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Can an estate administrator finish a sale already agreed to? | NC
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Q: Can an estate administrator complete the sale of property that the deceased person had already agreed to sell? A: Yes — often they can. The main issue is whether the deceased person had already signed a binding contract to sell the property before death. If so, the estate administrator can usually step in and finish the sale — but only after being formally appointed and receiving Letters of…