Last updated September 4, 2026

Short answer: Yes — PBP Real Estate handles probate and inherited-property sales in Boynton Beach, working alongside the estate’s attorney, and our Broker of Record Gia Freer has been licensed in Florida since 2000 and prepares the written date-of-death opinions of value that estates need for their filings.

The Boynton Beach detail that changes an estate sale: about half the housing here is age-restricted

Boynton Beach has an unusually large stock of 55-plus communities, and the numbers are not marginal. Of the single-family homes that closed here in the first eight months of 2026, 612 of 1,271 were in age-restricted communities. On the condominium and townhouse side it was 299 of 731, and 270 of the 566 units on the market right now are age-restricted. Close to half of what an estate is likely to inherit in this city sits inside a community with an age rule.

That matters to a personal representative in three practical ways, and each one is usually discovered too late:

• Beneficiaries generally cannot simply move in. Inheriting the unit and being permitted to occupy it are different questions. A community that operates as housing for older persons under the federal rule keeps at least 80 percent of its occupied units with a resident aged 55 or over, and it enforces that through the association, not through the deed. A beneficiary under 55 who assumes they can live there may find they can own it and not occupy it.
• The buyer pool is smaller by design. An age-restricted property can only be sold to a buyer who satisfies the community’s age and occupancy rules. That is not a marketing problem to be worked around; it is a real constraint on demand that has to be priced in from the start.
• The association screens and approves the buyer after the contract is signed. That approval sits between contract and closing, and in these communities it is a scheduled step, not a formality.

The governing documents of the specific association control, and their rules vary. We read them before the property is priced rather than after a contract is in hand. We do not give legal advice, and questions about who may occupy or inherit are for the estate’s attorney.

What the age restriction actually costs the estate

Based on information from BeachesMLS for January 1 to August 31, 2026, retrieved September 4, 2026. Listings permitted for internet display only. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

Read that table before anyone in the family forms an expectation. An age-restricted Boynton Beach house is taking about two weeks longer to go under contract than one that is not, and an age-restricted condominium about two and a half weeks longer — and the association’s approval of the buyer still runs after that. These are different property types serving different buyers, so the price gap is not a discount to be recovered by pricing higher; it is what these homes sell for. An estate that budgets for the unrestricted timeline will run short on insurance, taxes and association dues.

The Boynton Beach market an estate is actually selling into

Based on information from BeachesMLS for January 1 to August 31, 2026, retrieved September 4, 2026. Listings permitted for internet display only. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

These are two separate markets and should never be read as one. A Boynton Beach house is selling into 2.7 months of supply at a median of 38 days to contract. A condominium or townhouse is selling into 6.2 months of supply at 73 days — more than twice the supply and nearly twice the time. If the estate holds a condominium in an age-restricted community, both effects stack, and that is the longest hold in this city.

We publish these figures because an estate pays insurance, taxes, association dues and maintenance for every one of those days, and that cost comes out of what the beneficiaries receive.

The opinion of value an estate actually needs

Estates usually need value as at the date of death, not value today. That is a different document: comparable closings are drawn from the six to twelve months before the date of death, and later sales are not used simply because they exist now. In an age-restricted community the comparable set is narrower still — the right comparison is other sales inside communities with the same restriction, not the unrestricted subdivision next door. We state the effective date of value on the face of the document so the historical cut-off can never be mistaken for the preparation date. Your attorney and your CPA will both want it in that form.

No automated estimate is published on this site, and no price we give an estate is produced by software.

How we work with the estate

1. Confirm who has authority to sign. Usually the personal representative appointed by the court. Nothing can be listed before that exists.
2. Read the association’s governing documents — age and occupancy rules, the buyer approval process and its timetable, leasing restrictions, and any transfer fees or capital contributions due at closing.
3. Written date-of-death opinion of value for the estate file, using comparables that match the property’s restriction.
4. An honest condition and repair assessment. Most inherited properties here do not need a renovation; they need clearing, cleaning, and two or three specific repairs. We will tell you which, and which are not worth doing.
5. Coordination with the attorney on court authority, beneficiary consents and timing.
6. A real launch, and weekly reporting to every beneficiary who wants it, so nobody is left guessing.

Once the court authority is in place, the sale follows the same disciplined process we use for every seller in Palm Beach County. You can read exactly how we prepare, price and market a home for sale before you commit the estate to anything.

How long the probate part takes

Formal administration in Palm Beach County typically runs nine to eighteen months, while summary administration usually closes in one to three — and the summary threshold doubled to $150,000 of non-exempt value on July 1, 2026, which moved a lot of estates into the faster route. The full timeline is on how long probate takes in Palm Beach County.

Related: our Palm Beach County probate hub · probate real estate in Delray Beach · information for probate attorneys · seller closing costs here

Questions and answers

Real-estate process only. This is not legal advice and it is not tax advice. Ask a Florida probate attorney about the estate and a CPA about anything to do with money, including the step-up in basis. We work alongside probate attorneys across Palm Beach County every week and can refer you to one.

Who you are actually hiring for a Boynton Beach probate sale

Personal representatives and estate attorneys are not looking for a brokerage, they are looking for a named broker who has done this before. At PBP Real Estate you work directly with the broker-owners.

• Gia Freer — Broker of Record, licensed in Florida since 2000 (broker license BK689801). Probate and inherited property is one of her core specialties, and she prepares the written date-of-death opinions of value estates need for their filings.
• Credentials: REALTOR; SFR (Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource), National Association of REALTORS; CDPE trained; member, BeachesMLS. Fluent in English and Spanish. Brokerage license CQ1064615.
• Track record: 759 closed transactions representing $201,574,127 in volume across South Florida (BeachesMLS production report, all-time through August 22, 2026).
• How we work with the estate: alongside the estate's own attorney, never in place of one. PBP provides real estate services only — not legal or tax advice. Speak with a probate attorney about the administration itself, and a CPA about tax.

Also serving probate and inherited property in West Palm Beach, Delray Beach and Boca Raton, or start with our Palm Beach County probate guide. If the estate property is worth less than what is secured against it, the route is different again: see short sales in Boynton Beach.

The same Palm Beach County process, with each city's own house and condominium figures: probate real estate in Lake Worth; probate real estate in Wellington; probate real estate in Palm Beach Gardens; probate real estate in Jupiter.

Written and reviewed by Gia Freer, Broker of Record, PBP Real Estate, LLC · Florida broker license BK689801 · brokerage license CQ1064615. Last reviewed September 4, 2026.