PROBATE House Guide handout
For an heir, personal representative, or family member handling a Colorado house after a death.
Robert can read the house, carrying cost, and sale process. Probate authority, inheritance, and tax questions belong with the estate attorney and CPA.
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The original probate guide opens above. This preview stays readable when a phone browser cannot embed a PDF.Confirm the person with legal authority before promising work, removing property, or discussing a listing.PROTECT FIRST. Secure access and valuables Keep heat, water, power, and insurance active Identify the authorized decision-makerTHEN WORK IN ORDER. 1. AUTHORITY: Who can sign? Read the court appointment, title, and estate instructions before the real-estate plan. 2. PROPERTY: What is exposed? Document condition, occupancy, utilities, insurance, mail, keys, and anything actively causing damage. 3. MONEY: What keeps running? Track loan payments, taxes, HOA charges, utilities, insurance, and required maintenance. 4. PATH: Hold, prepare, or sell? Choose only after authority, carrying cost, condition, and family timing are visible together.WHAT THIS GETS YOU. Know what must be protected now, who can authorize work, and what can wait.BUILD THE FILE. 1. Court appointment or attorney contact 2. Deed and current title information 3. Mortgage or reverse-mortgage statement 4. Insurance policy and utility list 5. Known repairs, permits, and property access
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