Thursday, January 05, 2012

Question: What is a Court Approved Sale?

Happy New Year! We hope 2012 is off to a great start for all of you. Following is a term we use often when selling Probate and Trust Properties.

Answer:
When the Executor of the estate does not have "full independent powers" the sale has to require court approval, also known as court confirmation. First an offer has to be accepted on the property and then the attorney will petition the court for confirmation of the sale. Once this petition is filed a court date is set and it usually takes place between 30-45 days after the petition is filed.

Here is the twist... At the Court Confirmation hearing, the accepted offer may be overbid by other buyers. the minimum overbid is 10% of the first $10,000.00 plus 5% of the balance up to the amount of the accepted offer.

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