Can You Sell a Grave Space at a Cemetery? - Just Give Me 2 Minutes
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2021
- Kari the Mortician explains if you can or can not sell a grave space that you own the rights to. Have you ever tried to sell a gravespace? Share you story below!
@KaritheMortician
kari@karinorthey.com
Hopefully this info will save a family heartache at a time they don't need further complications. Thank you for this valuable information.
Exactly!
My mom and dad had plots next to each other with intention of being buried there..my dad passed in 1988 and used 1 plot...when my mom passed in 2003 she decided to donate her body for medical research so we had no use for the other grave...
Many years later in 2016 my niece was killed in a car wreck and we wanted to bury her next to her grandfather...we approached the cemetery with what we wanted, and they said fine..but since my mom and dad were still technically the owners, me and my siblings, all 6 of us would have to sign off on it..since 2 of siblings had passed, all 8 of their children would have to sign off on it....it was an incredible mess.....
Thank you for sharing!
A year ago I bought a plot next to my Father and had my stone installed. The man that made my monument was a hoot. When I told him want I wanted he told me that I looked okay but was I feeling sick.
Humor is good for our hearts and for our souls!
Yes it is
Aw man, I was hoping you’d start singing again, lol, you’re so adorable 🥰
Next time!
@@KaritheMortician You promise?
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!!!!!! I can't thank you enough for making this video. So many people don't bother filing the paperwork with the cemetery!!!!
Glad it helped!
I have recently been thinking about this. My parents bought two graves, and my aunt and uncle bought two adjoining graves.
My parents passed away several years ago. The aunt and uncle died and were buried in a different state. I have been considering calling my cousin to see if he wants to do something with the grave sites that his parents purchased. I guess the first thing I should do is see who holds the title for the entire plot, or if both couples have separate titles.
Yes that is a great start
I live in CA & have relatives who've purchased multiple burial plots in the 50's. Whenever members died, plots would be paid for & would sometimes be donated to distant family members who were strapped for $$. All they needed to pay for was opening & closing that was more than the original cost of the grave. Others have opted for cremation as a cheaper option. For years I've seen in newspaper want ads sections for burial plots or crypts for sale at upscale cemeteries, so it's common in my area.
What's tricky & awkward is when couples buy his & hers plots when they're younger, & after a demise of one, the surviving spouse remarries.
Thank you for sharing
My great aunt and grandma had a similar situation to this. Great aunt married her first husband who died just months after the wedding. She then married my great uncle and they were married over 40 years until he passed. My grandparents who purchased a graveside together divorced so my great aunt gave the plot she had with her first husband to grandma.
The cemetery I purchased 4 grave sites at will buy them back for what I paid for them. Even after I’m gone the extra sites will be transferred to my kids and the cemetery will buy them back from them if they don’t want them. That was a huge selling point for me.
Thank you!
Happens all the time, folks even give them to other family members, i didn't know there were other steps involved tho, i thought you just put them in there and go, thanks for the info.
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Love that pretty eye shadow Kari it highlights your beauty
Oh thank you!
I’m upset with the cemetery. They sold my mother with dementia a site that was supposed to be for three of us with urns. She thought it was all inclusive to include the burial itself. It was not. Then they added more charges for that. Then they changed the terms of the contract. It was bought for 3, but now they will only allow two to be buried. Oh, but we will will give you a great deal on another plot. Buyer beware. I need to unload this.
So sorry
When my oldest sister died at 4 days old in 1951, my dad bought 4 plots. One for my sister Mary Ann, for him, one for his then wife, and one just in case they lost another child. Well, they got divorced, and he got the plots. He didn't need 4 plots, so he was going to be buried in the one next to my sister, and he looked into selling the other two. This was in the late 80's/early 90s. They told him he could sell them, but he could only sell them for what he paid for them in 1951. He would have taken a massive loss on them. He just kept them. Now, at this point, I'm not even sure who has the deed to these plots, as there are two empty ones there. I don't even know who to contact about the deed, or who owns them, or anything. No one in the family is planning on being buried there, as they are in a small town in NW Ohio. I guess they will just be empty for all time.
Thank you for sharing
@@joeblow9912 who are you talking to and what are you talking about?
Thank you for this explanation!!
That happened with my parents, yrs ago they bought a grave space, had it for several years, and then they decided they were wanting to be cremated when they died, so they sold the plot back to the cemetery, and then bought a niche in one of the columburiumns (sp) instead.
Thank you
@@KaritheMortician You're welcome Kari! :)
Thank you so much for this information Kari!! It has helped answer a question I've had since my mom has stated to my sister and I that she wants to donate her body for research purposes. But I am going to be making a call to the cemetery about this. Where both my parents have plots as well as I do.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for your information always 😊
My pleasure!
Super job, Kari, you look great 👍
Thank you! 🤗
I remember reading newspaper sections that had "plots for sale" all the time. Somewhat related. A year ago I changed plots to be closer to my parents. It was no big deal because the plot was unsold so it was a simple paperwork switch at the funeral home. Not to disparage the funeral director who sold me the original plot I bought. She was a nice lady. But she sold me a plot that was not "closest to my parents" that I had wanted ? When in fact I found a plot much closer ! So I suggest don't take the word of someone else. Look for yourself at the cemetery map available space.
So many are still for sale on like craigslist and stuff
A friend's uncle recently died at a casino across state lines. Died in Nevada, was from Texas. My friend was telling me they wanted $20K to transport the body back over state lines ($3k to transport cremated remains, no including cost of cremation, so that's what they did). I knew it wasn't cheap to transport a body over state lines, but that number seems absurd. Is that a number set by the states involved or would that have been set by the funeral home, giving them the ability to shop around? And if that number is set by the state, what happens when you need to transport through multiple states? I know air transport is an option, I guess I just didn't figure it would potentially be cheaper for a destination relatively close.
There is minimal extra charge to get back to your home.
Yep I had an extra plot and transferred it to my best friend of almost 50 yrs!
Now we will be next to each other for eternity
Very nice!
Great two minute video!
Glad you liked it!
It’s basically a real estate transaction and has to be deeded in the same fashion.
Exactly!
Awesome 2 minutes.
Thank you!
I'm not going too be buried with my parents and sister, so there is a vacant space there. Don't want too sell it , if a person dies and can't afford a space , I would give it too them . Good information. 👍👍
That would be nice
So glad i don't have to worry about buying a grave. I'll be buried with my husband in his grave. National cemetery.
Very nice
I wouldn't mind it, I got one back in 2008, when I already had one prior, and it was out of my hands, there was at least $10,000 put in said plot..
thanks
Awesome video!!!❤❤❤
Thank you!!
Hi this is Clayton the mediums mom. I just started watching your videos and they’re so informative I’m really enjoying it. Thanks- Jenny
Awesome! Thank you!
Are you sensitive too?
@@KaritheMortician I wish but Clayton is super sensitive has been all his life when he was a kid he used to say thing about my dad there’s no way he could know. But this ability does run in my family and on his dads side too.
I bought 5 lots in Ohio at $500 each, but now prefer another location. How do I go about finding a buyer or buyers for these lots. Thank you, Kari.
Different in the U.K. you only lease the Grave space!...
Correct!
There's me thinking I was a landowner! ... 🤔
My wife inherited 3 beautiful spaces at crown hill cemetery in Denver Colorado. All the paperwork is in order. We have been try to sell them at $2500. each. Even though crown hill is selling theirs at $9000. each, they don’t want ours. We even tried to trade all 3 of them for a simple flat grave marker for her great grandfather! Not interested!
People are getting cremated more often …. Not interested in a $ 15000. Funeral.
I guess great grandfather will have to lay there with out a headstone for a while longer!
Thank you for sharing
@@KaritheMortician it’s always interesting to read your articles-thanks Bob Surmeier
from canada.......yes, put your wishes in your will, they are very strict as to who owns the plots and its a big surprise if you are unaware. people check out your cemeteries by-laws and kari could you do a video on perpetual care
Thank you
Thank you for this info. My husband and I bought double space, years ago, and ended up using for his brother, so we purchased another double, but since then, we decided on cremation. Will have to discuss this with the cemetery, soon. Add to the “To Do List”..
Glad it was helpful!
I keep on thinking.. I KNOW that music, the music in your intro and outro. Can you tell me what it is?
I just happened to learn this info quite recently about grave spaces when I took over the rights to my mother's grave. Interesting things to know, for sure!
It is just youtube free music so anyone can use in videos
Hi all, Dr. Pots here.
Welcome!
I inherited 2 spaces many years ago, and I still haven't been able to find a buyer for either space.
They are hard to get rid of some times
This is perfect, will show this to my mom. She has 2 lots to give us and we weren't sure how to go about it. I guess we will start by calling the cemetary. Or, can it be done when we make her funeral arrangements? We live in Michigan if that matters.
it would be best to get this complete while your mother is living. The spaces should be registered at the court house, your mother should have proof of the spaces .
Yes check with the cemetery how they want you to do it and they can add both your names to it now
@@KaritheMortician ok, will do., thanks. It's kinda funny, they bought 6 lots for $125 years ago. The funeral director got a chuckle when mom showed him the deed back in 2018 at dad's funeral.
Going through the process now trying to do it hard to find buyers
yes it is tricky
Is it the same with Mausoleum? What happens if someone buys a few spaces and they die without passing on the deeds and they have no family left?
Yes the same
Thanks for the information. I have a question for you
My sister passed away on Saturday she was a big woman, Linda will need a big casket. The question is will they open two graves
I am asking because you have answered all my questions in a perfessional manner. I am required to get a note from the funeral director to return to work is that normal
Larger people require larger graves which are usually placed in another section of cemeteries. Many employees are required to return to work with a letter from the mortuary & sometimes a funeral program since names of survivors are usually mentioned in the obituary. The FH should be glad to provide you with a letter & it's normal. I hope this helps.
It depends on what the size of the vault needed is.
Hi Kari! Thanks for the video. I currently own a two space burial plot that I will not be using; so I am attempting to sell. Any suggestions how where I would be able to sell it? Or what sites? Ive already posted them on FB marketplace, craigslist and offerup but havent had any luck.
You can try marketplace and such.
At Green Hills Memorial in Rancho Palos Verdes they charge turn the title over to somebody 350 2 $550 to do the paperwork I know because my son passed away that's what they would charge us so we cremated him cuz I couldn't afford the paperwork she said she'd want to know you're a ripoff
Thank you for sharing
what i want to know is can i dig up my dead dad, cremate him, then sell his grave site for a profit? his parents, my grandparents were religiuos and also financially ruined me in order to bury him to thier religious beliefs, which he didnt share. now they are dead, and i payed for everything, and all thier children turned on each other when the family home sold, can i excude my father, who i paid for, then cremate at my exprence and resell grave site ?
What if the cemetery is out in the country and there is no one to get a hold of to do that? Is where you contact a funeral director to help out?
Call the funeral home and they should know the contact
@@KaritheMortician ty
Rent them…..just kidding. 🙂
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In some countries they do that!
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Great video!