Dec 28, 2022
Which offer for probate real estate is better: an experienced investor cash buyer, or an individual financed offer that’s supposedly $80,000 more?
In a recent case, turns out the individual offer was actually more like $30,000 (~3.5%) higher, plus tons of headaches and delays.
Nitpicked during buyer’s inspection
Dec 21, 2022
Here’s what I learned about bitcoin inheritance at the recent Adopting Bitcoin conference in El Salvador (my full bitcoin inheritance presentation here).
Background: (1) One year ago, El Salvador was the first country in world to make bitcoin legal tender, and (2) these conferences tend to be attended by the most...
Dec 14, 2022
We’ll discuss a recent case study of how bad neighbors can harm probate real estate sale, and how to deal with them.
Bad neighbor blames estate for water leak
I am the professional executor for an estate with real estate that needs to be sold. During this process, we’ve had a neighbor with complaints.
First, the...
E295 Executors as Privacy and Emotional Buffer for Solo Agers
Dec 7, 2022
Executors see a lot of intimate details and secrets as part of their job. If the executor was a friend or family member of the decedent, this can be very emotional and hard to unsee. It’s often better for friends and family to have a disinterested professional executor instead. Using a professional executor without...
Nov 30, 2022
After many months (maybe years), the estate is finally nearly finished. What are the final steps to close probate? We’ll explain the accounting, receipt and releases, and the reserve.
What is the estate accounting?
The estate accounting are the full books and records of everything that has transpired during the...