Probate real estate sales in Santa Clara County Q-3 2024.  This probate in real estate sales activity report is published by Kathleen Daniels, an Independent Real Estate Broker, a Certified Probate Real Estate Specialist (CPRES), and Certified in Professional Fiduciary Management for Trustees specializing in probate and trusts real estate. Kathleen monitors and tracks the […] The post Probate Real Estate in Santa Clara County | Q-3 2024 Sales appeared first on San Jose & Santa Clara County Probate & Trust Real Estate Specialists ..read more

Probate real estate sale in Santa Clara County Q-2 2024.  This probate in real estate sales activity report is published by Kathleen Daniels, an Independent Real Estate Broker, a Certified Probate Real Estate Specialist (CPRES), and Certified in Professional Fiduciary Management for Trustees specializing in probate and trusts real estate. Kathleen monitors and tracks the sales activity. This enables Kathleen to keep her fingers on the pulse of the probate real estate market. The data shared here is collected from the local Multiple Listing Service (“MLS”). Probate and Conservatorship mat ..read more

Selling a house in a Trust can be daunting depending on how much work needs to be done to prepare the home to sell and who the successor trustee hires. Not all trust estates are alike and real estate professionals are not one size fits all. Putting a house in a trust and putting property in a trust is a wise thing to do. Doing so avoids the costly and time-consuming process of probate. It allows the successor trustee to act on behalf of the trust estate without supervision by the probate court. The process of selling a house that is in a trust before the creator of the trust passes away is dif ..read more

After 49 years, the successor trustee of the family trust is selling the single-story family home in West San Jose. Certified Probate Real Estate Specialist, Kathleen Daniels, was hired to sell the home.  The successor trustee first contacted Kathleen in January 2024. Many things needed to be done before the home was ready to list for sale. From our experience, it typically takes several months to empty family homes before renovations, if any can begin. We then complete inspections, have it professionally cleaned, do some light staging, get photos taken, and then start on the marketi ..read more

Probate sale activity in Santa Clara County Q-1 2024.  This probate in real estate sales activity report is published by Kathleen Daniels, an Independent Real Estate Broker, a Certified Probate Real Estate Specialist (CPRES), and Certified in Professional Fiduciary Management for Trustees specializing in probate and trusts real estate. Kathleen monitors and tracks the sales activity. This enables Kathleen to keep her fingers on the pulse of the probate real estate market. The data shared here is collected from the local Multiple Listing Service (“MLS”). Probate and Conservatorship matter ..read more

In January 2024, we consulted with the Successor Trustee of their Mother’s Living Trust. The successor of trustee had vetted Kathleen Daniels before the consultation and was ready to move to the next step. After interviewing three real estate agents, and talking with Kathleen on the phone, they said, “I already know I want to hire you.” We met at the San Jose home that was to be sold. While visiting the home, we discussed in detail the steps Need Probate Help takes to prepare a home for sale.  The Successor Trustee resides in California yet is out of the area. Most out-of-state and out-of ..read more

Probate sale activity in Santa Clara County Q-4 2023.  This probate in real estate sales activity report is published by Kathleen Daniels, an Independent Real Estate Broker and Certified Probate Real Estate Specialist (CPRES) specializing in probate real estate. Kathleen monitors and tracks the probate sale activity. This enables Kathleen to keep her fingers on the pulse of the probate real estate market. The data shared here is collected from the local Multiple Listing Service (“MLS”). Probate and Conservatorship matters fall under the jurisdiction of the Santa Clara County Superior Cou ..read more

Probate Homes sales activity in Santa Clara County Q-3 2023. This sales activity report is published by Kathleen Daniels, Certified Probate Real Estate Specialist (“CPRES”) who specializes in listing probate real estate. She monitors and tracks the sales of probate homes every month. This enables Kathleen to keep her fingers on the pulse of the market. The data shared is collected from the local Multiple Listing Service (“MLS”). Probate and Conservatorship matters fall under the jurisdiction of the Santa Clara County Superior Court, probate division.  There is a legal process that must b ..read more

Probate Homes sales activity in Santa Clara County Q-2 2023. This sales activity report is published by Kathleen Daniels, Certified Probate Real Estate Specialist (“CPRES”) who specializes in probate real estate listings. She monitors and tracks the sales of probate homes every month. This enables Kathleen to keep her fingers on the pulse of the market The data share is collected from the local Multiple Listing Service (“MLS”). Probate and Conservatorship matters fall under the jurisdiction of the Santa Clara County Superior Court, probate division.  There is a legal process that must be ..read more

As a Santa Clara County CPRES, Certified Probate Real Estate Specialist, Kathleen Daniels receives calls from people in various counties across the State of California and some from states other than California. The help that people seek ranges from wanting to hire Kathleen to list a probate home in Santa Clara County to legal help which Kathleen cannot directly provide because she is not licensed to practice law. She can however as a CPRES refer people to local real estate and/or probate attorneys to get the help they need. A common thread with most callers is that they lack the funds to hire ..read more