How Nikki Sold Her Family's Inherited Macon House With 8 Heirs

When Nikki first talked with us, she was tired of carrying a house that nobody in her family wanted. It was the Macon home her great-grandmother bought from the builder, and it had passed down through her grandmother and then her mother. For about ten years, Nikki had been the one paying the property taxes on it.

Nobody wanted to live there. Everyone in the family had their own home and their own life. They just wanted the house taken care of the right way, and Nikki was the one willing to see it through.

Why heirs property is so hard to sell in Macon

Many older Macon neighborhoods have family homes that were never formally passed down. When the deed stays in a long-gone relative's name, every heir ends up with a piece of the house, and a regular buyer or lender will not touch it until title is cleaned up. It often means probate, affidavits and signatures from every heir, and most buyers will not wait through that.

Nikki's family hit exactly that problem. The deed had never been transferred out of her great-grandmother's name, so there was no clear owner who could simply sign and sell. Eight living heirs had to sign off, and they were spread out across Georgia with different schedules.

The house itself needed a lot of work too. It had been vacant for about a year, the roof needed to be replaced, there was no central heating or air conditioning, and the kitchen and bathroom were still completely original.

How we solved it, one piece at a time

• We bought the house as-is. Nikki did not have to repair, clean out or update anything.
• We wrote the contract so it would not close until Nikki was appointed administrator and the paperwork was in order, so she was never pressured to rush the legal side.
• We offered to help with the probate process at no charge and worked alongside her own attorney, so she could decide how much help she wanted.
• Our transaction coordinator prepared the deeds for every heir and arranged the signings, in person and notarized where possible, and electronically when schedules did not line up.
• When one heir's name had to be corrected on a deed, we corrected it and sent a fresh copy right away.
• We worked with the closing attorney as she reviewed every document, and when a title search flagged a couple of possible liens, we helped sort them out. None of them belonged to the family.
• We paid the closing costs and coordinated the closing so Nikki and her family did not have to chase anyone.

From signed contract to closing in about three months

Closing a house with eight heirs and a deed that old can easily take much longer. In this case, it came together in about three months from the day we signed. Every heir's deed was in, the attorney confirmed the affidavit and title work, and the sale closed with proceeds going out to the heirs.

Thank you for trusting us with your family's house, Nikki. You did the hard work of keeping every relative on the same page, and it showed.

Own an inherited house in Macon with more than one owner?

If you inherited a house and the deed is still in a relative's name, or there are several heirs who all have to agree, you are not stuck. We buy inherited and heirs property homes in Macon and across Georgia, as-is, and we help the family work through the paperwork until it closes. See how our process works, read our common questions, or see what other Georgia homeowners say about us.