Executor’s Roadmap
From the date of death to final distribution, here’s exactly what you’re responsible for, and how Gordons helps you get through it.
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Being named executor isn’t a title. It’s a project, often the most complex one a person will ever manage, taken on while they’re also grieving. There are deadlines, legal filings, beneficiaries to communicate with, contractors to coordinate, a home to clear, and an estate to settle. Gordons has spent nearly 70 years helping executors carry this load. We act as a single point of contact for every physical asset of the estate: the home, the contents, the appraisals, the sale. You stay in the driver’s seat on legal and financial decisions. We handle everything else.
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Understanding Your Role as an Executor
Whether you’ve been named in a will or appointed by the court, your responsibilities follow a similar pattern. The biggest categories executors juggle:
- Legal and financial: locating the will, applying for probate, filing tax returns, paying debts, distributing assets to beneficiaries
- Property and contents: securing the home, coordinating appraisals, deciding what to sell, donate, or distribute, preparing the property for market
- Communication: keeping beneficiaries informed, mediating family dynamics, documenting decisions, providing a final accounting
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Step-by-Step Executor’s Roadmap
Most estates follow the same three phases. Here’s where Gordons plugs in, and what we take off your plate at each stage.
Stabilize (Weeks 1 to 4)
Secure the property, change locks if needed, redirect mail, and inventory the home. Gordons conducts an on-site walkthrough, completes personal property appraisals for probate, and gives you a written plan for the contents and the sale. You focus on the will, the lawyer, and the immediate family.
Settle (Months 2 to 6)
This is the heavy-lift phase: clearing the home, running the MaxSold auction, completing repairs and staging, and listing the property. Gordons manages every contractor, every pickup, every showing. We front the costs so the estate isn’t out-of-pocket. You receive weekly updates and approve the major decisions.
Distribute (Months 6 to 12)
The home closes, proceeds flow to the estate, and final distributions go to beneficiaries. Gordons provides a single reconciled statement covering our fees and every expense we covered. Your accountant and lawyer get clean documentation. You get to close the file.
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Margaret
“I was dreading the move and I still can’t believe how well it went. Everybody involved was so kind, helpful and patient that I never felt worried. When it came to selling my house, Sherry was so patient, explaining everything and not pushing me to make a decision.”
Angela, Executor
“I hired Gordons when I was recently called upon to act as an estate trustee. They cleaned out an entire lifetime of household goods and personal effects from a home, arranged for minor renovations to prepare the house for listing, and sold the house for fair market value. ”
Joyce & Morton
“From the very beginning we were promptly advised, every step of the way. Our house sold quickly, we can only attribute that to Gordons for their very descriptive advertising. Thank you all for a job well done in a friendly and courteous manner.”
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