The Public Guardian and/or the Public Administrator may be responsible for selling a probate home.  What is a Public Guardian in California? There are 58 counties in the State of California. The Continue Reading

Kathleen Daniels, Probate Realtor and Trust Real Estate Specialist was hired by a successor trustee to list a multi-family home in San Jose. As a standard of practice, among the first things Kathleen Continue Reading

This case scenario involves two family members serving as successor trustee of the family trust. Probate Realtor, Kathleen Daniels, explains reasons she may decline to work with an estate Continue Reading

We were contacted by the daughter of the deceased person who had a reverse mortgage on a probate home. The lender with the reverse mortgage was less than helpful to the family.  The family, who Continue Reading

To say that it has been a wild ride as a Probate Realtor for the past two-plus years is an understatement. With the closure of the Santa Clara County Probate Court due to the pandemic and the state Continue Reading

Many people are confused about the California Probate Sale Overbid Process and how to buy a probate home in Santa Clara County that is subject to overbid and court confirmation.  We generally do Continue Reading

A single-family home located in the City of Sunnyvale 94087 sold $645,000 over the list price. It was the highest price probate home sold in December 2021. We cover the anatomy of the sale and the Continue Reading

Kathleen Daniels, Probate Realtor, Certified Probate Real Estate Specialist ("CPRES") and Certified in Professional Fiduciary Management for Trustees. Kathleen is Broker-Owner of Need Probate Help Continue Reading

We estimate over fifty percent of the homes we list for sale are either a probate home or a home held in a family trust that has heavy content. That means homes with a lot of clutter. An outsider may Continue Reading