CPRES-Certified Probate Real Estate SpecialistYou're not just settling paperwork. You're settling a home.
Free guides, forms, and straight answers for executors and heirs handling inherited property, built from real probate cases, not boilerplate.
- Just been named executor? Start with the Probate Timeline and the Executor Duties chart.
- Sorting the estate's belongings? Grab the Personal Property Inventory form.
- Deciding whether to sell? See what Prime Property Associates handles for you below.
Eight things worth knowing before you sign anything
Every guide below is free, with no obligation to list or sell with Norman to use them.
Probate Timeline
What happens from filing the petition to closing on the property, laid out step by step so you know what's next.
Download the timelineChart of Executor Duties
Every responsibility an executor holds, from notifying creditors to final distribution, on one page.
Download the chartExecutor Flowchart
A visual decision guide: follow the branches to see exactly what to do next at each stage.
Download the flowchartReference Guide to Probate Terms
Plain-English definitions for the legal language you'll hear from the court, attorneys, and title company.
Download the guidePersonal Property Inventory & Appraisal Form
A ready-to-use worksheet for cataloging and valuing everything inside the estate.
Download the formAbout Remote Monitoring
How to keep a vacant inherited property secure and watched while probate plays out.
Download the guideThe Probate Property Guide
A complete, plain-language ebook on selling an inherited home, adapted from Norman's CPRES training.
Download the ebookServices Available Through Probate4US.com
Everything Norman and Prime Property Associates handle for executors and heirs, in one overview.
Download the overviewReal property risks during probate
Potential real property dangers in the probate process include unexpected financial liabilities, title defects, and property degradation while ownership is tied up in court.
Accumulating expenses
Mortgages, property taxes, HOA fees, and utility bills keep piling up even when a home sits vacant during probate.
Deferred maintenance
Vacant homes face risks like mold, leaking roofs, pipes, or overgrown yards, which quickly lower the property's market value.
Insurance gaps
Standard homeowner policies often drop coverage or charge higher rates for vacant or estate-owned properties.
Foreclosure threat
Mortgage lenders, HOA, condo, and country club associations do not pause billing just because the owner has passed away, risking foreclosure if payments are missed.
Source: Catalina Structured Funding, How Probate Impacts Real Estate
One point of contact, from petition to closing
Real estate and financing under the same roof, so nothing falls through the cracks.
Free estate property valuation
A realistic, court-ready opinion of value, with no pressure to list.
Cash offer or open-market listing
Compare a fast, as-is cash offer against a full market listing.
Court & attorney timeline management
Sale timing kept in step with confirmation hearings and deadlines.
Co-heir buyout & refinance help
Through Loan Factory, financing options for an heir keeping the home.
Certified Probate Real Estate Specialist CPRES · MTI EducationA broker who's trained specifically for probate, not a generalist figuring it out as he goes
Norman is a CPRES-certified probate real estate specialist and broker at Prime Property Associates LLC, and a mortgage broker at Loan Factory. That pairing matters when an estate involves a buyout between siblings, a refinance, or a sale that has to close on the court's schedule, not the market's.
Every resource in the library above comes out of that dual perspective: what the court and the title company will ask for, and what actually makes a property sell for a fair price without dragging out the process.
