Probate & Trust Real Estate Agents in San Francisco, California

Aimee Arost holds a J.D. and practiced law before moving into real estate, then spent 15+ years managing sales teams at major San Francisco brokerages before returning to direct client work. She is a Certified Probate Real Estate Specialist® and lists probates and trusts explicitly among her core specialties, alongside divorce-related sales - another category that requires coordinating multiple stakeholders and legal timelines.

Tim Curran may be the single most probate-focused individual agent on this list by sheer volume: his Compass profile states he has "assisted over 610 estates" during his career and describes himself as possibly "the most referred Realtor by Estate Attorneys" for probate and trust estate sales in San Francisco. Licensed since 1987, he served as a California Association of Realtors Regional Director and managed a Coldwell Banker branch office earlier in his career.

Andrew de Vries runs his practice under the branded domain probateagent.com, built specifically around probate, estate, trust, and conservatorship real estate across San Francisco and seven other Bay Area counties. He has been a top 1% Bay Area agent since 2005 and reports 349 closed sales totaling roughly $396M over the most recent five-year period.

Michael Freethy is a fourth-generation native San Franciscan who has practiced real estate since 1990 and maintains a dedicated site (sfprobaterealestate.com) for his probate and trust work. His Compass profile states he has "sold hundreds of probate and trust properties" and describes himself as an expert at getting them ready for sale.

Nicholas Johnson markets himself as "The Problem Solver" and built that reputation specifically around navigating complex transactions - his site lists trust sales, probate transactions, and conservatorship matters explicitly alongside 1031 exchanges and bankruptcy sales. With 21+ years of full-time experience and a 2022 top-1%-globally Coldwell Banker designation, he brings both estate-transaction range and brokerage-level recognition to probate and trust clients.

Jonathan Kurniadi built an entire brokerage - not just a personal specialty page - around probate and trust real estate, with a San Francisco office among Kurniadi Realty's three Bay Area locations. The firm's "ProbateAdvance" program fronts cleanup and repair costs for estates that can't front cash before a sale closes. No Zillow profile could be located for this agent; his source link points to Homelight instead.

Janice Lee, branded "Ms. San Francisco™," lists probate, estate, trust, and conservatorship explicitly among her named specialties, alongside cash-offer and appraisal services relevant to heirs who need a fast valuation on an inherited property. A San Francisco resident since age four with over 20 years in the business and 550+ completed transactions, she brings deep neighborhood-level knowledge.

Jessie Lee holds specific probate certifications (Certified Trust and Probate Realtor, Certified Probate & Trust Advisor) and publishes a dedicated probate resource page distinguishing full-authority from limited-authority probate sales for sellers - a distinction that materially affects how fast an inherited home can close. Her team reports 355 total sales and top-1%-of-Bay-Area status; her 184-review Zillow figure reflects her team's aggregate reviews, not one person's.

Karen Mai holds a dedicated Certified Probate & Trust Specialist (CPTS) designation and a Certified Keller Williams Real Estate Planner credential, and explicitly distinguishes "full authority" from "limited authority" probate property on her own site. An immigrant from Taishan, China who moved to San Francisco in 1984, she is fluent in Taishanese, Cantonese, and Mandarin.

Karen McCarthy runs her entire practice under the banner "San Francisco Trust Sale & Probate Specialist," directly naming inherited-property sellers as her core client base. Her ICF-certified coaching background shows up in her public philosophy - "my job is to protect your outcome, not mine" - meaningful for beneficiaries navigating grief and family dynamics alongside a real estate transaction.

Lorraine Meier holds the formal Certified Probate Real Estate Specialist (C.P.R.E.S.) designation and, per her own site, "navigates even the most complex probate and trust transactions from start to finish," covering conservatorship sales as well. As a 35-year Bay Area resident and San Francisco property owner herself, she brings long personal tenure in the market.

Pat Rock's entire public-facing site, sfprobates.com, is built specifically around probate, trust, and conservatorship real estate. His site states that "dozens of attorneys have relied on [his] negotiating abilities, attention to detail, and client advocacy" over a 30+ year Bay Area career. His Zillow review count is thin (1 review) relative to his tenure - worth knowing going in, though it doesn't contradict genuine experience. Note: his brokerage shows as Berri Real Estate on Zillow but Coldwell Banker on his own site - worth confirming directly.

Jennifer Rosdail publishes one of the more detailed public-facing explainers on this list of how court confirmation actually works for a San Francisco buyer or seller - explaining plainly that "court confirmation exists so that heirs or debtors cannot be taken advantage of." With 26 years in the business and a "Real Estate Planner" designation, she brings process-transparency and long local tenure to probate-adjacent sales.

Kim Wiley holds the Senior Residential Estate Specialist (SRES) designation and works alongside her husband, Todd Wiley, as part of "The Wiley Team," where the team's trust-and-probate page credits her specifically with the hands-on side of estate management - property clearance, repairs, and coordinating professional services - while Todd holds the formal CPRES credential. No standalone Zillow profile could be located for her individually; her source link points to her Compass agent page instead.

Todd Wiley holds the formal Certified Probate Real Estate Specialist (C.P.R.E.S.) designation and, alongside his S.R.E.S. credential, positions his team's trust-and-probate page around "the resources, professionalism and communication necessary to satisfy the beneficiaries" in challenging estate situations. With 77 reviews and a 5.0★ Zillow rating - one of the stronger review counts on this list - plus 23 years of experience, he pairs a specific probate certification with a well-documented public track record.