Introduction
4 ways to sell an inherited property
Dc Fawcett real estate reviews about the different ways to sell an inherited property, rental benefits and drawbacks of inherited property.
The heirs of the deceased parents get the entire power to own the inherited property and it is his/her wish to either sell or rent or occupy by themselves.
Owning a rental property is the best way to earn passive income. For investors with different mindset, like absentee landlord can sell off the inherited property and make great deals of money at a time. In case you are renting, you get a steady flow of cash every month. At the same time, you need to be careful about the debts; you cannot sell or rent the property if there are debts to be paid to the mortgage lender. Furnish the house and make all the paper work ready if you are about to sell the house. You need to meet a local attorney and ask how to sell and when to sell and then proceed.
There are four options if you are selling your inheritance property:
- Auction
- Sell on your own
- Sell to an investor
- Sell with an agent
How to sell off the property through auction?
This is the quickest way to sell off an inherited property, sellers who want to do quick home sale can prefer this option as you need not spend on repairs and property is sold “as-is”. It is the sellers’ choice to leave or take the belongings and buyers can either use or sell off once they occupy the home.
On the other hand, you have some issues like you need to find an auctioneer, the price can be more or less than you expected.
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Selling inherited properties by FSBO
You need not find an agent or pay any commission and all the profit is yours. If you need to save, you need to work. The seller should shoulder the responsibilities of an agent in this method to do a home sale. The duties, pros and cons are discussed in another article; you can check it out in Dc Fawcett’s virtual real estate investing club.
Selling the property to an investor
You can expect a fair market value price for your property and you need to be ready for home inspection. You can avoid some unnecessary expenses when you deal with an investor as he know which are the expenses to be cut short and avoided.
Selling the property to a real estate agent
You are under a proper guidance as he knows the entire home buying and selling process. The process will be streamlined and you will have better advertising service and get to know many professionals through him. You can also get potential contacts for future which can be helpful in selling the properties. At the same time, you need to make repairs and pay commission for his service.
Investors complaints about owning an inherited property, in most of the cases there would be mortgage, tax and other insurance to be paid which exceeds the life insurance of the deceased person. Eventually you tend to spend money from your pocket or in other words it starts consuming your savings. In such situations, Dc Fawcett advises his investors to refuse the inheritance power.