yellownikki
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Georgia
My mom recently passed away. She was not married and my sister and I are her beneficiaries. Her estate contains two cars (one car still has a loan on it), a house (has a mortgage), and a little cash in her checking. The majority of the estate is the house. I am the executor of the will. I am not sure how the house will be handled in the estate. Will it need to be sold to pay the creditors? If so, can I buy it from the estate with the life insurance proceeds? If I buy it, what would I pay for it - the amount of the mortgage or the appraisal value? If I have to sell the house on the market, am I required to make the mortgage payments until the house sells? Will I be reimbursed for the mortgage payments from the sell of the house?
I am also not sure about the cars. Will they need to be sold too? Can we buy them from the estate?
All of the property was in her name only.
This is all way above my head!
My mom recently passed away. She was not married and my sister and I are her beneficiaries. Her estate contains two cars (one car still has a loan on it), a house (has a mortgage), and a little cash in her checking. The majority of the estate is the house. I am the executor of the will. I am not sure how the house will be handled in the estate. Will it need to be sold to pay the creditors? If so, can I buy it from the estate with the life insurance proceeds? If I buy it, what would I pay for it - the amount of the mortgage or the appraisal value? If I have to sell the house on the market, am I required to make the mortgage payments until the house sells? Will I be reimbursed for the mortgage payments from the sell of the house?
I am also not sure about the cars. Will they need to be sold too? Can we buy them from the estate?
All of the property was in her name only.
This is all way above my head!