Deed in his dead dads name???

[Ben Boru]

So I met a guy who is being foreclosed on. The home is still in the name of his dad who died 10 years ago, he never changed it. How would I go about buying this house from him?

Thank you.

[Marty Boardman]

I've done several Arizona probate deals and they are difficult to close. Here's what I had to do:

1. Get a death certificate

2. Get a probate attorney for the estate (plus pay the legal fees because the family members were all broke) and follow the legal steps required

3. Get all heirs to sign the petition

4. Get all heirs to sign the deed to you

It takes about 3-4 weeks IF everyone cooperates. That's the trickiest part of it. Good luck!