Tyler Lopez
Seller Representative
Seller strategy and representation.
A Guide for Executors, Personal Representatives, Trustees & Caregivers
The Estate Home
Sale Process.
Handled with care. The Best Way Home.
◆Five-Step Guide·Lopez & Lopez, REALTORS®·Long Realty Company·Tucson, Arizona
A five step guide for the person responsible for a family home during a difficult season. It is written from Tyler Lopez’s seller representation perspective. Legal, tax, title, appraisal, contractor, and other specialists retain their roles.
BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT THE HOUSE
You are processing the decline or the loss of someone close to you, and the way your life will be different from here on.
Maybe you held the Power of Attorney. Maybe the will named you Personal Representative. Maybe a trust says you are the Successor Trustee. Maybe none of those titles apply yet and you are the family member who simply got the call.
There is a lot of work waiting for you. Accounts to manage. People to call. A home to deal with. Every piece of furniture in that home may trigger a memory, some warm and some not. For caregivers, sale proceeds may help fund future care. Either way, the practical task sits on top of an emotional one, and the two do not move at the same speed.
And it is not only the home. It is also the clothes, the paperwork, the drawer of photographs, the garage of tools, the small reminders of the time you spent together. Those are not items on an inventory. Those are the reason this is hard.
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Grief, care, authority, property condition, and money do not move on the same calendar. The plan should respect that. Nothing moves without the right authority and your written decision.
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SECTION 01 · WHICH LANE
The first question is which role you are actually in.
Authority affects timing, signatures, and the professionals involved. An attorney or other appropriate professional confirms the legal authority. Tyler organizes the seller work around that guidance.
IF YOU HOLD
Power of Attorney
A parent may be living while you help manage decisions. The seller plan works to the authorized decision maker’s legal timeline.
IF YOU ARE
Personal Representative or Executor
Probate may be open or approaching. Tyler coordinates the real estate work with the attorney and authorized decision maker. Legal counsel determines authority and legal timing.
IF YOU ARE
Successor Trustee
The trustee and counsel confirm authority, required steps, and timing. The seller plan is then organized around those decisions.
IF YOU ARE
A caregiver, heir, or family helper
Start by identifying the authorized decision maker and appropriate legal guidance. Tyler can organize the real estate questions but does not determine legal authority.
STEP 01ASSESS
See the home. Build the seller math.
Start with a conversation about the home, the people involved, the timing, the attorney, and any property service providers already engaged. Tyler uses that context to plan the property review.
Tyler reviews available parcel and market records and visits the property. A video review may be appropriate when the home is empty and the authorized decision maker is out of state. Public and online records are starting points that need current confirmation.
After the property review, Tyler prepares pricing options and estimated seller net figures using the information available. Pricing, timing, and distribution of the analysis remain decisions for the authorized seller.
WHAT GETS DELIVERED
- ·Available parcel and market records reviewed
- ·Property visit or appropriate video review
- ·Pricing options and estimated seller net figures
- ·Written recommendation shared with the people you authorize
A QUIET NOTE
No action is taken without your written approval. If something needs to wait for the legal side to catch up, it waits.
STEP 02REVIEW
Review condition before launch decisions.
A prelisting inspection or targeted specialist review may be useful depending on the property, timing, budget, and seller instructions. Independent inspectors and contractors define their own scope and report their findings.
Condition information can support repair, disclosure, and pricing decisions before launch. The authorized seller chooses what to inspect, address, disclose, or price into the plan after consulting the appropriate professionals.
WHAT GETS DELIVERED
- ·Inspection options suited to the property
- ·Independent reports and estimates when authorized
- ·Written repair, disclosure, and pricing decisions
A QUIET NOTE
Vacant property needs a written plan for access, utilities, mail, insurance, and maintenance. Services are arranged only when separately authorized and available.
STEP 03SUPERVISE
Coordinate preparation with written approval.
Preparation may involve contents, cleaning, cosmetic work, landscape, or a mechanical issue identified by a specialist. Tyler helps sequence approved work but does not act as the contractor, attorney, accountant, or estate sale provider.
The team can share established property service contacts for the seller to review. The seller chooses providers, scope, pricing, and terms. Donation, tax, probate, and financing questions stay with the appropriate attorney, CPA, lender, or other specialist.
The estate may oversee work directly or authorize Tyler to coordinate scheduling and access. No work begins without the seller’s written direction and the provider’s own agreement.
WHAT GETS DELIVERED
- ·Contents and property preparation options
- ·Provider coordination when separately authorized
- ·Written status cadence agreed with the seller
- ·Receipts and decisions organized for the file
A QUIET NOTE
The preparation record supports the pricing and launch decisions approved by the seller.
STEP 04MARKET
Launch the property for the likely buyer pool.
The media plan is chosen for the property and may include professional photography, a floor plan, video, or a three dimensional tour. The selected assets are prepared around the agreed launch schedule.
The listing enters the MLS and brokerage distribution channels selected for the property. Syndication to third party platforms depends on current platform availability, data agreements, and seller instructions. Other outreach may include signs, neighborhood mail, social media, and the agent network.
Tyler tracks showing activity, gathers available feedback, and reports on the cadence agreed with the seller. Written offers and written responses stay in the transaction file.
WHAT GETS DELIVERED
- ·Property specific media plan
- ·MLS and available brokerage distribution
- ·Approved local and agent outreach
- ·Showing activity, feedback, and written offer record
A QUIET NOTE
Offers are presented in writing with a review of price, terms, dates, financing, and material conditions. The seller decides how to respond.
STEP 05CLOSE
Coordinate the close with the family and professionals.
After an accepted offer, escrow opens with the title company the seller chooses. Tyler and the transaction coordinator track the real estate calendar and coordinate with the seller, buyer side, title company, lender, and other professionals.
Electronic signing or a mobile notary may be available when the file permits it. The title company and legal counsel explain signature, authority, notarization, funding, and recording requirements for the transaction.
Tana Lopez is co owner and an Associate Broker at Long Realty Company. Brokerage, legal, title, tax, and other specialist responsibilities remain with the people authorized to perform them.
WHAT GETS DELIVERED
- ·Escrow at the title company you choose
- ·Transaction coordination · dates and documents tracked
- ·Questions organized for the appropriate professional
- ·Electronic or remote options when the file permits them
A QUIET NOTE
A 30 to 45 day closing period is one planning range. Actual timing depends on the contract, title work, financing, legal authority, property, and other facts.
SECTION 07 · THE FINISHED WORK
How prepared property media reads.
Editorial property images that show the intended standard for light, composition, room flow, and exterior context. They do not represent a currently available home or promise an identical media package.
EDITORIAL PROPERTY MEDIA · AVAILABILITY AND DETAILS REQUIRE VERIFICATION
OPTIONAL · DO IT BEFORE OR AFTER THE FIRST CALL
The Condition Checklist for Sellers.
This optional interactive checklist helps organize property facts, condition notes, and questions before a conversation. Fill it out at the home or one section at a time. Your progress stays in this browser.
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Your notes stay in this browser and are not transferred to the private intake.
SECTION 08 · THE TEAM BEHIND THE WORK
Clear roles for the work.
Tyler leads seller strategy and representation. Tana is co owner and an Associate Broker at Long Realty Company. Rich and Joel provide buyer representation when a purchase follows a sale. Support roles join when the file calls for them.
Tana Lopez
Co Owner · Associate Broker
Long Realty Company.
Rich Pesqueira
Buyer Representative
Buyer representation when a purchase follows a sale.
Joel Pielemeier
Buyer Representative
Buyer representation when a purchase follows a sale.
WHEN YOU ARE READY
We will be here to listen.
You do not need a finished inventory or a complete plan to begin. Tell the team what the family is carrying and what decision comes next.
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Tyler Lopez leads seller representation for this work.
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LONG REALTY COMPANY
Lopez & Lopez, REALTORS® is a real estate team within Long Realty Company. Office: 6410 E Tanque Verde Rd, Tucson, AZ 85715.