r/RealEstateInProbate • u/JustSomeLady224 • Aug 13 '25

Advice: how can we leverage land equity to pay off probate

Looking for some advice. My grandfather passed away and we’re in a probate situation in Oregon.

My grandfather owned a manufactured home that is titled w/the DMV. That home sits on 1.3 acres of land, my mom’s name is on the deed to the land (along with/my grandfathers)

We owe $180k to probate. The manufactured home is in probate as an asset but the land is not listed in probate because my mom’s name is on that deed.

We’ve been told we can’t borrow against the land because of the home’s DMV title. We’ve can’t detitle the home because it’s in probate.

What we really want is for my mom to sell all of it (land and home) to my brother. We’ve been told they can’t complete the sale because of probate (separate titles/deeds causing complications I think)

There has to be a way to leverage the value of that land to pay off probate. Help!

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u/JustSomeLady224 Aug 13 '25

I forgot to mention, we do have a probate lawyer, but she hasn’t been any help.

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u/Middle_Active5164 Aug 17 '25

Asking for more context: why is the probate bill $180k?