Repair the home or sell as-is? A framework before you sign anything

A framework for the question families actually need answered before contractors get involved.

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Listing an estate home: what makes it different

The specific differences from a normal home sale that catch families off guard.

What Letters of Authority actually do — and what Michigan title companies actually want

If you've been named personal representative, Letters of Authority are your single most important document. Here's what they unlock — and what title companies need to see.

When co-executors disagree: how to keep probate moving

When two siblings are named co-executors and one wants to sell the home and the other doesn't, the estate stops moving. Here's how to restart it without litigation.

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7 min · Apr 19, 2026

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Repair the home or sell as-is? A framework before you sign anything

A framework for the question families actually need answered before contractors get involved.

Listing an estate home: what makes it different

The specific differences from a normal home sale that catch families off guard.

What Letters of Authority actually do — and what Michigan title companies actually want

If you've been named personal representative, Letters of Authority are your single most important document. Here's what they unlock — and what title companies need to see.

When co-executors disagree: how to keep probate moving

When two siblings are named co-executors and one wants to sell the home and the other doesn't, the estate stops moving. Here's how to restart it without litigation.

What you actually owe when you inherit a home, in plain English

Most states levy no inheritance tax, and the federal estate tax exemption is high enough that most families never trigger it. The real tax issue is something else.

A personal representative's first 90 days, in order

A week-by-week breakdown of what Michigan probate actually asks of you in the first three months — and what families commonly get wrong.

Sell, hold, or transfer the home — a decision framework

Most personal representatives don't actually want to sell — they want to make the decision well. This framework gets you there.

Trust or probate? How to read the document on the kitchen table

If your loved one set up a revocable trust, much of what families think of as probate doesn't apply to you. Here's how to tell — and what to do next.

Siblings as co-owners: when the home stays in the family

Some families decide to keep the home jointly. It can work — but only if the operating questions are answered before the keys change hands.

When you don't need full probate: Michigan's small-estate options

Many Michigan estates qualify for an abbreviated process that skips the four-month notice window and most court oversight. Here's what each route can reach — and what it costs you.

What a reconstruction cost analysis is, and why estates use them

A clear, written estimate of what it would cost to bring this property to condition — independent of the contractor who would do the work.

Clearing title on inherited property: what title companies need

Most estate-property closings that fail at signing fail for the same handful of reasons. Catch them weeks earlier and the closing is uneventful.

The first 14 days at a vacant inherited home

A walk-through of what to do at the property in the first two weeks, in order. Built from years of estates where one of these was missed.

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5 min · Mar 26, 2026

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Repair the home or sell as-is? A framework before you sign anything

Listing an estate home: what makes it different

What Letters of Authority actually do — and what Michigan title companies actually want

When co-executors disagree: how to keep probate moving

Repair the home or sell as-is? A framework before you sign anything

Listing an estate home: what makes it different

What Letters of Authority actually do — and what Michigan title companies actually want

When co-executors disagree: how to keep probate moving

What you actually owe when you inherit a home, in plain English

A personal representative's first 90 days, in order

Sell, hold, or transfer the home — a decision framework

Trust or probate? How to read the document on the kitchen table

Siblings as co-owners: when the home stays in the family

When you don't need full probate: Michigan's small-estate options

What a reconstruction cost analysis is, and why estates use them

Clearing title on inherited property: what title companies need

The first 14 days at a vacant inherited home

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