Probate sale
A probate sale moves on the court's calendar, not yours. Someone has to be appointed to act for the estate, and sometimes the sale needs court approval too. Plenty of buyers lose patience at that point. We are used to the wait.
- Takes about 2 minutes
- No obligation to sell
What this situation usually means
Probate is the court-supervised process of settling an estate. Until the executor or administrator has authority, no one can pass clear title, which is why so many houses sit for months.
The house keeps costing money during that time, from taxes and insurance to utilities and the lawn. Your estate attorney handles the legal steps.
What we can do is be ready on the buying side, so that when authority arrives, the sale does not have to start from zero.
How Covent helps
We can look at the house and share an estimated offer while the estate is still being opened.
After a written contract is signed, we see the home, confirm a final offer after a full inspection, and close once the court allows.
We work with the executor and the estate attorney, and we keep paperwork requests short.
We buy as-is, so the estate never pays for repairs or a cleanout.
What we need to look at
- The address and the general condition.
- The executor or administrator's name, and the attorney's, if there is one.
- Whether the court has granted authority to sell yet.
Selling to Covent is simple
Enter your address and a few details, and we email you your estimated offer.
Common questions
We can share an estimated offer early. The sale itself closes once the person signing has authority, and the estate attorney will know when that is.
That depends on the state and the estate, so ask the estate attorney. We build the closing date around whatever approvals are needed.
No. The estimated offer is free and carries no obligation.
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