Inheriting Colorado land in probate is often more burden than blessing. Property taxes keep coming. Maintenance piles up. Out-of-state heirs can't agree on what to do. We buy Colorado land during probate — before, during, or after the personal representative is appointed. Cash offer in 24 hours. Call 970-478-1022.
Under C.R.S. Title 15, Article 12, Colorado probate can take anywhere from 6 months to 2+ years depending on the situation. Informal probate is faster. Formal probate with contested claims can drag on forever. Meanwhile, the estate still owes property taxes, and whoever is acting as personal representative is legally responsible for preserving the asset.
We've worked with personal representatives, trustees, and heirs across Colorado. We understand the fiduciary duty they're under. We make it easy to document the sale as a legitimate arm's-length transaction for probate court approval.
If probate is open, we can sign a purchase contract contingent on court approval. If the personal representative has power of sale under the will, we can close without a court hearing. If formal court approval is required, we'll wait it out.
Probate sales often require a showing of fair market value. We provide a written offer backed by recent comparable sales from the county assessor and MLS. That documentation makes the probate court happy.
Most of the time when there's Colorado land in probate, the heirs live somewhere else. We coordinate everything by phone and email. Closing can happen by remote notary. No one has to fly to Colorado.
If the estate has three kids in three states who all inherited equal shares, we handle the whole transaction at once. The title company splits the proceeds at closing per the estate distribution instructions.
Our simple 3-step process makes selling your land fast and easy
Fill out our simple form or give us a call. Tell us about your property and what you're looking for.
We'll evaluate your property and present you with a fair, no-obligation cash offer within 24 hours.
Choose your closing date. We handle all the paperwork and cover closing costs. Get paid in as little as 7 days.
Colorado has been gaining retirees for decades. Many of those retirees owned rural land, hunting parcels, mountain lots, or agricultural ground that their kids and grandkids inherited. Most of those heirs live in Texas, California, Illinois, or somewhere back east. Selling that land through traditional channels from 1,500 miles away is a nightmare.
Case 1: San Luis Valley, 40 acres, 3 heirs in 3 states. Father passed, left 40 acres of unimproved land to three adult children in California, Texas, and Illinois. No one wanted it. We sent one contract, got three notarized signatures back by mail, and closed in 30 days. Each heir got a separate wire at closing.
Case 2: Teller County, mountain cabin lot, contested estate. Half-siblings fought over the property for 18 months in formal probate. Once the judge approved sale to a third party, we were the buyer. Closed 45 days after court approval.
Case 3: Montrose County, 80 acres with water rights. Surviving spouse wanted to sell to settle the estate but didn't want to deal with realtors or showings. We bought the land subject to the existing ditch shares and closed within 3 weeks of being contacted.
If you're handling a Colorado probate estate that includes land, we can help. We buy in every county. Related pages: agricultural land, mountain land, land with mineral rights, Colorado Springs area.
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Get answers to common questions about selling your land
Yes, we buy during open probate. If the personal representative has power of sale under the will, we can sign a contract and close. If formal court approval is needed, we sign a contingent contract and wait. We're patient and we understand the fiduciary requirements.
We need Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration from the Colorado probate court showing who has authority to sell. That's usually it. Our title company handles the rest — tax certificate, recorded will, death certificate, and chain of title. Your attorney or PR will have everything we need.
Yes — we close remotely every week. All heirs can sign via mobile notary in their home state. Documents go FedEx, deed gets recorded in Colorado, proceeds get wired to each heir separately. Nobody has to travel to Colorado to close the sale.
Then we work with the personal representative to get court approval. In Colorado, C.R.S. 15-12-715 gives the PR broad sale authority by default, but some wills restrict this. If restricted, a simple petition to the probate court usually clears it in 30-45 days. We'll wait.
Usually, yes. If probate is open, you almost certainly already have a Colorado probate attorney. We work directly with them on the sale documents. If you don't have one yet, we can point you to Colorado probate attorneys we've worked with before. Your attorney stays in control.
As fast as the court allows. If the PR has power of sale, we close in 14-21 days. If court approval is required, add 30-60 days. If it's a contested estate, we wait as long as it takes. We've closed some in 3 weeks and some in 18 months.
Call us anyway. We give free written offers that courts and attorneys often accept as evidence of fair market value. Even if you don't sell to us, the offer itself can be useful for probate filings. No obligation, no fees, no pressure.
Yes. When someone dies without a will (intestate), C.R.S. Title 15 Article 11 determines who inherits. Once the PR is appointed and letters are issued, the process works the same as a will-based estate. We've closed dozens of intestate sales across Colorado.
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