For Probate Executors, Administrators & Heirs
Resources
Reliable information for probate executors, administrators, and heirs who are considering selling real estate in the estate.
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How to Make Big Probate Decisions When Grief Clouds Your Judgment
A clinical psychologist explains why grief makes probate decisions so hard, and a simple way to think clearly when your judgment feels clouded.
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Will vs. Trust in Texas: What Actually Keeps Your Home Out of Probate
A simple will does not avoid probate in Texas. Here is what a will does, what a trust does, and why everyone should at…
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The Key to Texas Probate Success: Facing Facts and Making Informed Choices (Podcast Recap)
Podcast recap with attorney Teresa Shapiro: grieve before you start, the four-year rule, affidavit-of-heirship title risk, lowball investors, and trusts.
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Selling an Inherited Texas House With No Will and No Executor
No will and no executor means no single decision-maker. Every heir has to sign in a Texas inherited-house sale. Here is how that actually…
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Real Texas Family Probate Stories: Lessons Executors Learn the Hard Way (Podcast Recap)
Podcast recap with attorney Keely Espindola Freund: why naming two executors doubles the work, choosing the right attorney, and the last gift you can…
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How to Open an Estate Bank Account in Texas Before Selling the House
Title companies only wire home sale proceeds to the estate, not to you. Here is how a Texas executor opens an estate bank account…
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Do You Actually Need a Trust in Texas, or Will a Lady Bird Deed Do?
Texas attorney explains when you actually need a 70-page trust versus a Lady Bird or transfer-on-death deed to keep your house out of probate.
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Inherited a Rental? How Texas Executors Should Handle Tenants in Probate
Inherited a tenant-occupied house in Texas probate? Review the lease, honor it, avoid informal deals, and handle rent the right way. Executor guide.
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Independent vs. Dependent Administration: Selling Estate Real Estate in Texas
Whether you can sell estate real estate without a court order depends on independent vs. dependent administration in Texas. Here is the difference.
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How Funeral Homes and Banks Affect a Texas Probate Real Estate Sale (Podcast Recap)
Podcast recap with attorney Stephanie Louie: how funeral homes help, why banks mishandle probate, county-by-county differences, and the real estate asset.