Bergen County, New Jersey
An inherited house in Wallington, handled with care.
When your family sells the property to us, we handle the probate at the Bergen 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 Wallington
What families find in Wallington.
Wallington is a one-square-mile borough facing the city of Passaic across the river, connected to it by three bridges: Eighth Street, Market Street and Gregory Avenue. That small area holds upward of 5,000 homes and apartments, with County Route 507 serving as the borough's main street. When a parent who owned a house here passes, the family is usually settling a closely built home near the river, often with years of belongings inside.
Twice in one week
In the week after Irene struck in August 2011, the river came into Wallington twice, and people were evacuated while still hauling damaged belongings to the curb. A vacant house can take on water with no one there to respond. If the family's house has flood history, Gembrook buys it without asking the estate to repair it first.
Close quarters
On lots this close together, a problem in an empty house, such as a leak or a broken window, soon becomes a neighbor's concern as well. Heirs living elsewhere may be the ones getting those calls. We can take the property off the family's hands once the estate has authority to sell.
If a parent rented units
If your parent rented out the house or an apartment in it, the tenants remain, and the estate takes on the landlord's responsibilities, from repairs to collecting rent. We can purchase with tenants in place and coordinate timing with the executor, so the family isn't running a rental while settling the estate.
Probate for a Wallington property
The Bergen 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 Bergen County that's the Bergen County Surrogate's Court in Hackensack. 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 Bergen County Surrogate.
4 · Get paid
Close as-is, often in 30 to 60 days.
Wallington and the towns around it
Neighboring towns we also serve
We serve every municipality in Bergen County and all 21 New Jersey counties.
Wallington questions
Our mother's Wallington house flooded after Irene and some damage was never fixed. Can the estate still sell?
Yes. We purchase houses with old flood damage, and the estate isn't required to finish repairs before closing.
There is a tenant in our late father's Wallington house. Must they move out first?
No. We can buy with the tenant in place and discuss timing with the executor or administrator.
Where is probate filed for a house in Wallington?
Probate for someone who lived in Wallington is handled by the Bergen County Surrogate's Court in Hackensack. 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 Wallington 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 Wallington?
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