Situations
Sell an inherited property.
DL Solutions buys inherited houses, townhomes, and land nationwide, including property still moving through probate or held by an estate — with especially deep experience across DC, Maryland, and Virginia. We work with the personal representative or the heirs, and the sale closes when the estate is able to convey title.
Who this fits
This fits personal representatives, executors, and heirs holding a house, townhome, or lot that came with an estate. The property can still be in probate, recently out of it, or held in a trust. Multiple heirs in multiple states is normal.
It also fits heirs who already hold title and simply do not want the property: the childhood home with thirty years of belongings, the rental the estate kept occupied, the lot that never got built on.
How we approach it
We work with whoever has authority to sell and coordinate with the estate attorney on timing. The evaluation can start before probate finishes; the sale closes when the estate is able to convey title.
The house does not need to be emptied. Decades of contents are common and priced in. Take what the family wants and leave the rest. Documents can be signed remotely through the title company, so heirs out of state do not need to travel.
What the transaction looks like
Address, property, conversation, options, closing. The conversation covers who has authority, where the estate stands, and what timeline the estate is working against. If there is a fit, we explain the next step. If there is not, we tell you that too.
Closing runs through a licensed title or settlement company, which confirms authority to convey and handles estate-related payoffs and liens. The written offer stands on its own; the estate is never obligated to accept it.
DC, Maryland, and Virginia notes
Probate is a different machine in each jurisdiction. DC estates run through the Superior Court's probate division. Maryland estates run through the register of wills and, when needed, the orphans' court, with a personal representative appointed before conveying. Virginia estates qualify through the circuit court clerk in the county or city where the property sits.
We have bought through estate processes in all three jurisdictions and time the offer to the estate's calendar rather than the other way around. This is general information, not legal advice; the estate attorney confirms what the court requires for your sale.
How we calculate the offer
1.Finished value
What the property will be worth once the work is done, based on recent sales of similar finished homes nearby.
2.Cost of the work
What the repairs, renovation, or cleanout will actually cost to complete, priced from the walkthrough rather than a checkbox list.
3.Carrying and transaction costs
Taxes, insurance, utilities, title, and holding costs between purchase and resale, plus the cost of the money while the work runs.
4.The offer
Finished value minus the work and the costs. We show the math if you ask.
Where this comes up
Related situations
Questions
Can I sell before probate is finished?
The evaluation can start at any point, including before an estate is opened. The sale itself closes when whoever holds authority, usually the personal representative, is able to convey title. We time the offer to the estate's calendar rather than pressing for a date the court cannot meet.
Do all the heirs have to agree?
Who must sign depends on how the estate is structured, and the estate attorney or the title company confirms that for your property. What we can say from experience: multiple heirs in multiple states is normal, and remote signing through the title company handles the geography.
The house is full of decades of belongings. What happens to them?
Take what the family wants and leave the rest. The house does not need to be emptied, and the remaining contents are priced into the offer. Cleanout after closing is our problem, not the estate's.
What if the inherited property has tenants or is vacant?
Both are common in estate property. Existing leases transfer with the sale, and a vacant house needs no preparation at all. The occupancy situation is part of the evaluation, not an obstacle to it.