Somerset County, New Jersey
An inherited house in Montgomery, handled with care.
When your family sells the property to us, we handle the probate at the Somerset 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 Montgomery
What families find in Montgomery.
Montgomery Township reaches from the Province Line east to the Millstone River in southern Somerset County, crossed by U.S. 206 and Route 518 and part of the Sourland Mountain ridge passing through. Its places include Belle Mead, Skillman, Blawenburg, and Harlingen, and some southern addresses carry a Princeton ZIP code. Inherited homes range from old farmhouses to houses in subdivisions built on former farmland since World War II.
Sourland ground
Sourland Mountain passes through Montgomery, and its argillite bedrock makes for a very poor aquifer, with clay soils and steep slopes that complicate wells and septic systems. If a parent's home relies on a private well, state law calls for testing when the property is sold. We take care of that step and review the results ourselves.
Blawenburg and Bridgepoint
Bridgepoint (1975) and Blawenburg (1990) are National Register historic districts, and the River Road Historic Rural District continues into Hillsborough. Farmhouses in these hamlets may have stayed with one family for generations, which can mean old deeds and several generations of heirs. We handle the title work and talk with each heir on their own.
Princeton ZIP, Montgomery house
Some homes in the township's south have Princeton's 08540 ZIP code, but the house is still in Montgomery for taxes, records, and the estate's paperwork. Heirs sometimes look in the wrong place for a parent's tax bills or deed. We work from the township's own records when we review a property.
Probate for a Montgomery property
The Somerset 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 Somerset County that's the Somerset County Surrogate's Court in Somerville. 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 Somerset County Surrogate.
4 · Get paid
Close as-is, often in 30 to 60 days.
Montgomery and the towns around it
Neighboring towns we also serve
- Franklin Township
- Hillsborough
- Rocky Hill
- East Amwell
- Hopewell Township
- Princeton
We serve every municipality in Somerset County and all 21 New Jersey counties.
Montgomery questions
The house is on the Sourland side of the township and has a well. Is that a problem for the estate?
No. State law calls for the well to be tested when the property is sold, and we take care of that as part of our process.
Our parents' farmhouse is in Blawenburg. Does the historic district stop us from selling?
No. National Register listing doesn't prevent a sale. We look at the house and land ourselves and buy the property in its current condition.
Where is probate filed for a house in Montgomery?
Probate for someone who lived in Montgomery is handled by the Somerset County Surrogate's Court in Somerville. 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery?
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