Your Options
Sell As-Is
• What it involves: The home is sold in its current condition — no cleanout, no repairs, no preparing for showings. A buyer purchases it as it stands.
• Who it tends to fit: Families who live far away, estates that need to settle sooner, or homes that need more work than the family wants to take on.
• Typical timeline: Often the fastest path — once the estate is ready, a sale can close in a matter of weeks.
• The honest trade-off: Convenience has a cost. As-is buyers price in the work they'll take on, so the price is usually lower than a prepared home would bring.
Fix & Sell
• What it involves: The home is cleaned out, needed repairs are handled, and it's presented properly before going on the market.
• Who it tends to fit: Families with the time to do it right, and a home where modest work returns more than
it costs.
• Typical timeline: Weeks to a few months of preparation, then a normal sale.
• The honest trade-off: More time and coordination up front — in exchange for the strongest price the
market will pay. We can help coordinates the cleanout, the trades, and the sale, start to finish.
Keep & Rent
• What it involves: The family keeps the property and rents it out, turning it into ongoing income.
• Who it tends to fit: Families not ready to let the home go, or where holding it makes financial sense.
• Typical timeline: No sale timeline — but the home needs to be rental-ready, and someone needs to manage
it.
• The honest trade-off: Rent brings income, but also landlord responsibilities and long-term decisions among
heirs. We will run the rental numbers with you, honestly.