Burlington County, New Jersey
An inherited house in Medford Lakes, handled with care.
When your family sells the property to us, we handle the probate at the Burlington 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 Medford Lakes
What families find in Medford Lakes.
Medford Lakes sits inside Medford Township in the Pinelands, a borough of roughly 1.3 square miles set around 22 lakes along County Routes 532 and 541. It was laid out as a resort community in 1927 and incorporated in 1939, so many family homes here began as seasonal places, cedar log cabins among them, and were later turned into year-round houses. When a parent's cabin or lake house passes to the next generation, the heirs are often living somewhere else while the estate is settled.
A cabin of cedar logs
Over a tenth of the borough's homes are cabins built from cedar logs brought in from elsewhere, with electrical and plumbing lines threaded through the logs or the chinking. If a parent kept one going for decades, heirs may find work that few contractors or inspectors handle. Gembrook takes the cabin in its present state, so the estate does not have to sort out log repairs.
Colony membership on transfer
The Medford Lakes Colony, an association from the resort era, manages the lakes and recreation facilities. When an estate transfers a house, the Colony membership and any charges tied to the property are part of what has to be worked out. We go through that paperwork with the family as part of buying the property.
Storm of July 2004
In July 2004, rainfall topped seven inches in about 14 hours, and several dams gave way, among them Quogue and both Aetna Lake dams, upper and lower. For heirs inheriting a house near the water, that history can bring questions about flood coverage and the home's condition after time without attention. We buy the house with those questions still open.
Probate for a Medford Lakes property
The Burlington 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 Burlington County that's the Burlington County Surrogate's Court in Mount Holly. 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 Burlington County Surrogate.
4 · Get paid
Close as-is, often in 30 to 60 days.
Medford Lakes and the towns around it
Neighboring towns we also serve
We serve every municipality in Burlington County and all 21 New Jersey counties.
Medford Lakes questions
My mother's Medford Lakes cabin has been empty since she passed. Does the estate need to repair it before selling?
Not to sell to us. We look at the cabin as it is today and work with the executor on timing as the estate moves forward.
Does the Pinelands designation affect an inherited house in Medford Lakes?
All of Medford Lakes is within the Pinelands Area designated by the state, which has its own land-use rules. Gembrook purchases homes there in their current state, so the heirs don't need to research what could be built or changed before selling.
Where is probate filed for a house in Medford Lakes?
Probate for someone who lived in Medford Lakes is handled by the Burlington County Surrogate's Court in Mount Holly. 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 Medford Lakes 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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