Money, home & accounts
Most of settling an estate is deciding what happens to things: accounts, the house, a timeshare nobody wants, a phone nobody can unlock. These guides cover each one and what you can and can't do as you go.
Every guide, in reading order
6 guidesWhat Happens to Bank Accounts When Someone Dies?
Step-by-step guide for every scenario: joint accounts, sole accounts, POD beneficiaries, and what to do when the bank freezes access after a death.
How to Handle a Parent's House After They Die
The legal steps, emotional weight, and practical decisions for handling the family home after a parent dies. Mortgage, selling, taxes, and family disagreements.
Digital Assets After Death: Social Media, Crypto, Subscriptions, and Email
How to find, access, and manage social media, cryptocurrency, email, subscriptions, and every other digital account after someone dies.
The Password Problem: Why Your Family Can't Get Into Anything
When someone dies, their passwords die with them. How families get locked out of email, photos, and money, and the 30-minute fix that prevents it.
How to Handle a Timeshare After a Parent Dies
Inherited a timeshare? Here's how to understand what you're dealing with, your options for keeping, selling, or exiting it, and how to avoid costly mistakes.
How to Manage an Estate Well, and Actually Make Money for Your Family
Smart estate management strategies that protect and grow your family's inheritance, from real estate decisions to investment accounts and personal property.