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When a homeowner dies, the survivors often find themselves deep into a situation they might have given little thought to previously. Especially if the death is sudden and there’s been no time to consider how that will affect the various family members involved in the probate process.
That might not be very troublesome when talking about smaller items, but it could be a big issue when it comes to the home. Often, each of the inheritors becomes a real estate partner. Even if everyone agrees to sell the home, they will be faced with a number of choices.
The situation is further complicated when these inheritors live all over the country and aren’t even familiar with the laws of the state where the home is. And the problem is made worse when the deceased person hasn’t gotten all the proper paperwork in order, which can complicate the probate process.
Such situations attract investors who can offer these survivors a quick solution. They will happily purchase the home and save everyone the headache of putting it on the market for a price they can all agree on and working through the details of the sale.
But these inheritors will not get the full value of the property. What they need is someone to act as the Realtor for the family, someone who knows the market, knows the laws and wants to get the sellers the best possible sale price.
Someone like Carolynn Castillo and her business, Absolute Top Dollar.
Castillo has been a real estate agent since first getting her license at the age of 18, and she has been handling properties in probate since 2017. She handles sales all over the state of Florida, and Jacksonville is one of her big markets. And because so many people retire to the Sunshine State and their survivors live back in whatever state they came from, the need here is great.
Fortunately, Castillo knows how to handle these sales to her clients’ benefit.
“We get our clients a dignified offer,” she said. “They always walk away way better than they could have by themselves.”
She finds the work enjoyable because, using her expertise, she knows she can help these families.
Castillo happily shares her knowledge, training other real estate professionals how to address this market. Her YouTube channel is a treasury of information on the topic. It’s also a great place to start for those needing to contact her.
The channel can be found at youtube.com/channel/UC07QRpp8FSC2hQU-xaBMadw or simply by googling “Absolute Top Dollar.”
