Ocean County, New Jersey
An inherited house in South Toms River, 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 South Toms River
What families find in South Toms River.
Covering roughly 1.2 square miles, South Toms River faces the township of Toms River across the river both are named for, with Beachwood and Berkeley Township on its other sides. The Garden State Parkway runs through the center, meeting Route 9 at Interchange 80, while County Route 530 handles local traffic. It became a borough in 1927. Nearly every one of its roughly 1,140 homes was occupied in 2020, so an inherited house here is usually one a parent lived in day to day, full of a lifetime's belongings.
Lived in until the end
In 2020 just 5 percent or so of the borough's homes stood empty, which means very few are vacation houses. An inherited home here is usually a parent's everyday residence, still holding furniture, papers and decades of keepsakes. Heirs can take what matters to them, and we deal with whatever is left after closing.
Next to the river
South Toms River lines the river's south bank, inside the Toms River watershed. A parent's house on lower ground may carry flood insurance that the estate keeps paying each month the house stays empty. We purchase river-area homes in their current state.
On the Pinelands list
The Pinelands Commission includes South Toms River among its Pinelands municipalities, which can affect what may be built or changed on a lot. That matters if heirs were considering tearing down or expanding before selling. We buy the house as it is now, so the estate's sale does not depend on new approvals.
Probate for a South Toms River 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.
South Toms River and the towns around it
Neighboring towns we also serve
- Toms River
- Beachwood
- Berkeley Township
We serve every municipality in Ocean County and all 21 New Jersey counties.
South Toms River questions
Do South Toms River properties go through Toms River Township's offices?
No. The borough is its own municipality with its own municipal offices, separate from the township across the river. Our title work follows the borough's records.
Mom's house is close to the Parkway. Does the location affect whether you'll buy it?
No. We buy homes near the highway and the main roads, and we base our price on the home's present condition.
Where is probate filed for a house in South Toms River?
Probate for someone who lived in South Toms River 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 South Toms River 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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