Yes, the executor can sell the house. It will become a part of the estate and will escheat to the state if there are no beneficiaries.
There is no requirement that property be sold. However, the debts have to be resolved and that may require liquidation to obtain the necessary funds.
When a person dies owning real estate, their estate must be probated in order for title to the real estate to pass to the heirs legally. The estate must be probated whether the decedent died with or without a will. The property can be sold by the estate during the probate procedure once the debts of the decedent have been satisfied. If the property is not sold by the estate, it becomes the property of the heirs once the probate procedure has been completed. The heir(s) can convey the property by deed, citing the probate case as their source of title.
Only if the executor and probate court agree.
Apparently your parents had a will. They wanted a particular lawyer to probate the will. When they died, they had nothing. In that case, there is no point in probating the will and no one needs to pay to probate the will. If there was property, then the property can be sold. The estate pays the lawyer.
Generally, the heirs cover the expenses and get reimbursed when the property is sold.
Yes. As long as the property isn't subject to probate and as long as all the siblings execute the deed.
Yes. Property held as tenants by the entirety becomes the sole property of the surviving spouse bypassing probate. It can be sold by the surviving spouse.
Of course. Arrangements should be made for any of the heirs to visit the property before it is sold.
While the property is in probate, there should be no problem. It happens all the time. All I needed was the death certificate and articles of administration.
The best way to find out about the state of land parcels is to check the Probate office. The Spokane county probate office is on line http://www.spokanecounty.org/pubpadal/
Without a will the property must go into probate. There is no other way to transfer the property.
This property based on the most recent information is not in probate.
An Automobile is titled property. The probate court has to authorize the transfer of title.