What We Offer
Thank you for considering R·House Realty for assisting with your real estate needs during probate. Our team offers the following services to guide you and make the process as smooth and simple as possible:
Market Ready Program
Guidance in preparing your home when staging, painting, or remodeling is needed.
Quick Close Cash Offers
In addition to traditional sales, we have a network of cash investors and buyers who can close quickly, often times with no repairs requested.
Traditional Sales
Full service designed to provide maximum marketing and exposure for home owners who want to net the most profit.
Estate Sale / Clean-Out Services
Assistance with coordination of estate sales or property clean-out and guidance to help you explore all options.
Concierge Services
Full-time team member for assistance with coordination of details like handyman work, cleaning, remodeling, and anything else you need.
Property Management
If you decide to lease your property, management services are available within our network.
Agent Referral Network
We work with top agents throughout the nation who have clients looking to move here- a unique niche for finding more buyers for your home!
Attorney Network
Access to our network of reputable family and estate attorneys.
Field Service Manager
If you live out of state or need help checking on the property, we have a full-time staff member to do regular visits with condition reports.
Easy Exit Listing Program
If you're not Satisfied with your services, you can cancel with 24-hour written notice.
"We hired R House Realty to assist with the sale of my father's home in Ahwatukee. Their team was outstanding from start to finish. They helped with every step along the way. They helped us with recommendations on estate sale companies, cleaning companies, landscaping providers, and more. Rachael and team could not have made the process easier, which was important as I live outside of the state. The R House Realty group had excellent communication. We could not have been happier and recommend this team with complete confidence." -Robert
“The Rachael Richards Group gets double 5-stars. They took care of every detail involving selling a house out of a probate case. Including advising on what to do and who to hire for every step of the way from cleaning up and cleaning out the house, putting the house in shape for sale, and getting it to market and closed in record time. Never was there a delay in the process and never was I left wondering what to do next.” -Pat
Preparing for Probate
Here are some steps you can take as an executor or personal representative to be prepared for the probate process:
- Compile a list of valuables owned by the estate.
- Get a copy of any Real Estate Deeds. We can help you with this.
- Make a file for each bank account with the recent statements included.
- Make separate files for securities investments, including 401K accounts, with the recent statements included.
- Any cash associated with the estate should be tallied and safely stored.
- Make separate files for any business ownership of the deceased.
It’s also a good idea to make a list of the deceased’s debts, including the payment frequency for each (monthly, annually, etc.).
This will help the estate be organized and demonstrate to all heirs involved that there are real bills to be paid. Below is a list of common bills:
- Taxes- property tax and income/sales tax if they operated a business.
- Mortgage for owned real estate.
- Utility bills and property insurance must be kept current, even if there is no owned real estate.
- Unpaid medical bills.
- Revolving credit payments (credit cards, HELOC loans, student loans).
- Maintenance for any real estate property.