Inheriting a home means making real decisions during the worst possible season for making them. This guide maps the process in plain language: when probate is required and when it isn’t, the 6-to-12-month timeline, the stepped-up basis rule that saves most heirs a fortune in capital gains tax, and the five places families get stuck. It describes the road; your attorney drives it.

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