Buying a house from grandma or waiting for the inheritance?

Which legal regulations apply in such a case and whether a current appraisal must be obtained, I do not know, but perhaps another esteemed commentator does. :) [/QUOTE] In an inheritance community, the free market or one's own opinion applies. All must agree when selling. If someone does not want to sell, the only option is a forced auction to dissolve the community.

, everyone must agree. A private valuation can help create agreement, meaning it provides an objective basis for a settlement, but it has no binding effect. However, if even one party, with just 1%, does not agree, then only a partition auction helps. The appraisal for the auction is then carried out by an expert appointed by the court. All costs for the appraisal and the auction are of course deducted from the auction proceeds before distribution. So, if someone is financially interested in a good exit from a community of heirs, a private sale is more likely. If there is a troublemaker who does not care about the money, this can drag on forever and ultimately benefits no one...

As long as the OP doesn't show up here anymore - pity - we will probably never find out...

A private appraisal can help create agreement, i.e. it provides an objective basis for agreement but has no binding effect whatsoever. However, if one of the parties, even with just 1%, does not agree, the only option is a partition auction. The appraisal for the auction is then prepared by an appraiser appointed by the court. Of course, all costs for appraisals and the auction are deducted from the auction proceeds before distribution. So if someone is interested in financially exiting a community of heirs well, a private sale is more likely.

Because: to the particular annoyance of the troublemaker, on the one hand, the court's appraisal can determine a value lower than that of the private appraiser but is still decisive; and on the other hand, an auction result can be significantly below what would have been achieved on the open market.