Real Estate News & Tips for Central Texas
What Does an Executor Do in Texas? A Plain-English Checklist
Being named executor in a loved one's will is an honor, and it can also feel overwhelming. You're suddenly responsible for someone else's affairs, often while you're grieving. Here's a plain-English look at what a Texas executor typically does, from the first week to the final distribution. First, g
Helping a Parent Sell Their Home After a Move to Assisted Living
Moving a parent into assisted living or memory care is a big, emotional change. Very often, the family home needs to be sold to help pay for care, or simply because no one will be living there. Unlike an inherited home, this sale usually doesn't involve probate. It does have its own questions, and g
Taxes and Costs When You Sell an Inherited Home in Texas
One of the biggest worries families bring to us is taxes. "Will we owe a fortune if we sell Mom's house?" The good news is that for many families in Texas, the tax picture is better than they feared. Here's what to know, and what to ask your CPA. Texas has no inheritance tax or state income tax Texa
Inherited a House With Your Siblings in Texas? How to Decide Together
When parents leave a house to more than one child, everyone suddenly owns a piece of the same home. One sibling may want to sell right away. Another may want to move in, and a third may live out of state and just want it handled. That's normal, and it doesn't have to tear the family apart. Here's ho
Inherited a Vacant Home? What to Do in the First 30 Days
When a loved one passes away, their home often sits empty while the family grieves and the estate gets sorted out. That's understandable. But a vacant house in Texas can run into trouble quickly — a slow leak, an AC failure in August, a break-in. This checklist helps protect the home, and its value,
Do I Need Probate to Sell My Parent's House in Texas?
It's one of the first questions families ask after a parent passes away: can we just sell the house? The honest answer is "it depends" — mostly on how the house was owned and whether there was a will. Here are the situations we see most often in Central Texas. When you may not need probate Some home
Common Questions About Inherited Homes
Common Questions About Inherited Homes Can I sell the house before probate is finished? Usually not until someone has legal authority to sign. In many cases, that comes early in the process, once the court appoints the executor. Your attorney will confirm. We can prepare the home in the meantime. Do
Losing someone is hard enough. We help families and executors decide what to do with an inherited house — sell it, rent it or keep it — and handle the property side
Who we help and how it works This page is for you if: You're the executor or administrator of an estate that includes a home You and your siblings inherited a parent's house and need to decide what to do You live out of state and the house is sitting empty in Texas A loved one moved to assisted li
Selling an Inherited House in Texas: A Step-by-Step Guide
Inheriting a home often comes at the hardest possible time. On top of grief, you're suddenly responsible for a house — the mortgage, the utilities, the yard, the decades of belongings inside. If you're wondering where to even start, you're not alone. Here's the path most Texas families follow when t
