I redeemed my parents house from a tax sale they are both dead how do I get the deed in my name?

I redeemed my parents house after it had been sold for taxes I paid the taxes and any penalties but it is in my dead brothers name, who has a wife and children. They don't want it but a lawyer wants over $3000 to do the paper work. How do I get the deed in my name.

Find another attorney, a real estate attorney, not a general practice ripoff.

The paperwork you are describing should cost no more than $200 to $300 tops.

Since your brother and his wife is willing to sign it over, all he has to do is draw up a General Warranty Deed (NOT a quit claim), sign it over to you, and that's it.

If your brother's children are over 18, then that is where you may run into a problem.

However, I fail to understand if you BOUGHT the house in a tax sale, why the city didn't warrant the property over to you.

Either you legally bought it or you didn't.

That is why you need a real estate attorney.

Find another lawyer.

well it is going to take a lawyer to get it fixed. first you don't own it until the court Say's you do. next who represented the children at a hearing saying they didn't want it...... sounds more of a mess to me.

Hello BBBCW,

The process by which title is transfered to anyone who has purchased property is different in all states. I would ask the Tax acessor in your county, what you need to do to get this accomplished.

Much of the paperwork will already be done for you since you have the paperwork from the tax sale. The attorney wants to make a living, and therefore can not be blamed for his bid. By asking the Tax Office you will get straight answers. The other recommendations I might make is to have a Title Company look into the Property Records, and issue Title insurance, they may recommend a closing procedure that is prescribed by your state, and they will be able tell you current status of the properties deed.

I hope this helps!
Best of Day's!
Robert

If you can figure out who owns the thing now, with certainty, you can ask them to sign a Grant Deed in your favor.

I suspect that you are going to have trouble identifying the owner, so I would suggest getting an attorney to help. Remember, if they're any good, they probably won't be cheap.

You can't. >> it is in my dead brothers name<< It apparently wasn't your parents' house. It now probably belongs in some combination to your brother's children & widow (unless he had a will leaving it to someone else.) depending on your state's laws. You should have seen a lawyer BEFORE you paid the taxes.

How was the property held in your dead brother's name? Depending on the jurisdiction, if your brother died intestate (without a will) it would revert to your brother's wife in a community property state. Do a title search to see who actually owns the property and see if there are any encumbrances on it. I would then talk to your brother's wife about quitclaiming the property over to you...