My mother passed away and left me everything she owned(in a will) how do i transfer house title to my name.?

Question

I live in Illinois. what is the least expensive way to do it?

Answer 1

.   If you plan to sell it, you don't need to transfer it.  You just sign as the executor.  If you want to keep it, you deed it to yourself.  2 ways.  Go to an escrow company and pay them $200 to prepare a deed plus $10 to record it.

Or do it yourself.  On the top line of a bookstore deed is you as executor. On the 2nd line is you as the "grantee".  On the 3rd line is the legal description which you can copy from the old deed (it is at the recorders office if you can't find it).  Then offer to buy lunch for an employee of the escrow company (an expensive lunch) and ask if you have filled out the deed correctly.  That will take them 1 minute and they got a nice lunch.

Answer 2

Since it was left to you in a will, most likely, you won't have to go through probate.

The process is simple and my family recently had to do the same thing with my mother.

All you do, is take your mother's death certificate down to the courthouse along with a copy of the will, and file the deed in your name.  You do not need an attorney.

The worst thing that can happen, is some other relative (which is another sibling, and unlikely if you are an only child), is that they may challenge the will, but they will have to sue at  THEIR expense...meanwhile, it stays in your name.

Don't let some attorney convince you that it's an expensive process, because it's not.

If the paperwork is too complicated, you can get an attorney that shouldn't charge you more than $100 to $150 to file it for you.

Just don't get scammed.

I'm sorry for your loss.

Answer 3

I don't know the least expensive way but I would hire an  real estate attorney to help me with this.  You don't want any problems down the road.  You need to know if all the taxes are paid up and if anybody has any liens on the property.  It might cost some up front but it is better to be safe than sorry if something comes up later and the will wasn't settled legally

Answer 4

My condolences to you for the loss of your Mom.  

  Has your Mom's will been probated?  Depending on the size of her estate, and if she only left a will but no trust, her will would have to be probated.  Her estate has to "notify" the public that she has passed so that creditors can be paid and so that any estate taxes due are paid before the estate is disbursed.  I would never handle a will in Probate Court without a Probate Attorney.  There are just too many expensive ways to s***w it up.  The probate attorney will take care of any property transfers as part of the probate fee.