Q: My mom just passed away and she did not leave a will, she has property which is three apts. and a house.
She has three apts. and a house that she does receive income from but the income has been put into a reserve every month, my sister and I are going to go through probate, we live in Wa but the property is in California. We want to sell the property, it is valued at around 300,000. How much will the state take as far as money, we keep hearing the state will take some.
A: Your sister should hire an attorney to help her through the probate process and have her appointed as the administrator of the estate. This estate shouldn't have any estate taxes due, since the exclusion is $5.45M that your mother can pass before any estate tax is due. But Probate is complex and has arcane rules that you have to follow. Call or email an attorney for assistance with the probate action.
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