Burlington County, New Jersey
An inherited house in Washington Township, handled with care.
When your family sells the property to us, we handle the probate at the Burlington 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 Washington Township
What families find in Washington Township.
By area, this Burlington County Washington Township ranks among New Jersey's largest municipalities, roughly 105 square miles of Pinelands, but fewer than 700 people live there. Most of its Atlantic County boundary follows the Mullica River, and its main routes are County Roads 542 and 563. Its places are Jenkins, Crowleytown, Lower Bank, Green Bank, and Batsto. An inherited house here is one of only a few hundred in the township and falls under Pinelands rules.
Only a few hundred homes
The 2010 census found 284 housing units in the entire township, and Batsto Village, a state historic site with a 1766 ironworks and a mansion of 50 rooms, lies within Wharton State Forest. With so few private houses, an estate can struggle to put a value on one. We give the heirs a direct offer and explain how we arrived at it.
River lots
On the east, the township is edged by the Wading and Oswego rivers, and on the southwest by the Mullica. A parent's house near one of these rivers may raise flood-insurance questions the heirs can't easily answer. We buy without requiring them to resolve those first.
Pinelands land rules
All of the township lies within the Pinelands Area, part of the national reserve Congress established in 1978. Septic systems here have to satisfy Pinelands Commission rules on a lot of at least one acre. If the estate holds an older house with its original system, we buy it as it stands.
Probate for a Washington Township property
The Burlington 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 Burlington County that's the Burlington County Surrogate's Court in Mount Holly. 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 Burlington County Surrogate.
4 · Get paid
Close as-is, often in 30 to 60 days.
Washington Township and the towns around it
Neighboring towns we also serve
- Bass River
- Shamong
- Tabernacle
- Woodland
- Egg Harbor City
- Galloway
- Hammonton
- Mullica Township
- Port Republic
We serve every municipality in Burlington County and all 21 New Jersey counties.
Washington Township questions
Our grandparents' house in Lower Bank is now part of an estate with several heirs. Can it be sold to Gembrook?
Yes. We speak with each heir separately and privately, then work with the executor or administrator on the sale.
The Green Bank house has been empty since Dad passed. Can Gembrook buy it as it is?
Yes. We buy vacant inherited homes in their current state, including those that need repairs or clearing out.
Where is probate filed for a house in Washington Township?
Probate for someone who lived in Washington Township is handled by the Burlington County Surrogate's Court in Mount Holly. 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 Washington Township 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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