City of Roanoke · Virginia

Sell Your Probate House Fast in Roanoke

In Virginia, probate is handled through the Circuit Court in the jurisdiction where the deceased resided, with the process governed primarily by Title 64.2 of the Virginia Code. After the will is admitted to probate and a personal representative (executor or administrator) is appointed, there is a mandatory six-month creditor claim period before the estate can be fully distributed or real property sold — though the personal representative can often list and market property before that window closes. Virginia does not offer a true 'independent administration' statute that eliminates court oversight the way some states do, but executors named in a will generally have authority to sell real estate without a separate court order if the will grants that power, and a simplified Small Estate Affidavit under § 64.2-601 is available for estates with personal property under $50,000 with no real estate component. Virginia does not recognize a Muniment of Title procedure like Texas, so real property must pass either through full probate administration, a properly drafted deed of distribution, or — if jointly held or beneficiary-designated — outside of probate entirely, meaning a realistic timeline from filing to closing on an inherited home typically runs four to nine months depending on the Circuit Court's docket and whether all heirs are in agreement.

• We pay probate attorney fees at closing
• Works with open and pending probate cases
• Heirs split the net proceeds — no delays
• Close in as few as 14 days after executor auth