How do you fairly divide 260 acres of real estate among 5 heirs The land has been appraised as a single unit but some acres are farmland others planted pines and some unusable wetland.?

Probably the best option here is to sell the acreage and split the profits 5 ways. It will be difficult, at best, to satisfy everyone concerned, as most people would prefer other areas besides the unusable wetlands This is correct, but I thought I would add this since it seems to be a natural follow-up question: First, the property is not physically divided in 5 sections just because there are 5 heirs. They become joint owners of the whole property.

Second, What happens if some agree to sell and others want to keep the land? Normally the ones who want to keep the property itself buy it from the ones who want to sell it at a price they all agree upon. But since buyers want to buy low and sellers want to sell high, there usually is a disagreement on the price.

Sometimes each side agrees to get two appraisals and settle for the average value of the two. If everyone still does not agree to this, anyone can file anlaction in partition of the property. This is a lawsuit naming everyone involved and the court will order the property appraised then sold to a highest bidder at a public auction.

The owners who want to keep the property will have a right to bid, however they will have to bid against other people as well. If the owners who want to kep the property cannot m atch a bid from a non-owner then the property is sold to the non-owner and the money divided equally.

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