Inherited property
Nobody plans to inherit a house. One day it is yours, along with its repairs, its taxes, and a garage full of someone else's life. You may live in another state, share it with siblings, and have a job that does not leave room for a project.
- Takes about 2 minutes
- No obligation to sell
What this situation usually means
Inherited houses tend to be older, and the roof, HVAC, and water heater often come due around the same time. Every trip to check on it costs time and money, and every decision with several heirs needs a conversation.
Keeping it as a rental means becoming a landlord. Selling the usual way means a cleanup, repairs, and months of waiting.
Many heirs just want one clear step that ends in a closing, and that is what a direct as-is sale can be.
How Covent helps
We buy as-is, so nothing has to be repaired, updated, or emptied first.
We buy from out of state. Documents travel by email and mail, and you do not need to fly in.
We can take the house with its contents and handle the cleanout ourselves.
We work with the executor, administrator, or estate attorney, and close in 14 to 60 days of a signed contract.
What we need to look at
- The address, and who has authority to sell: an executor, administrator, or all of the heirs.
- A sense of the condition, and whether anyone lives there now.
- Any mortgage, tax, or lien balances you know about.
Selling to Covent is simple
Enter your address and a few details, and we email you your estimated offer.
Common questions
No. We buy as-is and can take it with the contents in place. Keep what matters to you, and we handle the rest.
Usually, yes. We can share an estimated offer now and close once someone has authority to sell. A probate attorney can tell you where your estate stands.
We need a seller with authority to sign, and we leave the family's decisions to the family. How the proceeds are divided is between the heirs and the estate.
We cannot give tax advice. A tax professional can tell you how an inherited sale is treated for your situation, and it helps to ask before closing.
Talk to a specialist
Email Sam, Covent's AI assistant. Sam answers right away and can loop in a specialist from our team.
sam@coventhomes.com
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Where we buy
We buy houses in Texas, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, Indiana, Missouri, Kansas, and North Carolina.
Find out what we'd pay for your house
Enter your address to start. It takes about 2 minutes.
- No obligation to sell
- Close in 14 to 60 days