If you're here because you recently lost someone, we're so sorry. Settling an estate is a lot to carry, and the house is often the biggest and most emotional piece of it. Our job is to take the property side off your plate so you can focus on your family.
Owen holds the Certified Probate & Trust Specialist designation from the California Association of REALTORS® (C.A.R.). We work hand in hand with your estate attorney on authority, court timelines, and confirmation hearings, and we handle everything on the ground here in San Luis Obispo County, even if you live across the country. We're not attorneys and we never replace yours. We make the real estate part clear and simple.
Whether you're an executor, a trustee, or an heir trying to figure out what comes next, this guide walks you through what happens to the house, step by step, in plain language.
It covers the questions SLO County families ask us most: whether the home has to go through probate, when it can be sold, what it costs, and how to keep more of the proceeds for the people you love.
Get the Free GuideA home held in a properly funded living trust skips the court entirely and can often be listed within weeks. A home that goes through probate in San Luis Obispo County usually takes 9 to 18 months from filing to final distribution, but the house can often be sold well before the case closes.
One recent client was handling his late wife's probate on his own from Virginia, about 2,500 miles away. We coordinated the tenant move-out, pest treatment, and prep locally. The home drew 16 offers in 7 days and sold for $90,000 over asking.
“Our family entrusted them with the sale of four homes from our family estate, and they handled each transaction with professionalism, care and dedication to getting the best results. Owen and Camille made what could have been stressful feel manageable. … Communication was always clear, timely and compassionate. … Thank you Camille and Owen for turning a challenging chapter into a successful journey.”
We're Owen and Camille Schwaegerle, a husband-and-wife team, Cal Poly alumni, and parents raising our family right here in SLO County. Owen is a C.A.R. Certified Probate & Trust Specialist, and together we've helped more than 320 families buy and sell on the Central Coast.
For us, it's not about the real estate. It's about the relationship. When you're settling a loved one's estate, you deserve a team that's patient, clear, and local, and that treats your family's home with the same care we'd want for our own.
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