closing attorney obtains a payoff and release so the buyer receives clear title. MassHealth also offers hardship waivers and deferrals in defined circumstances, and the personal representative has a 60-day window to respond after a claim is filed in the probate court. The key point is that a MassHealth claim does not stop the sale — it is settled out of the proceeds, and whatever remains goes to the heirs. This is general information, not legal advice — the estate's attorney should review any recovery notice.