Camden County, New Jersey
An inherited house in Merchantville, handled with care.
When your family sells the property to us, we handle the probate at the Camden 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 Merchantville
What families find in Merchantville.
Enclosed entirely by Cherry Hill and Pennsauken, Merchantville covers roughly 0.6 square miles, with County Route 537 running through and U.S. Route 130 just beyond its western edge. Incorporated in 1874 and developed in part by Philadelphia merchants, it contains two districts on the National Register: the Cattell Tract, mostly Victorian, and the Oaks, from the early twentieth century. An inherited house here is frequently a large older home, and the estate has to decide what to do with it from wherever the heirs now live.
Inside the Cattell Tract
Some 174 buildings make up the Cattell Tract; its earliest home went up in 1869, and most lots were built on by 1910. A Victorian home of that age left vacant during probate can need attention to roofs, porches and old wiring. Rather than ask heirs to oversee a restoration, we purchase the house in its present condition and handle the work afterward.
The Oaks district
Placed on the federal register in 1997, the Oaks is a planned grouping of revival-style homes from the early 1900s on Oak Terrace, Volan Street, Maple Avenue and Browning Road. For an estate weighing whether to restore one of these homes, the cost and time can be daunting. We give the family a clear alternative and explain it to each heir individually.
Taxes on an empty house
Merchantville ranked 22nd-highest in New Jersey for property taxes in 2020, with an equalized rate of about 4.4 percent. Those bills continue whether anyone lives in the house or not, and the estate typically pays them until the property is sold. We coordinate the timing with the executor so carrying costs are part of the family's decision.
Probate for a Merchantville property
The Camden 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 Camden County that's the Camden County Surrogate's Court in Camden. 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 Camden County Surrogate.
4 · Get paid
Close as-is, often in 30 to 60 days.
Merchantville and the towns around it
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We serve every municipality in Camden County and all 21 New Jersey counties.
Merchantville questions
Our parents' Merchantville house is full of furniture and a century of belongings. Must the estate clear it out?
No. Family members take what they want, and we handle the rest after closing.
The house is in one of Merchantville's historic districts. Does that change anything for the estate?
A historic house can cost more to restore, which affects whether heirs want to repair it. We purchase the home as it stands, so the estate does not have to take that project on.
Where is probate filed for a house in Merchantville?
Probate for someone who lived in Merchantville is handled by the Camden County Surrogate's Court in Camden. 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 Merchantville 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.
Inherited a house in Merchantville?
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