Selling a Probate Home
Can I Sell a Probate Home As-Is?
Yes, and it is one of the advantages of a probate sale. Estate homes are commonly sold in as-is condition, and the seller of an estate property is exempt from providing the standard Real Estate Transfer Disclosure Statement that ordinary sellers must complete.
What as-is does not mean
As-is does not erase the duty to disclose known material facts. If you as the representative actually know of a serious problem, such as a past foundation repair or a roof leak, that must still be disclosed. And for homes of one to four residential units, the agent must still perform a visual inspection and disclose what it reveals. As-is simply means the estate is not agreeing to make repairs, and buyers take the property in its current condition.
California Civil Code sections 1102.2 and 2079; California Probate Code disclosure rules. Not legal advice.Have a probate property in San Diego or Riverside County?
Ron Burner, Certified Probate Real Estate Specialist (CPRES), has guided families through 50-plus probate sales. Get straight answers with no obligation.
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