Inherited Property

Los Angeles adds its own wrinkles to selling an inherited house: the busiest probate court in California and a Prop 19 tax bill most heirs don’t expect.

A spousal property petition can clear title to the house in months instead of the 9 to 18 months full probate takes. Here is what it costs and covers.

Yes, but only if the life tenant and remainderman both sign. Here is how a life estate sale actually works in California, and what it does to your taxes.

Inheriting a house through a California transfer on death deed skips probate, but it comes with personal debt exposure and a title-insurance delay that can stall a quick sale.

You can sell a house with a reverse mortgage in California, but heirs face a tight HUD deadline and a fast, non-judicial foreclosure track if they miss it.

Selling an inherited house in San Diego usually comes down to two questions before the market matters: how title was held, and whether the property sits inside the Coastal Zone.

Selling an inherited house in Orange County starts with a question that has nothing to do with the local market: how title was held when the owner died.

Yes, someone can often keep living in a house during California probate — but it isn’t automatic, and it isn’t the occupant’s call.

San Diego County hears probate at a single location — the Central Courthouse downtown — and the first petition to open an estate currently costs $435.