Marin County
Occupied by a family member
When a relative already lives in the inherited home and occupancy, access, and value need to be handled carefully.
In Marin County, hillside, village, Bay-facing, and West Marin homes each bring their own condition and access realities after a death, and those facts belong in the estate file early. Occupied by a family member is one of the condition and occupancy situations that regularly shows up in estate work here.
A family member living in a Marin home complicates access and timing; the valuation still needs a clear occupancy plan.
For this Marin County situation, identify who occupies the home, how inspection access will work, the valuation date, and whether buyout or sale is under discussion.
James provides independent residential appraisal and, where appropriate, consulting on whether repairs or remodeling before sale make market sense. He does not provide legal, tax, title, permit, or estate-administration advice; those questions stay with the attorney, CPA, and other Core 4 professionals.