Real Estate After Death: Inheritance and Distribution (from Annual Real Estate Practice 2025)

A pre-recorded streaming VIDEO replay of one session from the May 2025 webcast, 43^rd Annual Real Estate Practice Seminar.

Cosponsored with the Real Property Section of the Virginia State Bar

During this presentation we discuss what happens to real estate after the death of the owner. This covers the different ways real estate can be inherited or distributed under Virginia law including by Will, Trust, Transfer on Death Deed, intestacy, joint ownership, business ownership (i.e., LLC), etc. We also go over the probate process for real estate, how to transfer the real estate, and best practices in general, including the right to sell, “dropping like a rock,” and deeds of confirmation and distribution.