Ocean County, New Jersey
An inherited house in Lakehurst, handled with care.
When your family sells the property to us, we handle the probate at the Ocean County Surrogate's Court and can cover its costs, including the family's estate attorney fees. We speak with each heir separately and privately, and we take the property as it stands.
Inherited property in Lakehurst
What families find in Lakehurst.
Lakehurst is a borough of roughly 2,600 people with Manchester Township on every side. It became a winter getaway once the Pine Tree Inn welcomed guests in 1898, broke off from Manchester in 1921, and sits around Lake Horicon, a lake of stream-fed cedar water. Just past the borough line, in Manchester, is Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. An inherited house here is often an older home near the lake, or one a parent kept as a rental.
Older houses by the lake
Maps from as early as 1912 show Lake Horicon, and much of the borough took shape during its resort years. Homes from that era may have wiring, pipes and heat that no one has touched in a long time. An estate that would rather not manage renovations can sell to us; we take the property as it stands.
A landlord parent's estate
Lakehurst's 2020 rental vacancy rate stood at 9.4 percent, against roughly 1 percent for owner-occupied homes. When a parent who owned a rental passes, the estate inherits the leases, the tenants and the repair calls. We purchase occupied rental homes and work with the existing tenancy, so the family is not left running a landlord business.
Beside the base
County Route 547 heads north along the eastern side of the base's Lakehurst Maxfield Field section, where the Hindenburg went down in 1937. Heirs who moved away, for military careers or otherwise, may be settling the estate from far off. We speak with each heir privately and coordinate the purchase with the executor.
Probate for a Lakehurst property
The Ocean County Surrogate's Court, handled for you.
In New Jersey, an estate is opened in the county where the person who passed away lived. For Ocean County that's the Ocean County Surrogate's Court in Toms River. With a will, the executor is appointed there; without one, an administrator is appointed, and the other heirs typically sign renunciations.
Before an inherited house can be sold, New Jersey also usually needs an inheritance tax waiver — or, for close family, an affidavit — and any liens, judgments or back taxes have to be resolved. We coordinate all of it for you. Read our full New Jersey probate guide →
1 · Reach out
A short, unhurried call about the property and your family.
2 · Private offer
A private, written offer for the property, with every number shown.
3 · We handle probate
We handle it with the Ocean County Surrogate.
4 · Get paid
Close as-is, often in 30 to 60 days.
Lakehurst and the towns around it
Neighboring towns we also serve
We serve every municipality in Ocean County and all 21 New Jersey counties.
Lakehurst questions
Dad's Lakehurst house still has a tenant. Can the estate sell it?
Yes. We buy occupied homes and work with the existing lease; the executor should confirm the tenant's rights with the estate's attorney.
Is Lakehurst separate from Manchester when the estate sells?
Yes. Lakehurst is its own borough even though Manchester surrounds it, and our title work confirms the municipality and tax records before closing.
Where is probate filed for a house in Lakehurst?
Probate for someone who lived in Lakehurst is handled by the Ocean County Surrogate's Court in Toms River. That's where a will is admitted, or an administrator is appointed when there's no will. When your family sells to Gembrook Properties, we handle this step with you, and in most cases you just sign where needed.
Can you cover the probate costs for a Lakehurst property?
Yes, when your family sells the inherited property to Gembrook Properties. In many cases we cover the cost of opening the estate, including the family's estate attorney fees, so the family pays nothing out of pocket.
What if the heirs don't agree?
That's common. We speak with each heir separately and privately, so no one has to negotiate as a group, and the executor or court-appointed administrator signs the sale.
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