Option 1
Keep it
Move in, or keep it in the family. You'll get help thinking through the costs of holding it.
For families settling a loved one's home
Keep the memories. We'll help you handle the rest.
You handle what matters most. I'll help you figure out the house. (Or the business.)
Free. No obligation. You don't have to decide anything today.
First, I'm so sorry.
Before we talk about the house, I'd like to hear about the person. Tell me a little about them, and what's been the hardest part so far.
Maybe it's the phone calls with the attorney. Maybe it's flying back every few weeks to check on an empty house. Maybe it's standing in a closet full of your mom's sweaters and not knowing where to begin.
Maybe everyone in the family expects you to have the answers.
Whatever it is, you don't have to carry it alone.
I've been the executor. I know what's in those closets.
When my dad died, we thought we'd planned for it. Then came the house, the passwords, the stuff, and the grief, all at once.
I've since lost both parents and walked that road twice. I handled their house and their belongings myself.
So I won't rush you. I'll listen first. And I'll tell you straight what your options are.
Memories first
Belongings are memories, not junk.
Your loved one's things deserve care. So you start with what to keep, and what we can take off your hands.
- Keep what matters. Take your time with the photos, the letters, the things you'll want later.
- Recover what has value. You can get connected with estate-sale companies and buyers for valuable items.
- Leave the rest. If you sell to us, you can leave the agreed-upon belongings behind, handled with respect.
Every option, no pressure
Five ways forward, side by side
Some families keep the house. That's okay too. You'll see the money, the effort and the timing of each, so you can decide with clear eyes.
Option 2
Rent it
Turn it into income. You'll get an honest look at the repairs and the work of being a landlord.
Option 3
Fix it up and list it
Often the most money, if you have the time and budget for repairs. You can get pointed to good contractors.
Option 4
List it as-is
Sell through an agent without repairs. Less work, usually a lower price.
Option 5
Sell it to us
No repairs, no cleaning, no commissions. You pick the closing date. We may want to buy it, and we'll say so up front.
Not sure?
See the numbers
Don't spend a dime fixing up Mom's house until you've seen what each path could put in your pocket.
Compare your optionsYou don't carry it alone
Help with the hard parts
- If you live out of state, you can have eyes and hands here on the Front Range, so you aren't flying back every time something leaks.
- If the family doesn't agree, everyone can see the same numbers. Let the numbers settle it, not the next family argument. The personal representative (the person the court put in charge of the estate) makes the final call.
- If the house needs work, you'll get honest repair and contractor guidance.
- If you need help with probate itself, you'll get connected with people who do it every day. We don't give legal advice.
- At your pace. You hear from us gently, and only with your permission.
Want to read up first? The Colorado courts explain how to open an estate, with all the forms. When it's time to sell, One Trust Title, the title company we work with, can walk you through what's needed when the owner has passed away.
Families we've walked alongside
Tamessa, Race Street
We wrote her a check for $30,000.
Tamessa had to sell her mom's house. She'd already been burned: contractors took her money and walked away from the job.
When we bought the house and the numbers came out better than we expected, we did what was right. We wrote her a check for $30,000.
Randy, Dakota Street
He needed nine months. We waited.
Randy was selling his mom's house, but he wasn't ready to move. We told him to take the time he needed, up to a year.
It took nine months. We stayed in touch the whole way, and when he found the right place, we closed.
Bradley, Lost Meadow Drive
One more thing he couldn't face
After Bradley lost his wife, the house was one more thing he couldn't face. He didn't need a sales pitch. He needed someone to carry part of the load.
We bought the house and handled the next steps, so he could focus on what mattered.
Theresa
Help before it reached foreclosure
After her partner died, Theresa fell behind on payments. We stepped in before it ever reached foreclosure. We helped her move, helped her clean up, and a friend bought the house.
Take the time you need.
You don't have to decide anything today. When you're ready, it helps to know that an empty house costs money every month: taxes, insurance, utilities, and the risk of a frozen pipe or a break-in.
Whenever that time comes, one conversation can lift a lot of weight. Imagine knowing exactly what to do with the house, and getting your weekends back.
Not ready to talk? Read the free guide You Inherited a House. Now What? The First 5 Things You Should Do.