Pick the Texas guide for statewide rules or the DFW guide for local steps.
Can you borrow against an inherited Texas house? Title first, executor loans, the parent's old mortgage, and the home equity rules in the Texas Constitution.
Read the guideBefore borrowing on an inherited Dallas or Fort Worth house: probate records, county recording fees, tax and homestead checks, and free fraud alerts.
Read the guideHow Texas Medicaid treats your home during nursing home care, the 60-month look-back on transfers, and when HHSC estate recovery can file a claim after death.
Read the guideFor Fort Worth, Dallas, Collin and Denton families facing nursing home costs: free Medicaid counseling, appraisal lookups, probate courts and deed records.
Read the guideWhen a loss on an inherited Texas house is deductible: stepped-up basis, personal-use vs investment property, rentals, the $3,000 limit and related-party sales.
Read the guideDFW heirs claiming a loss on an inherited house need a date-of-death value, sale figures and use records. Where to find each in Tarrant, Dallas and Collin.
Read the guideCan a Texas executor sell an estate house for less than market value? The duty of care, court review of price, buyer protection and what heirs can do.
Read the guideHow DFW probate courts treat an executor's sale price: Tarrant and Denton power-of-sale rules, Collin's lawyer rule, sale filing fees and where to find records.
Read the guideWhen a Texas executor can sell an inherited house without the beneficiaries' approval: independent vs dependent administration, buyer protection and remedies.
Read the guideHow Tarrant, Dallas, Collin and Denton probate courts treat executor home sales: consent forms, bond waivers, attorney rules and what it costs to object.
Read the guideHow Texas partition works when heirs disagree: who can file, when a court orders a sale, and the heirs' property buyout in Property Code Chapter 23A.
Read the guideWhere Dallas-Fort Worth heirs file a partition suit, what the Tarrant and Dallas district clerks charge, and the local probate steps that often come first.
Read the guideThe Texas routes that put an inherited house in the heirs' names: muniment of title, letters, small estate affidavit, heirship judgment and recorded affidavits.
Read the guidePutting an inherited Dallas or Fort Worth house in the heirs' names: Tarrant sample orders, Dallas small estate rules, Collin and Denton court practices.
Read the guideTexas sets no sale deadline for executors, but deadlines surround it: four years to apply, 90 days for the inventory, 15 months and two years for accountings.
Read the guideHow Tarrant, Dallas, Collin and Denton probate courts handle executor sales: who gets independent powers, what sale filings cost, and how cases keep moving.
Read the guideWhat heirs owe on an inherited Texas house: the yearly tax lien, what happens to homestead and over-65 exemptions, heir property rules and the IRS basis rule.
Read the guideFor Tarrant, Dallas, Collin and Denton heirs: how to file the heir homestead exemption, which office sends the bill, and local due dates and payment plans.
Read the guideHow to sell inherited property in Texas: who owns it after a death, which probate route gives someone power to sign, the four-year will rule and tax basis.
Read the guideSelling an inherited house in Fort Worth, Dallas or McKinney: which probate court handles it, 2026 filing fees, small estate steps and where heirship papers go.
Read the guideA sibling living rent-free in an inherited Texas house: executor possession, renting estate property, co-owner rights, property taxes and partition.
Read the guideA sibling living rent-free in an inherited Fort Worth or Dallas house: county records, the TAD heir exemption, Tarrant mediation fees and where cases are filed.
Read the guideWhen heirs disagree about selling an inherited Texas house: the probate route, buyouts, mediation, and partition under Property Code Chapters 23 and 23A.
Read the guideHeirs in Fort Worth or Dallas who disagree about selling: Tarrant County mediation fees, where a partition suit is filed, district clerk costs and deed records.
Read the guideHeirs facing foreclosure on an inherited Texas home: successor-in-interest rights under Regulation X, due-on-sale limits and Property Code 51.002 notices.
Read the guideFor DFW heirs: where Tarrant, Dallas and Collin hold foreclosure sales, how to look up a posted notice, and which probate filings prove you are the successor.
Read the guideTexas sets no deadline to sell an inherited house, but the four-year probate limit, muniment of title, heirship and small estate rules shape how you can sell.
Read the guideNo deadline forces a DFW heir to sell, but the four-year mark changes what Tarrant, Dallas, Collin and Denton probate courts grant. Local rules and fees.
Read the guideWhen Texas heirs get their share of an inherited house sale: title company funding, estate debts and taxes, executor fees, and the 15-month and 2-year tools.
Read the guideHow DFW probate practice shapes when heirs are paid after an estate house sells: Tarrant's six-month norm, executor fees, closing receipts and minor heirs.
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