A free field guide for families navigating an inherited property after a life transition. The pause, the facts, and the path, in order, so the decisions you make in the first three months hold up later.
Most heirs only ever see one path before they make a decision about the property. This guide maps the others, in order, so the choice belongs to the family.
The guide is a short read. The structure is the same for any inherited property, in any market. The discipline is mostly about order.
Secure the building, gather the paperwork, notify the right people, and commit to nothing. The first two weeks are the most expensive ones to rush through. The guide walks exactly what to do, and what to wait on, before any conversation about price or path begins.
Four facts before any selling conversation begins. The legal status. The tax position, including the step-up in basis most heirs do not learn about until after they have already given it up. The family alignment. The honest read on the building. The guide shows you who to talk to, in what order, and what to walk away with.
Six paths worth comparing for any inherited property, with the trade-offs and the right-fit signal for each. Open market sale. Off-market private sale. Cash investor sale. Targeted improvements then list. Heir buyout. Short hold and rent. The path gets chosen on the evidence rather than on whoever pushed hardest.
The most expensive mistakes I have seen on an inherited property happen in the first 60 days, before the family has the legal picture, the tax picture, or the honest read on what the building actually is. The wholesaler letters, the well-meaning advice, and the urgency to be done all push toward action before the information is in. The families who land in a good place use the first 90 days differently. They pause. They gather. Then they choose. The path they choose, whatever it is, is the one that fits the answers.
The three phases. The four facts. The six paths. Plus a carrying-cost worksheet, a what-to-do-this-week checklist, and the questions to ask each pro. A short read for the moment a property lands in your family and you want to make the first decision the right one. Free, and yours to share.