How do I get a purchase offer?

"So you call him and ask him, what do we do with the house, and then there is only silence?" No, there is only a dial tone.... "I would go there beforehand and ring the bell if you haven't done that yet." A 6-hour drive to ring a doorbell that won't be opened is not feasible for me.

oh yes: of course, it's all my fault, the evil questioner...!

A brief note on the incoming question: if I were informed during a house viewing that the community of heirs is not yet in agreement, and I find the house interesting or have been looking for something like this for a while, I obviously would not feel fooled. I would make an offer to buy and be happy if it works out, otherwise keep looking. Given the current real estate situation, that is absolutely normal.

I will end the thread herewith.

So if your brother is not talking to you, what good would a purchase offer do? Honestly, if you can't get in touch with him and clarify what he envisions, then very likely only the partition auction remains to dissolve the community of heirs.

"So you call him and ask him, what do we do with the house and then there is only silence?" No, there is only a dial tone.... "I would go there and ring the doorbell beforehand if you haven't done that yet" 6 hours drive to ring a doorbell that won't be opened is not feasible for me. oh yes: of course everything is my fault, the evil questioner... !

Please don't be upset. 6 hours drive is a lot, but a piece of cake compared to the money you'll lose if you have to auction the house off instead of selling it normally. And I don't see any other solution than the partition auction if your brother won't talk to you.

oh yes: of course it’s all my fault, the evil questioner...!

How about writing your brother an email or a letter, of course very matter-of-fact.

List the options for him and ask him to indicate whether any of them would be acceptable to him or how he envisions the further course of action. Or offer him that you could jointly seek legal advice or a real estate agent who can assist you, etc.

How do you even want to let him know that you have a potential buyer if he doesn't talk to you? I could also imagine that he would get even more upset because he is being presented with (almost) fait accompli. ("Look, you just have to sign here and we sell it and everything is fine"). You will have to establish contact somehow anyway if you want to sell together, and then the reverse order (establish contact first, then find a buyer) initially sounds more reasonable.

What is the problem between you and your brother that you cannot talk??? Does your brother live in the house and is he afraid that you will "take away" the house from him?