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Probate and Trust Realtor, DRE 01975849

10/23/2026

If you and your siblings are deciding where your parent will live and what to sell, and your parent isn't in the room, this is for you.

If your parent still has legal capacity, they're the one who signs. They can sell, refuse, or change their mind, and whatever the kids decide at the kitchen table doesn't hold without them.

Fear makes families rush, and rushing tends to talk over the person the plan is for. Ask your parent first what they want, then build the plan around their answer. It's one uncomfortable question, and it can save a long court fight later.

I'm a Realtor, not an attorney. This is general information, not legal advice for your family's situation.

Comment AFTERCARE and I'll send you my heir negotiation guide.

10/23/2026

Thinking about adding your adult son or daughter to the deed so the house skips probate? It can, but two surprises come with it.

The first comes from your child's life. Once they're on title, their creditors, divorce or lawsuits can reach the house, and you can't sell or refinance without their signature. The second comes from the county. Adding them usually isn't a reassessment today (R&TC 65(b)), but at your death your share still passes under Prop 19, so they'd have to move in within a year and the death has to be reported to the assessor within 150 days.

Putting a kid on title to save taxes was a 1980s move. Today it's worth comparing joint tenancy against a trust before anyone signs.

I'm a Realtor, not an attorney. This is general information, not legal advice for your family's situation.

Before anyone goes to the recorder's office, comment CARE and I'll show you what to compare joint tenancy against.

10/23/2026

One sibling wants to sell the inherited house and the rest don't? It's not a family vote, and saying no forever isn't an option either.

If the house is still in the trust, the trustee decides by following the trust. Once it's in your names, any co-owner can ask a court for a partition, meaning split it or sell it. Under California's Partition of Real Property Act (CCP 874.311-874.317), the siblings who want to keep it can buy out the one who wants to sell at a court-set appraised value.

That buyout rule also protects you from a lowball offer from a sibling looking for a deal. Check any number against the real value before you agree to it.

I'm a Realtor, not an attorney. This is general information, not legal advice for your family's situation.

Your sibling already offered you a number? Comment AFTERCARE and I'll send you how to check it against the real value (not Zillow or Redfin).

10/22/2026

Waiting for a parent, sibling or grown kid to reach out first? That wait can cost you years.

This one has nothing to do with houses. I didn't speak to my father for years, and he died before we shared the words. There are two ways back: pull away and wait for them to be the reasonable one, or come toward them gently and speak to the part of their heart that can still hear you.

The second one feels unfair, because you're putting their pain first when they haven't earned it. You do it because the relationship is worth it. Someone has to go first.

I'm a Realtor, not an attorney. This is general information, not legal advice for your family's situation.

If there's someone you're waiting on, comment CARE for a few gentle ways to go first.

10/22/2026

Are you the sibling everyone looks at when the paperwork shows up? Two signs you're ready to lead: you run the numbers, and you can say them out loud without it turning into who deserves what.

Here's the math. A $1.2 million house assessed at $300,000, three kids, and one keeps it. Each share is worth $400,000. Done wrong, she keeps the old value on her own third and the $800,000 she buys gets reassessed, for a new assessed value of $900,000. Done right, the whole house stays under the parent-child exclusion (Prop 19) at $300,000.

At roughly 1%, that's about $9,000 a year in property tax versus $3,000, every year she owns it. Same house, same three kids, two very different tax bills.

I'm a Realtor, not an attorney. This is general information, not legal advice for your family's situation.

If you're the one running the numbers, comment CARE and I'll send you my guide to running them with your siblings.

10/22/2026

Your parent just went on Medi-Cal, or is about to? That's the number one sign it's time to talk about end-of-life decisions.

After age 55, California keeps a tab on Medi-Cal care like doctor visits, in-home support and nursing homes, and when your parent dies the state can file a claim against the estate to get paid back (Welfare & Institutions Code 14009.5). Since SB 833, that claim in California only reaches what goes through probate.

So a house in a funded living trust isn't up for grabs. Funded is the key word: a trust binder on the shelf does nothing while the deed still reads Mom's name. Start with "Mom, can we pull the deeds together?"

I'm a Realtor, not an attorney. This is general information, not legal advice for your family's situation.

If your parent is on Medi-Cal, comment CARE and I'll share what to check.

10/21/2026

You asked your parent a hard question and got a long pause? That pause is your answer.

It happened with my mom, and I never brought it up again until she did. "It's handled" often means the documents were paid for, not that anyone can find them, and a healthcare directive no one can find at 2 a.m. in the hospital does nothing.

So skip what's in it and skip the money. Ask two questions: "Where's the binder?" and "Who's the attorney?" Those are logistics, and they get answered. Then photograph the first page of each document and make sure one sibling knows where the binder lives.

I'm a Realtor, not an attorney. This is general information, not legal advice for your family's situation.

If you got the pause, comment CARE and I'll send you the questions to ask.

10/21/2026

One sibling doing all the care for Mom? Paying them is fine. Paying them with nothing on paper is what splits families later.

Start with a written caregiver agreement: the tasks, the hours and a fair hourly rate, paid as the care happens, not as a lump sum later. That's much easier to explain if Medi-Cal ever looks back, and the pay is taxable income for the caregiver. If your parent qualifies for Medi-Cal, In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) can pay a family member, including an adult child, as the provider.

Without paper, the kindest sibling often ends up looking like the one who took money. Write it down now, while your parent can sign.

I'm a Realtor, not an attorney. This is general information, not legal advice for your family's situation.

Doing the care for free? Comment CARE and I'll send you what that agreement should cover.

10/21/2026

Told your family what you want for your funeral? In California, saying it out loud doesn't make it binding.

With nothing in writing, California law sets the order of who decides (Health & Safety Code 7100): an agent under a healthcare power of attorney with that authority, then a spouse or registered domestic partner, then the majority of adult children, then parents, then siblings. In-laws aren't on the list.

The fix is writing it down. Signed, dated written instructions (H&SC 7100.1) or naming the person you trust as agent in an advance healthcare directive keeps burial and cremation arguments out of the worst week of a family's life.

I'm a Realtor, not an attorney. This is general information, not legal advice for your family's situation.

If someone only told you their wishes out loud, comment CARE and I'll send you what to have them sign.

10/20/2026

Just found out you're the successor trustee? It's a job, not an honor, and your first 30 days set the tone with your siblings for years.

When my mom died, I was her trustee with zero experience and no roadmap, and I made mistakes I now help other families avoid. First, promise no one anything until you know what's titled where. Get the death certificates, the trust and the deed in front of you.

Second, send every beneficiary a short written update, even when there's nothing to report. People don't turn on a trustee because the news is bad. They turn on you because you went quiet.

I'm a Realtor, not an attorney. This is general information, not legal advice for your family's situation.

Just became the trustee? Comment AFTERCARE for my first-30-days list, or book a call through the link in my bio.

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