Gloucester County, New Jersey
An inherited house in Pitman, handled with care.
When your family sells the property to us, we handle the probate at the Gloucester 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 Pitman
What families find in Pitman.
Pitman, home to about 8,800 people, lies where Washington Township, Mantua Township and Glassboro meet. It started in 1871 as a camp meeting ground, where tents were replaced by cottages set along twelve avenues that radiate from a central auditorium. The borough was incorporated in 1905, and its business district runs along Broadway. An heir here might be settling the estate of a Grove cottage, a house on one of the older streets, or a building with an apartment above a storefront.
A cottage in the Grove
Since 1977 Pitman Grove has been on the National Register, counting 349 contributing buildings, its cottages lining avenues that fan out from a circular park like wheel spokes. Many are small homes on close lots, built in Second Empire or Italianate styles. Repairs can take care and money. Gembrook takes Grove cottages as they stand, so heirs do not have to start a restoration.
Upstairs tenants on Broadway
Broadway is Pitman's commercial spine, and breweries have opened in the Uptown district since the borough allowed liquor licenses in the mid-2010s. Some properties near the business district are mixed-use or multi-unit. If a parent owned one, the estate inherits the tenants along with the building. We can take it with tenants in place.
Older streets, empty houses
Pitman had about 3,700 homes in 2020, many on streets laid out long ago. A parent's house there may have original systems no one has touched in years. When it sits empty while the estate is settled, heirs living elsewhere carry the upkeep from a distance. We look at the house as it is, without a repair list.
Probate for a Pitman property
The Gloucester 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 Gloucester County that's the Gloucester County Surrogate's Court in Woodbury. 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 Gloucester County Surrogate.
4 · Get paid
Close as-is, often in 30 to 60 days.
Pitman and the towns around it
Neighboring towns we also serve
- Glassboro
- Mantua Township
- Washington Township
We serve every municipality in Gloucester County and all 21 New Jersey counties.
Pitman questions
Mom's cottage in Pitman Grove needs a lot of work. Does the estate have to fix it before selling?
No. Gembrook takes Grove cottages, and older houses elsewhere in Pitman, in their present condition.
Dad left a building on Broadway that has an upstairs apartment. Can the estate sell it with the tenant still there?
Yes. We consider Pitman buildings with apartments or storefronts while tenants are still in place, and we talk with each heir about the terms.
Where is probate filed for a house in Pitman?
Probate for someone who lived in Pitman is handled by the Gloucester County Surrogate's Court in Woodbury. 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 Pitman 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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