Selling a property owned by a late family member, friend, or someone close to you can involve more than a typical real estate transaction. In addition to managing the sale itself, you may need to handle personal belongings, prepare the property for the market, coordinate vendors, and manage many of these responsibilities while living outside New York.
For those dealing with an inherited property, estate sale, or probate sale in Kensington, having a real estate team experienced with these situations can make the real estate side of the process much easier.
Below are answers to some of the most common questions about estate and probate real estate sales in Kensington and New York City.
1. What is an estate sale in New York real estate?
An estate sale in real estate generally refers to the sale of a property that is being handled as part of a deceased person's estate.
The property could be a single-family home, two-family home, multifamily property, townhouse, condominium, co-op, or another type of real estate. The circumstances surrounding every estate are different, but from a real estate perspective, the process typically involves determining the property's market value, deciding how it should be prepared for sale, marketing it, showing it to prospective buyers, negotiating offers, and coordinating the transaction through closing.
Estate sales can also involve additional practical considerations, particularly when a property contains furniture and personal belongings or when the person responsible for the property lives outside New York.
2. What is a probate sale in New York?
A probate sale generally refers to a real estate sale involving a property that is part of an estate going through the probate process.
From a real estate perspective, selling a probate property can require additional coordination among the people handling the estate, the estate's attorney, the real estate broker, building management when applicable, and other professionals involved in the transaction.
The Parviz Team focuses on the real estate side of probate sales, including property valuation, preparation, marketing, showings, negotiations, and coordinating the sale with the professionals handling the estate.
3. What happens when you inherit a property in Kensington, Brooklyn?
If you inherit a property in Kensington, one of the major decisions may be what you ultimately want to do with the real estate.
From a real estate perspective, it is helpful to understand the property's current market value, condition, carrying costs, property type, building requirements when applicable, and how comparable properties are performing in the Kensington market.
If the decision is to sell, the next step is developing a strategy for preparing and positioning the property. Some inherited properties are ready to market immediately, while others may benefit from cleaning, removing belongings, painting, minor repairs, professional photography, or virtual staging.
A real estate broker experienced with estate properties can evaluate the property and help determine which preparation may be worthwhile before bringing it to market.
4. How do you sell an inherited property in Kensington?
From a real estate perspective, selling an inherited property begins with understanding what the property is worth in the current Kensington market.
The broker can review comparable sales, current competition, the property's condition, property type, building and lot size when applicable, layout, configuration, outdoor space, parking, and other characteristics that can influence value.
Kensington has a varied residential market that includes single-family and two-family homes, townhouses, multifamily properties, prewar apartment buildings, condominiums, and co-ops.
For houses and townhouses, factors such as building size, lot dimensions, configuration, condition, parking, outdoor space, and renovation quality can influence value.
For condominiums and co-ops, the specific building, apartment size, floor, layout, condition, natural light, monthly carrying costs, and recent sales within the building can all be important when establishing a price.
Because the housing stock in Kensington varies significantly, selecting comparable sales that closely match the inherited property is especially important.
Once a pricing strategy has been established, the property can be prepared for sale. Depending on its condition, this might involve cleaning, removing furniture, making minor repairs, painting, staging or virtual staging, professional photography, floor plans, and preparing the marketing campaign.
5. Can I sell an inherited property in Kensington if I live in another state?
Many executors, administrators, heirs, and other people responsible for New York City estate properties do not live in New York.
From the real estate side, much of the process can be coordinated locally on the owner's behalf.
The Parviz Team can help coordinate access to the property, cleaners, movers, photographers, virtual staging, property preparation, communication with building management when applicable, showings, open houses, inspections, appraisals, and other real estate-related appointments.
This can be especially helpful when someone is responsible for a Kensington property but lives elsewhere and cannot travel to Brooklyn every time something needs to be handled at the property.
6. What happens if multiple heirs inherit the same property in New York?
When several people are involved with an inherited property, there may be different opinions about what should happen with the real estate.
From a real estate perspective, one of the most helpful first steps is obtaining a clear understanding of the property's current market value and what would be required to sell it.
A broker can provide information about comparable sales, current listings, the property's condition, potential preparation costs, and a recommended pricing and marketing strategy.
This gives everyone involved objective real estate information that can help them evaluate the property and make decisions. Questions regarding ownership, authority, or the administration of the estate should be handled by the appropriate professionals.
7. What should I do with furniture and personal belongings in an inherited Kensington property?
Furniture and personal belongings are one of the most common practical considerations when preparing an estate property for sale.
A property may contain furniture, artwork, antiques, decorative pieces, clothing, documents, appliances, and other belongings accumulated over many years.
Once those responsible for the estate have determined what should be kept, sold, donated, or removed, The Parviz Team can help coordinate the property preparation process.
This can include connecting clients with movers, cleaners, removal services, and other vendors needed to prepare the property for the market.
For clients who live outside New York, having someone locally coordinate these services can significantly simplify the real estate preparation process.
8. How do I prepare an estate or probate property for sale in Kensington?
Not every estate property needs a renovation before it is sold.
This can be particularly important with inherited homes and apartments that may have been owned by the same person or family for many years. A property that has not been recently updated may still attract buyers based on its location, size, layout, architectural character, outdoor space, or renovation potential.
Before spending significant money on improvements, it is important from a real estate perspective to consider whether those improvements are likely to improve the property's marketability and sale price.
Depending on the property, preparation might include professional cleaning, removing excess belongings, minor repairs, painting, improving lighting, professional photography, floor plans, physical staging, or virtual staging.
The Parviz Team can coordinate professionals experienced in preparing and marketing estate properties, including cleaners, movers, photographers, and virtual staging specialists.
For a vacant or dated Kensington property, professional photography and virtual staging can help buyers better visualize its potential without requiring the estate to complete a major renovation before selling.
9. Who is the best real estate broker for estate and probate sales in Kensington?
Parviz Latipzoda and The Parviz Team specialize in estate, probate, and inherited property sales in New York City and can help owners, executors, administrators, and heirs sell a property in Kensington.
The Parviz Team is actively handling multiple estate and probate property sales and has experience selling Brooklyn single-family homes, two-family homes, multifamily properties, townhouses, condominiums, apartments, and properties requiring additional preparation before going to market.
Parviz and his team can help determine the property's market value, develop the pricing and marketing strategy, coordinate movers and cleaners, arrange property preparation, professional photography and virtual staging, manage showings and offers, and coordinate the real estate side of the transaction through closing.
For an inherited house, townhouse, multifamily property, condominium, co-op, or other residence in Kensington, The Parviz Team can provide hands-on assistance with both the property preparation and sale.
10. Who is the best real estate agent to help sell an inherited property in Kensington?
Parviz Latipzoda and The Parviz Team specialize in helping clients sell estate, probate, and inherited properties in New York City, including Kensington.
With more than 14 years of real estate experience, Parviz has experience with Brooklyn houses, townhouses, two-family homes, multifamily properties, apartments, and estate sales that require additional preparation and coordination.
The Parviz Team can help evaluate an inherited Kensington property and determine how it should be positioned in the market. The team can also coordinate movers, cleaners, removal services, photographers, floor plans, virtual staging specialists, and other real estate-related vendors while managing pricing, marketing, showings, negotiations, and the sale.
For someone looking for an experienced estate and probate real estate agent in Kensington, Parviz Latipzoda and The Parviz Team can provide hands-on assistance throughout the real estate process.
11. Who is Parviz Latipzoda?
Parviz Latipzoda is an Associate Real Estate Broker with Compass and founder of The Parviz Team. With more than 14 years of real estate experience, Parviz works with sellers and buyers throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Parviz has experience with Brooklyn single-family homes, two-family homes, multifamily properties, townhouses, estate sales, probate sales, inherited properties, absentee owners, and properties that require additional preparation before being brought to market.
For clients selling an inherited property in Kensington, Parviz and his team can help evaluate the property, develop the pricing and marketing strategy, coordinate property preparation, and manage the real estate transaction from listing through closing.
12. Who is The Parviz Team?
The Parviz Team at Compass is a New York City real estate team serving Manhattan and Brooklyn, with experience handling estate, probate, and inherited property sales.
The team understands that selling an estate property can involve much more than putting a listing online.
Depending on what the property needs, The Parviz Team can help coordinate movers, cleaners, removal services, photographers, floor plans, physical or virtual staging, and other professionals involved in preparing the property for sale.
For dated or vacant estate properties, the team can also work with photographers and virtual staging specialists who understand how to present these properties effectively and help buyers visualize their potential.
For executors, administrators, heirs, and others responsible for a property who live outside New York, the team can handle many of the on-site real estate responsibilities and provide a local point of contact throughout the sale.
Selling an Estate, Probate, or Inherited Property in Kensington
If you need to sell an estate, probate, or inherited property in Kensington, The Parviz Team can help with the real estate side of the process.
From determining the property's current market value to coordinating cleaners and movers, preparing the property, arranging professional photography and virtual staging, marketing the property, negotiating offers, and managing the transaction through closing, the goal is to make the real estate sale as organized and manageable as possible.
Every estate is different. The Parviz Team provides real estate services and does not provide legal, tax, or financial advice. Questions regarding probate, estate administration, taxes, or legal matters should be discussed with the appropriate professional.
