This matters most when there is more than one executor or beneficiary named. Until probate is granted, a buyer's lawyer has no formal confirmation of who is authorized to sign, so even a willing buyer's lender may hold back funding at closing without that document in hand.
Once granted, the executor's account with the estate's lawyer typically needs to reconcile the sale proceeds against any debts, taxes or specific bequests before beneficiaries receive their share, which is a separate step from the closing itself and worth planning for early.
Get the Eastview property priced correctly while probate proceeds rather than after. Joel Dyck's hand-reviewed valuation accounts for improvements made without a permit, so the executor has a defensible number to present to beneficiaries and to any court that reviews the estate's accounting.
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