There are many ways to hold title to real estate, depending on the state. Real estate can avoid probate completely if it’s passed to survivors automatically with ownership options like a living trust, community property laws, a transfer-on-death deed, or joint ownership with right of survivorship.
There are several things that can happen to a home if it needs to go through probate:
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The real estate can be transferred to beneficiaries named in the will through probate.
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The property can be transferred to heirs through intestate probate without a will.
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The executor can sell the property through probate.
With the right type of ownership, the home can bypass probate completely and go directly to beneficiaries.
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