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I suppose that is a type of real estate. I may be getting a burial plot my parents purchased 10 years ago. My mother already died and was buried in another state in a military cemetery, so they won't be using the other plot. Anyway, I would just sell it. My father is fine with that.
Anyone know how long the process would take after finding a buyer and what the process is? I would guess it would have to go quickly as some people die unexpectedly and need to be buried in a week, but don't really know.
I have seen ads in my local paper for people selling burial plots. I would contact the cemetary and see what the going rate is and set my price accordingly.
I have seen ads in my local paper for people selling burial plots. I would contact the cemetary and see what the going rate is and set my price accordingly.
newspaper ads are something i hadn't thought of. i saw some websites that deal in burial plots. i think my parents paid 9k about 10 yrs ago. don't know if the price changed. one website said to ask 70% of the going rate. i suppose if i asked exactly the same as the cemetery they they would just get it from the cemetery.
I imagine this is common; at a cemetery I am familiar with, the price of a plot if you buy it "pre need" is CONSIDERABLY less than if you need it "tomorrow." I'd check with cemetery in any event to find out exactly what sort of paperwork THEY need to change their records.
I imagine this is common; at a cemetery I am familiar with, the price of a plot if you buy it "pre need" is CONSIDERABLY less than if you need it "tomorrow." I'd check with cemetery in any event to find out exactly what sort of paperwork THEY need to change their records.
That's interesting that they jack up the price for an "emergency". Kind of uncool of them. As soon as I'm ready to advertise it, I'll request that info/paperwork from the cemetery.
Do you have the deed to the plot? Without it, you cannot sell the plots. There is also generally a need to have the purchaser ( one of your parents?) sign the sale - or a will administrator. The cemetery I have a family plot in charges $35 to rerecord the deed and I have a 30 person family plot with 11 empty graves ( yeah ,I said 30 -- the family bought it in the early 1800s and it was a BIG family -- but most moved on west) -- it cannot be split. My husband has 3 family plots in one cemetery (with 8 empty graves) which were regraded and the deeds have long been lost by his great-aunt ( now deceased and buried elsewhere). Add to that when they regraded the cemetery and there is no correct map, so those 8 graves will never be used: they might dig right into another burial.
Just be thankful that the plots are not in a Catholic cemetery. What a RACKET they have going there. Under Diocesan rules (read: Mother Church), you are not allowed to sell your plot. Their policy demands that you sell it back to THEM at a price determined by THEM. They will then, no doubt, turn around and fleece some new buyer. This is also the practice in some Jewish cemeteries around here (if I'm not mistaken).
And there is large/silly money to be made in this funeral business (I love that Costco are now selling coffins and WAY under-cutting the funeral homes!!). As my Da has always said (questionable taste noted!): There's always people DYING to get in!
Good luck with your sale.
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