Estate house sale

[alyle99]

Hi,

An estate sold a house two months after the death of the decedent for a total of 300K including all fees.  There was no appraisal done.  Would the 20K in brokers fees be considered a capital loss?

[Just-Lisa-Now-]

Thats how it generally works out when a house is sold so quickly after someone passing, the FMV and the sale price are the same and any sales expenses (like commissions) end up creating a loss.