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Selling a house while it's still in probate
When you can list, what court approval looks like, and how cash buyers handle probate-stage inventory.
Executor authority is the gating question
Some wills grant the executor full power-of-sale; others require court confirmation for each major transaction including property sale. State law varies.
The probate-cash-sale workflow
Cash buyer places offer subject to court confirmation. Some states require an overbid auction at the confirmation hearing. Closing happens after.
Why a cash sale fits probate well
Court timelines are unpredictable. A cash buyer who's ready to close when the court is ready avoids the back-and-forth of a conventional buyer waiting on loan approval.
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