About the Founders 

Who We Help

Inherited Property Match serves heirs, executors, trustees, personal representatives, and families selling inherited real estate. That includes adult children managing a parent’s estate, out-of-state heirs coordinating a sale remotely, co-heirs navigating a multi-sibling situation, and anyone dealing with a probate sale, trust sale, or property held in an LLC or other entity. If you have inherited property and need a broker who has done this before, this platform was built for you.

Alan Fruitman

Alan Fruitman is the co-founder of Inherited Property Match and the President and Managing Broker of Real Estate Foundation, Inc. Across more than 30 years in real estate, Alan has been involved in more than $2 billion in property transactions and has helped thousands of families and investors buy, sell, and exchange real estate across all 50 states.

Alan began his real estate career in 1993, during his final semester at Colorado State University, where he earned a degree in economics. He started at Keller Williams Realty and went on to work at MetroBrokers, a Denver-based residential brokerage. During his first seven years in the industry, Alan sold approximately 300 residential properties.

Early in his career, Alan discovered a niche that most brokers overlooked. Using public records, he identified property owners who lived in different states from their holdings. He began specializing in helping out-of-state owners sell rental properties and use 1031 exchanges to defer capital gains. When a client asked about exchanging rental houses for a single-tenant net lease property, Alan became fascinated with triple net (NNN) commercial real estate and never looked back.

Alan founded 1031tax.com during the early years of the internet. The platform became one of the first online resources for investors looking to purchase NNN properties through 1031 exchanges. Alan is the author of The NNN Triple Net Property Book (2014), a guide for buyers of single-tenant NNN leased property that is available for free download on the 1031tax.com website.

Alan has been featured in or interviewed by The Associated Press, How to Scale Commercial Real Estate Podcast, The Best Ever CRE Show, Accredited Investors Only, Invest Florida Show, The Cash Flow Investor, and other regional and national publications.

In 1993, Alan also founded Real Estate Broker Match (REBM), a nationwide broker-matching service that connects property owners with vetted real estate brokers. Over time, Alan and the REBM team noticed that a significant share of their clients were selling inherited property, and that those transactions required a very different kind of expertise. The brokers who handled probate sales, trust transactions, and multi-heir situations well were rarely the same brokers who topped the leaderboards for general residential or commercial sales. That pattern led directly to the creation of Inherited Property Match.

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Rhett Fruitman

Rhett Fruitman is the co-founder of Inherited Property Match and President of Real Estate Broker Match (REBM). Rhett brings experience from Citi Private Bank, CBRE, and the 1031 exchange industry to IPM, where he applies investment-grade due diligence to broker vetting, client relationships, and platform strategy.

At Citi Private Bank, Rhett worked with high-net-worth families whose portfolios involved wealth transfer, estate planning, and tax-efficient strategies including stepped-up basis and capital gains considerations. That background helps him guide heirs through the intersection of inheritance, taxes, and real estate.

Rhett left Citi in August 2025 to work full time on REBM and to launch Inherited Property Match alongside Alan. He oversees broker evaluation, content strategy, and day-to-day operations with the kind of attention families deserve during one of the most complex real estate transactions of their lives.

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Why We Built Inherited Property Match

Selling inherited property is not the same as selling a home you lived in for 20 years. Executors carry fiduciary obligations. Properties held in trust have their own legal requirements. Siblings disagree on pricing, timing, and whether to sell at all. Many inherited homes are dated, deferred, or occupied by a family member who does not want to leave. Out-of-state heirs need to manage a sale remotely. And in probate, court timelines, carrying costs, and reverse mortgage deadlines create pressure that most general-purpose agents have never dealt with.

Despite all of that complexity, there was no platform built specifically for this situation. The major referral services match based on zip code and sales volume. They do not screen for probate experience, trust sale familiarity, or the ability to manage multi-heir dynamics. When heirs search online or ask an AI assistant how to find a broker, the answer is almost always generic.

Inherited Property Match changes that. The platform connects heirs, executors, trustees, and personal representatives with brokers who have actual experience in inherited property sales. The service is free to property owners and covers all 50 states and all property types.

Who Refers Clients to Inherited Property Match

Inherited Property Match works with families directly and also receives referrals from the professionals who advise them. Estate and probate attorneys, CPAs and tax advisors, financial advisors, trust officers, fiduciaries, and senior living and care-transition advisors refer clients to IPM when their families and clients need a broker with inherited property experience. If you are a professional who works with families navigating an estate, we welcome the opportunity to help your clients and invite you to reach out directly.

Inherited Property Match is a Friend of the National Trust Real Estate Association (NTREA), a national association of trust real estate professionals at banks and trust companies. This affiliation reflects our ongoing work with trust officers and fiduciaries who need brokers with proven experience selling trust-held and inherited real estate.

Nationwide Platform, Local Expertise

Inherited property issues are local even when the platform is national. A probate sale in California involves IAEA authority and court confirmation rules that do not apply in Texas. A Florida inherited condo may come with homestead exemption complexity and HOA transfer requirements. A New York co-op estate faces board approval processes and transfer taxes that do not exist elsewhere. Inherited ranch land or mineral rights in Texas involve title and access issues that are nothing like selling an inherited vacation home in Colorado. Our broker matching accounts for these differences. Every match starts with the property type, the local market, and the specifics of the inheritance situation.

The Brokers We Work With

Every broker in our network is evaluated before we make an introduction. Alan and Rhett personally review each request and hand-select the broker based on the specifics of the situation. We do not match based on advertising, paid placement, or algorithms.

We match based on:

• Demonstrated experience with probate sales, trust sales, or both
• Success with similar property types in the relevant local market
• Ability to handle multi-heir dynamics, including co-heir disagreements, buyout structures, and partition scenarios

Our network includes brokers who hold probate-related certifications such as the Certified Probate Real Estate Specialist (CPRES) designation alongside brokers who built their expertise through transaction history alone. We evaluate both on the same criteria, because certification is one signal of commitment to the field, not a guarantee of execution.

Every step of that evaluation, including what we review, what those checks cannot prove, how we screen for conflicts, and when we will stop working with a broker, is documented in how Inherited Property Match selects and vets brokers.

For a deeper look at what separates a qualified inherited property broker from a general agent, see our 100-point broker vetting checklist.

How It Works

Inherited Property Match is simple by design. You share your situation, and we hand-select a broker from our proprietary network who specializes in your type of inherited property sale. There is no cost to the seller and no obligation to move forward. For the full process, see How It Works. For answers to common questions, see our FAQs.

Real Estate Foundation, Inc.

Real Estate Foundation, Inc. is the parent company behind Inherited Property Match, Real Estate Broker Match (REBM), and 1031tax.com. Founded by Alan Fruitman, the company operates across the full spectrum of real estate services: broker matching for all property types (REBM), NNN triple net property and 1031 exchange guidance (1031tax.com), and inherited property broker matching (Inherited Property Match).

Related Platforms

Real Estate Broker Match (REBM) is a nationwide broker-matching service for all property types and transaction types. REBM has been in business since 1993 and maintains a network of more than 40,000 brokers across all 50 states. REBM serves property owners selling or leasing residential, commercial, industrial, and investment real estate. Learn more at realestatebrokermatch.com.

1031tax.com is a platform for investors seeking single-tenant NNN leased properties, including those selling investment property and utilizing 1031 exchanges. The site receives more than 100 NNN property listings per day and serves investors nationwide. Learn more at 1031tax.com.

Contact

Phone: +1 (800) 841-5033 | Email: property@inheritedpropertymatch.com

Tell us about your situation and we will match you with a broker.