You can't afford a probate attorney
The house is the main thing in the estate and there's no cash to pay a lawyer up front. That's exactly who this is for.
Probate cost coverage · New Jersey
Can't afford a probate attorney? We can cover the probate costs.
When you sell an inherited New Jersey property to Gembrook Properties, we handle the probate from start to finish and can cover the attorney's fees and court costs. Nothing comes out of your pocket — in all 21 counties.
How it works
We buy the property, so we take care of the probate.
In most cases, before an inherited New Jersey house can be sold, the estate has to go through probate at the county Surrogate's Court. Most families pay thousands of dollars in attorney's fees and court costs to do that. When you sell the property to Gembrook Properties, we take care of the probate and can cover those costs as part of our purchase. They're paid by us, not taken out of your proceeds.
It works because handling the probate is part of what it costs us to buy the property — the same way the repairs, the cleanout and our resale costs are part of our cost. You never write a check.
The fine print, in plain English. We can cover the probate costs as part of buying your family's inherited property. Those costs are paid by us, not taken out of your proceeds. Liens and judgments are paid off at closing, and you'll see your exact net, in writing, before you sign anything. Our offer reflects the costs and the work we take on.
What we can cover
Everything probate takes, handled for you.
- Opening the estate at the county Surrogate's Court
- Getting the executor or administrator appointed
- Renunciations from the other heirs, when there's no will
- New Jersey inheritance tax waiver or affidavit paperwork
- The title search and clearing any title problems
- Court and filing fees for the steps above
- Coordinating every heir, privately and one-on-one
The estate was never opened
Your parent or grandparent passed away months or years ago and nobody started probate. It can still be done.
You live out of state
You don't need to come to New Jersey or stand before a court. We handle it.
There are several heirs
We speak with each heir on their own and handle the renunciations and paperwork between them.
New to probate? Read our plain-English New Jersey probate guide →
Questions people ask us
Can I get probate done for free in New Jersey?
When your family sells the inherited property to Gembrook Properties, we can cover the probate costs — the attorney's fees and court costs — as part of our purchase. They're paid by us, not taken out of your proceeds. Our offer reflects the costs we take on. If you don't sell to us, the estate pays its own probate costs.
I can't afford a probate attorney. What can I do with my parent's house?
You can sell it to us without paying for probate. We can cover the attorney and court costs as part of buying the property, handle the paperwork with each heir, and buy the house as-is. A short call is all it takes to see whether it fits your situation.
How can you cover the probate costs?
Because we're the buyer, the probate is part of our cost of buying the property, just like repairs, cleanout and closing costs, and our offer reflects it. You never write a check for it.
Do I have to pay anything up front?
No. There's nothing to pay up front and nothing out of your pocket. The probate costs we can cover are paid by us as part of our purchase, and you'll see your numbers in writing before you sign.
What if the person passed away years ago and nobody opened the estate?
That's common, and it can still be done. We regularly take on estates that were never settled, including ones with heirs who have lost touch or taxes that have fallen behind.
Do you do this in every county?
Yes. We handle the probate and can cover its costs when you sell to us, in all 21 New Jersey counties, at each county's Surrogate's Court.
Talk to a real person
Tell us what's holding the property up.
One short call. We'll tell you plainly whether we can help, and what it would look like — no pressure and no cost.