Ocean County, New Jersey
An inherited house in Point Pleasant Beach, 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 Point Pleasant Beach
What families find in Point Pleasant Beach.
Point Pleasant Beach occupies the northern tip of the Barnegat Peninsula beside the Manasquan Inlet, the first Ocean County town on the ocean coming from the north. Commuter trains stop on Arnold Avenue, and Route 35 carries traffic through. The borough left Brick in 1886, and about 40 percent of its roughly 3,400 homes were empty when the 2020 census was taken, since many are used only in season. Inherited houses here range from early railroad-era homes to rentals near the boardwalk.
Raised or not raised
After Sandy wrecked close to 2,800 feet of boardwalk, the borough built a seawall, and anyone rebuilding had to lift the house on pilings above the storm's surge level. Heirs may find a parent's house was never raised, and insuring it can be costly while it sits empty. Raised or not, we buy the house as it stands.
A parent's summer rental
With so many homes used seasonally, a parent may have rented the house to summer visitors near the mile-long boardwalk. That can leave the estate holding deposits, bookings and a full set of furnishings. We can plan a closing around existing reservations or take the house with them in place.
Houses from the 1880s on
Rail service began in 1880 and a permanent boardwalk followed in 1915, so some family homes here go back many decades. An old house that sat with one owner for years can have foundations, wiring or pipes nobody has looked at in a long time. We take those homes as they are.
Probate for a Point Pleasant Beach 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.
Point Pleasant Beach and the towns around it
Neighboring towns we also serve
We serve every municipality in Ocean County and all 21 New Jersey counties.
Point Pleasant Beach questions
Mom's house sits at its old height and was never lifted. Is a sale still possible?
It is. We buy unraised homes, and our purchase doesn't hinge on a new owner's flood policy or loan.
Mom rented the house every summer and there are bookings for next season. What happens to them?
We review the bookings with the executor and can either close after the season or take over the reservations at closing.
Where is probate filed for a house in Point Pleasant Beach?
Probate for someone who lived in Point Pleasant Beach 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 Point Pleasant Beach 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 an Ocean County property?
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