Sell Your Parents' House in Georgia

Selling a parent’s house is about much more than a house. It is where you grew up, or where mom and dad spent forty years. It may be the home of their last good memories. It also may be a pile of bills, a long to-do list, and a decision your family does not agree on. We understand that, and we try to make this part as calm and simple as we can.

Spire Home Buyers is a family-owned Georgia company. We have bought houses from families in just this spot since 2015. We buy the house as-is, for cash, and we let you set the schedule.

Common Reasons Families Call Us

Every family is different, but most of the calls we get sound like one of these:

• Mom or dad is moving to assisted living or memory care. The house is suddenly empty, or soon will be, and care costs are adding up.
• A parent passed away. You inherited the house, or you are the executor, and it is a long way from where you live.
• A parent is still at home but cannot keep it up. The roof leaks, the yard is overgrown, and repairs have been put off for years.
• The house is full of belongings. Fifty years of furniture, clothes, papers, and keepsakes. Sometimes it is more than any family can sort through.
• The family lives far apart. Nobody has the time to clean, repair, list, and show a house from three states away.

First Question: Who Can Sign?

Before anything else, find out who has the legal right to sell. It saves a lot of trouble later.

• Your parent is alive and can decide for themselves. They own the house, so they sign. You can be there for every step.
• Your parent is alive but cannot decide. Someone with a power of attorney that covers real estate may be able to sign. If there is no power of attorney, the probate court may need to appoint a guardian or conservator.
• Your parent has passed away and there is a will. The executor named in the will usually asks the probate court for authority to act, then can sell the house if the will allows it.
• Your parent has passed away and there is no will. The probate court can appoint an administrator, and the heirs are decided by Georgia law.

Do not sign or promise a sale until you know who has this authority. We are not lawyers, so we suggest you talk with a Georgia elder law or estate attorney. We are glad to work with your attorney and the title company, and you can call us before any of this is settled to find out what the house could sell for.

What Happens to All the Stuff?

You do not have to clear out the house. Walk through, take what matters to the family, and leave the rest. That includes furniture, clothes, dishes, tools, and boxes in the attic and garage. We handle the cleanout after we close. If there are valuables, photos, or important papers, we suggest you gather those first. Because you pick the closing date, you can also ask for the time your family needs to finish sorting.

Paying for Care and Keeping Up the House

For many families the sale pays for the next step, such as a bed in assisted living or memory care. A fast, certain closing can matter a lot when a monthly bill is running. A vacant house also costs money every month. There are property taxes, insurance, utilities, and lawn care, and an empty house can be a target for break-ins and damage. Some insurance policies also change when a house sits empty. Selling sooner can stop that drain.

Two things to check before you sell. First, if your parent may need Medicaid for long-term care, talk with an elder law attorney, because the sale money and any gifts to family can change eligibility. Second, if the house was inherited, ask a CPA about taxes. Heirs often get a stepped-up basis, which can mean little or no tax if the house sells soon after the date of death.

Three Ways to Sell Mom or Dad’s House

You have real choices, and we will tell you honestly if one of the others is better for your family.

1. List it with an agent. You may get the highest price if the house is in good shape. But it means repairs, a cleanout, staging, showings, commissions, and waiting on a buyer’s loan.
2. Fix it up yourself. This can raise the price, but it takes money, time, and contractors, often from far away.
3. Sell it to Spire. You get a cash offer for the house as it is, with no repairs, no cleanout, no showings, and no commissions. The price is usually lower than a perfect house sold on the open market, because we take on the repairs, the risk, and the wait. We show you how we got the number so you can compare.

How It Works

1. Tell us about the house. Fill out the form on this page or call 470-570-7021. Share what is going on, at your own pace.
2. Get your offer. You get a fair cash offer, usually within 24 hours, and often a second option to compare.
3. Pick the closing date. Closings can happen in 7 days or 60. If the probate court or a move is a factor, we build around it.
4. Close and get paid. The sale closes through a licensed Georgia title company or closing attorney. There are no fees and no commissions. The price we agree on is what you receive, after any loans or liens paid at closing.

We Buy Parents’ Houses Across Georgia

We buy in Metro Atlanta and Middle Georgia. See our pages for Warner Robins, Houston County, Perry, Byron, Bonaire, Kathleen, Lawrenceville, Duluth, Norcross, Lilburn, and Sugar Hill.

Related Guides

Read more on selling an inherited house, selling a house in probate, selling a house as-is with damage, what to do when a parent moves to assisted living, and selling a house you inherited.