Learn how probate validates a will, pays debts, and distributes assets to heirs. State intestacy laws apply when there is no ...

Probate is the legal process of proving the validity of someone’s will. So, that means when a property is in probate, there are various legal maneuvers that the inheritors of the property, the ...

A few months ago, my elderly neighbor died. He and his late wife were the original owners of their home, built around 1960. One day, as I was driving past the house, I noticed one of my former college ...

An often-overlooked real estate profit opportunity, whether you want to buy your personal residence or an investment property, is acquiring a probate property. Few real estate agents and attorneys are ...

Without a will, your state probate court decides where your property goes after your death. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us when ...

Are you a real estate agent looking for listings with little or no competition? Are you a home buyer searching for a below-market-price residence few other buyers know about? Can you keep a secret? If ...

At a real estate meeting a few weeks ago, a nice young lady asked me how she can buy a probate property from her four squabbling relatives who inherited the house. They can’t decide if they want to ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. I bought a second home in Hull for £38,000 for which I paid 100 per cent of the purchase price with my friend, ...

Dear Liz: Our house was titled “joint tenant with right of survivorship” after my husband inherited the property in 1998. As a same-sex couple, we were not married at the time. However, we legally ...