Probate properties requiring Court Confirmation are often sold below market value but can take 5 months to several years to complete the process. Purchasing probate properties with Court Confirmation can be confusing. We went ahead and put a list of steps to help investors and potential home buyers throughout this process.
The executor of the estate will hire a real estate company to handle the sale of the property. Make sure to be clear with your agent about how much you are willing to spend. Agent Prolific has an extensive probate listings page and will gladly guide you throughout the entire process.
You can make an offer on the probate property at any time. However, sometimes there can be specific requirements for probate properties that are not typically required for regular real estate – For Instance:
If your offer is accepted, ask to have a home inspection. Family members selling a property do not know all of the problems with the property. Trust us, you will want to inspect the home to get a better understanding of potential problems.
Once the seller accepts your offer the attorney for the estate applies for a court date so that the sale can be confirmed.
In order for the sale to be confirmed, you must attend a court hearing, along with any other potential buyers. The court will identify the property you made an offer on and then conduct an auction style bidding process. If there are no other bidders, most likely the court will confirm your offer.
If there are other interested parties, the court will begin raising the price of the property until a final bidder is left.
Once a bidder is set as the purchaser, they have to show that they have the financing to continue forward with the purchase of the property. Once confirmed the buyer will sign a contract with the estate court.
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