A probate agent sells the house. Your attorney handles the court. Here's what a Katy agent should know about county venue, letters testamentary, and power of sale before you hire one.

When heirs disagree on selling an inherited Richmond, TX home, who can sign depends on how the estate is administered. Katie Curran of MKAT Group breaks down independent executors, supervised sales, and the Texas heirs' property partition law.

The mortgage, Fort Bend County taxes, and insurance on an inherited Richmond, TX home don't pause for probate. This guide covers who pays, what happens if no one does, and how selling the house stops the bills.

Yes, you can list and show an inherited home in Cypress, TX while the probate case is still open. Closing is the gate: the title company needs letters testamentary, letters of administration, or a muniment of title order. Here are the four questions that decide how the sale goes in Harris County.

Heirs generally owe federal tax only on gain after the date of death, because the IRS resets the basis to fair market value that day. Texas has no inheritance tax. Here's how the date-of-death value works for a Fulshear, TX home in Fort Bend County, and why the CAD value isn't the number to use.

Texas venue rules send a Cypress, TX probate case to the county where the decedent lived, and in Harris County that means one of five statutory probate courts. Here's how those courts work and what it means before you list an inherited home. Katie Curran of MKAT Group at Keller Williams Signature covers the four questions to answer first.

Hiring a probate realtor in Richmond, TX? Check for prior probate sales, a title partner who handles estates, and four opening questions. Here's how Fort Bend County filings shape the sale.

Fulshear probate cases are typically heard in Fort Bend County, in one of six County Courts at Law in Richmond. This guide explains how venue works and what can move while you sell an inherited home.

Katy sits across three different counties, which means probate cases from the same city can land in different courts depending on the property's exact location. This guide breaks down which court hears what, and what that means for the timeline of selling an inherited home.