The Moment That Started All of This
Fifteen years ago, I sat across the kitchen table from an elderly woman in Oak Cliff whose husband had just passed. She had inherited a house that needed work, three adult children in three different states, and absolutely no idea what probate meant or how long it was going to take. The estate attorney had explained it correctly , she just did not have any context for what 9 months of holding costs meant in real dollars.
By the time she came to us, she had spent $14,000 in holding costs on a house worth $180,000. Money that should have been split three ways between her kids. Money the process had simply consumed.
That conversation is the reason we built the Probate Bypass System™. It is the reason we built the Heir Liquidity Program™. We are not a tech platform trying to algorithmically disrupt real estate. We are a licensed brokerage that got tired of watching the math work against families who were already dealing with grief.
Who We Are
Dallas Probate House Buyers is operated by Lion Crab Holdings, LLC, a Texas-based real estate investment company. We are operated by a licensed Texas Real Estate Broker , TREC License #526799 , which means we are subject to the same fiduciary standards and professional accountability as any brokerage in the state.
We are based at 812 W Seventh St, Suite B, Dallas, TX 75208 , in the Bishop Arts District, one of Dallas’s most distinctive neighborhoods and a community we have invested in for years. If you want to meet in person before you sign anything, we welcome that. Our door is open.
What TREC #526799 Means for You
When a buyer discloses a TREC license, it means they are purchasing as a licensed real estate principal , not acting as your agent or attorney. We disclose this on every page, in every contract, and in every conversation. Texas law requires it. We believe it is also the honest way to do business.
It also means our license is on the line with every transaction. We cannot misrepresent property conditions, fabricate offer terms, or engage in deceptive practices without risking our license with the Texas Real Estate Commission. That accountability is something no unlicensed wholesale buyer can offer you.
You can verify our license directly at: trec.texas.gov
Our Service Area
We serve all of Dallas County and surrounding communities within approximately 50 miles , including Oak Cliff, Bishop Arts, Cedar Hill, Duncanville, DeSoto, Lancaster, Irving, Garland, Mesquite, Richardson, Plano, Frisco, McKinney, Denton, Carrollton, Rowlett, and Arlington. We know the soil, the title companies, the contractors, and the neighborhoods , block by block.
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No automated systems, no call centers. When you call or submit a form, you reach someone who has been doing this in Dallas County for over two decades.
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