A trust-owned home still needs a clear authority, property, contents, maintenance, and sale plan. Keep legal interpretation with the appropriate attorney and the real-estate work in its proper lane.
A practical place to begin
Clear information. Better questions.
Use this guide to organize the details, identify the decisions ahead, and prepare for a productive conversation.
Krissy does not interpret Trust documents or provide legal advice. Questions concerning trustee powers, beneficiary rights, Trust administration, taxes, or distributions should be handled by the appropriate attorney or tax professional.
Identify the acting trustee
Confirm trustee authority
Review relevant Trust and property documents with the appropriate attorney
Obtain appropriate documentation needed for property transactions
Confirm how title is currently held
Identify beneficiary considerations
Determine whether multiple trustees must act
Secure the home
Account for keys, remotes, and access codes
Secure locks, windows, garage doors, and secondary entrances
Confirm alarm and security information
Keep necessary utilities active
Notify the appropriate insurer of occupancy or vacancy
Arrange landscaping and pool care
Collect mail and secure deliveries
Identify vehicles and valuables
Photograph the property’s condition before major changes
Document property & contents
Document the property before major changes and coordinate contents decisions with the appropriate authorized parties.
Create a room-by-room inventory
Separate important documents
Identify valuables
Record property and item condition
Open the How To: Secure, Photograph, Video & Catalog the Property guide
Coordinate removal, distribution, sale, donation, and disposal decisions appropriately
Understand the property
Deed and title
Mortgage
Property taxes
Insurance
HOA information
Solar documents
Leases and tenant information
Utilities
Repair history and warranties
Known liens
Property-management information
Build the real-estate plan
Evaluate whether to keep, distribute, or sell the property
Assess condition and as-is versus preparation options
Evaluate repairs before spending heavily
Plan cleanout, estate sale, donation, removal, and maintenance
Set pricing, timing, marketing, and showing-access strategies
Prepare, market & sell
Property evaluation and comparable sales
Preparation recommendation
Professional photography and marketing
Offer review
Inspections and negotiations
Closing coordination
Utility transition
Keys, final contents, and property handoff
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