After a death
The house is intact and the family is tired. Sometimes probate has started. Sometimes nobody is sure who can sign. I slow down for the legal part and speed up for the practical one.
A specialty, not a sidebar
Transitional homes in Sebastian.
Every street here has a house whose owner has moved on — by death, by a last drive north, or by a move into care. Most of those homes need to be sold furnished, or the family needs help clearing them. I want to be the realtor people call for that.
It happened in my family.
My grandparents left a furnished home in Sebastian after they passed. The rooms were still theirs. The family had decisions stacked on decisions: what to keep, what the house was worth with the furniture in it, who was allowed to list it, and how to do any of that without living here.
That is the work. Not a staging trend. A full-service sale for a house that is in the middle of a life change. If you want me to be the estate-sale realtor in Sebastian, this is the page that says so — and the phone number that backs it up.
Who this is for
Back north for good
Seasonal residents who are not coming back. The dishes are still in the cabinet. Adult children are trying to help from another state. I can be the person on the ground.
A move into care
Assisted living has a date. The house does not have to be perfect, and it does not have to be empty. We sell on a clock that respects the move.
The owner already left
Vacant, furnished, and quiet. These homes sit on streets all over Sebastian. They need a price, a plan for the contents, and someone who will check the door.
Path A
Sell it furnished
The right buyer is often local, or a seasonal person who wants a turnkey start. We price the real estate honestly and say, in the listing and the contract, what conveys. Dishes can. The boat usually should not, unless we write it that way.
Path B
Clear it, then sell
Some houses show better empty. I help you choose an estate sale, a donation pickup, a junk-out, or a weekend where the family keeps what matters and I handle the rest of the calendar. You do not have to fly down to manage every truck.
What full service looks like
- A walkthrough, in person or on video, before anyone else sees the house
- A price that assumes the real condition, not a renovated fantasy
- A written plan for contents, utilities, and who holds the keys
- Showings supervised with some dignity — no open-house circus unless you want one
- One update the whole family can read
- Coordination with your attorney, the title company, and the people hauling the couch
If the house is also behind on the mortgage, read the short sale and pre-foreclosure page too. Those can overlap, and the order of operations matters.
Keep this on your phone
Estate readiness list
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Check what is already handled. It stays in this browser. When you want a human, email it and I will tell you the next sensible step — not a lecture.
Sends to KatSellsSebastian@gmail.com from your own email app.