A house is usually the largest thing in an estate, and it's the one most families feel least equipped to deal with. Selling property after a death involves probate rules, title questions, and often several family members with different opinions about what should happen.

Sunset can help with this, in all 50 states.

Sunset's search covers nationwide property records, so real estate shows up in your results alongside the financial accounts. You'll see ownership and co-owner details, liens and tax information, and any transfer-on-death designation.

Before anything moves, we run a title search to confirm how the property was actually owned. This matters more than people expect. Property held jointly with right of survivorship, or with a transfer-on-death deed, may pass directly to someone without going through the estate at all. Title also surfaces liens or claims that have to be dealt with before a sale can close.

Just like a bank account, you tell us when you're ready. Nothing happens until you ask.

This is where real estate differs from the rest of Sunset. Account closures are largely automated. A property sale is a conversation.

We work with a brokerage firm that specializes in probate and trust real estate. Someone from that firm will contact you to talk through:

The brokerage helps you find a realtor in the property's market who can actually manage the sale. Probate and trust sales have requirements a general agent may not have handled before, which is the reason for going through a firm that specializes in them.

When the sale closes, the proceeds can be deposited into your estate or trust bank account alongside everything else, so the accounting stays in one place through to distribution.

Sunset earns no fee from this. We don't take a referral fee, a commission, or a cut of the sale.

You contract with the partner brokerage directly. Their terms, and the realtor's commission, are between you and them, and you should ask about both before signing anything. We're making an introduction to people who know this specific kind of sale, not selling you a service.

Usually you need legal authority before you can sign a listing agreement or transfer title, which generally means letters testamentary, letters of administration, or authority as trustee. Sunset generates the probate documents for your state and county. The brokerage will also want to know where you are in that process, since it shapes the timeline.

Sunset does not provide legal advice. If you're unsure what your state requires to sell estate property, talk to an attorney.

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Then don't. Plenty of families keep a property, transfer it to an heir, or rent it out. Sunset still surfaces the property, the mortgage, and any liens so you know what you're carrying. Keep in mind that mortgage payments, property taxes, and insurance continue during estate settlement, so it's worth confirming those are being paid.

That's common, and it sometimes requires a second probate proceeding in the state where the property sits. The brokerage works nationally, so the location itself isn't a problem, but flag it early because it affects the timeline.

Sunset can't resolve family disputes, and neither can the brokerage. What we can do is make sure everyone is looking at the same facts: what the property is worth, what's owed on it, and how it's titled. If there's a genuine deadlock, that's an attorney conversation.

If you have a property in your results and want to talk through options, chat with us in the app, call (385) 707-0082, or email [email protected]. We reply to email within one business day.