Inherited a house you don't want to keep? We make it simple.
An inherited house arrives with strings attached: a mortgage or tax bill that doesn't pause, decades of belongings, maybe siblings in three different states, and paperwork nobody explained. Homestead Cash Buyers specializes in exactly these purchases across Fort Worth, Dallas, McKinney, and the rest of DFW — buy as-is, contents included, on a schedule that respects both the legal process and your family.
First: how title actually passes in Texas
Under Texas law (Estates Code §101.001), title to real property vests in the heirs immediately at death — the paperwork afterward just proves who those heirs are. Which path you're on determines how quickly you can sell:
- There's a will → it generally goes through probate (see our probate page). If the estate is simple, a muniment of title can transfer the house without full administration — often in a few weeks.
- No will → heirs are determined by intestate succession. Title companies commonly accept an affidavit of heirship — sworn by two disinterested witnesses who knew the family, filed in the county deed records — as evidence of who inherited. It's cheaper and faster than a court heirship proceeding.
- A Transfer on Death Deed or Lady Bird deed was recorded → the house skipped probate entirely; the named beneficiary can usually sell right away.
- Community property with a surviving spouse → the spouse may already own all or most of it.
You don't need to figure out which bucket you're in before calling us — sorting this out with the title company is a normal part of how we close inherited properties, and it costs you nothing.
Skip the wait. Get a fair cash offer today.
The tax news is better than most heirs expect
Texas has no state inheritance or estate tax, and federal estate tax only touches multi-million-dollar estates. More importantly, inherited property gets a stepped-up basis: for capital-gains purposes, your cost is the home's value at the date of death, not what your parents paid in 1987. Sell reasonably soon at market value and there's typically little or no capital gains tax. (Confirm your numbers with a CPA — but don't let tax fear freeze the decision.)
Why heirs choose a cash sale
- No clean-out. Take the photo albums and heirlooms; leave the rest — furniture, tools, sixty years of garage. We handle disposal respectfully.
- No repairs or updates. Inherited homes are usually original-condition; retail buyers punish that, we price it in and move on.
- Multiple heirs, one wire each. We've closed with 5+ heirs signing from different states via mobile notary. Everyone gets paid at the title company — clean, documented, no one "holding the money."
- Stop the bleeding. Every month of ownership costs taxes, insurance, utilities, and yard maintenance — on a vacant house, with vacancy insurance surcharges. A 7–14 day close ends that.
What to expect, start to finish
Most inherited-house sales with us follow the same arc: a first call where we map your title path (will, no will, TOD deed) in about ten minutes; a walkthrough where you don't clean anything first; a written offer within 24 hours; then title work that runs in parallel with any probate or affidavit paperwork so no week is wasted. Straightforward heirships close in 2–3 weeks; estates that need a muniment of title or a court hearing take longer, but the contract locks your price while the paperwork catches up — the delay never becomes a renegotiation.
Get a no-obligation offer on your inherited house
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Frequently asked questions
Can I sell before probate is done?
Often, yes — an independent executor usually can, a muniment of title or heirship affidavit may make probate unnecessary, and we can contract now and fund when title is confirmed.
One sibling wants to keep the house. Now what?
All heirs must sign to sell. Our written offer gives the family a real number to decide around — and sometimes one heir uses proceeds math to buy the others out instead. Either way, a concrete figure breaks the deadlock.
The house has a reverse mortgage / regular mortgage on it.
Both are handled at closing from proceeds. Reverse mortgages in particular have deadlines after death — lenders typically expect resolution within 6–12 months before starting foreclosure, so don't sit on it. See foreclosure if a notice has already arrived.
Grandma's house is in another city in DFW — do you cover it?
Yes — we buy across the metroplex: Fort Worth, Dallas, McKinney, and surrounding cities.
What does it cost to sell to you?
Nothing. No commission, no fees, standard closing costs paid by us. The affidavit/probate documents are prepared through the title process — we'll walk you through what's needed.