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Horizon Real Estate

9424 Fuerte Drive
La Mesa, CA 91941

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Founded in 20001-10 Employees

Kim Ward is a San Diego County Probate and Trust Real Estate Specialist, Certified Probate Real Estate Advisor (CPREA), Real Estate Broker, educator, and founder of the CPREA designation. For more than 25 years, she has helped executors, administrators, trustees, attorneys, and families navigate the sale of inherited real estate.

Having completed more than 500 probate and trust home sales throughout San Diego County, Kim helps personal representatives manage the responsibilities that come with inherited property. Her work includes property preparation, pricing strategy, disclosure compliance, vendor coordination, vacant property oversight, escrow management, and risk reduction.

Many of the homes she helps sell have been owned by the same family for decades and involve deferred maintenance, remaining personal property, insurance concerns, title issues, vacant property risks, and complex family dynamics. Kim creates a clear plan so families can move forward with confidence while protecting estate assets and fulfilling their fiduciary responsibilities.

Executors, administrators, and trustees are often managing an inherited property for the first time while balancing legal, financial, and emotional responsibilities. Kim helps simplify the process by coordinating resources, identifying potential challenges early, and guiding families through each step of preparing, marketing, and selling a home.

In addition to serving clients, Kim is an educator within the probate real estate industry. Through ProbateBiz and the CPREA designation, she has trained real estate professionals across the country on the unique challenges associated with probate and trust property sales. She also creates educational resources to help personal representatives better understand probate, trust administration, inherited property management, and the decisions that often arise after the death of a loved one.

Known for her practical approach, organization, and compassion, Kim and her team's mission is to provide clear guidance, reduce uncertainty, protect estate interests, and help families successfully navigate the transition of selling a loved one's home.

Kim Ward | Horizon Real Estate Probate and Trust Help San Diego Probate & Trust Home Sales | Certified Probate Real Estate Advisor (CPREA) Helping Executors, Administrators & Trustees Navigate Inherited Property Sales The Probate and Trust Home Sale Processa,,c 500+ Probate & Trust Homes Sold | DRE#01218310 | 619-741-0111

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Kim Ward

La Mesa, CA

(99)

Ashlie Rivera

La Mesa, CA

99 REVIEWS

(5.0/5)

Jeffboswell01

October 17, 2020

Zillow
VERIFIED

Kim has a fantastic support team who helped to prepare the home for sale. Kim was always available for discussion and support. Great marketing, plenty of offers and completed sell after 10 days. I highly recommend Kim Ward and her team to any home seller or buyer.

Ellencookphd

September 8, 2024

Zillow
VERIFIED

Kim and Ashlie are not only true professionals, they are also really nice people. They were there every step of the way. This was vital because none of the parties live in San Diego. In fact, we live in 4 different cities.Kim is a dynamite negotiator! She got us more than $100,000 above our asking price! It took only one month between listing and close of escrow. Kim worked with the bank and the escrow company to keep things moving right along. This is the second time I have worked with Kim to sell a house; the first was over 10 years ago. I highly recommend the Horizon Real Estate Team. They are capable, hard working, and trustworthy.

Robertsmithsb

May 25, 2023

Zillow
VERIFIED

When we interviewed realtor candidates to sell my deceased brothers condo, Kim and her team came across as clearly a cut above. They understood what I was going through, the challenges ahead, and empathetically took me through the process of educating me, agreeing on a sells strategy, including price, and preparing the condo for the market. She didn't just tell me what work needed to be done (which was considerable), she or people she found did the work. She and Laura were always responsive (including regular Tuesday briefings), transparent and clear. They were a blessing.

MrsJT

July 2, 2022

Zillow
VERIFIED

Kim was really great to work with. She was always very responsive and on top of everything that needed to be done to help me sell my father's house. Her vast amount of probate experience helped me feel comfortable with the entire process. We did have a bad experience with the buy-out guy she recommended (Isaiah, who took things from the home that were our personal items and never returned them), but that wasn't her fault as she said she hadn't encountered any issues with this type of behavior from him before. All of the other recommended vendors were very nice and helpful. It was great to work with someone who had so many connections to help get everything done. I was very pleased with her pricing recommendation, her assistance with the title company, and her support with all of the closing paperwork. AND she never pushed us off to another staff member. She was our primary contact from beginning to end which I greatly appreciated. I would highly recommend Kim for any real estate needs.

Zuser20170926183157736

November 11, 2021

Zillow
VERIFIED

Kim Ward and her team helped me sell my parents property. Kims knowledge of the area and professionalism helped tremendously. I live out of state and was kept up to date on all activity. Kim is very friendly and easy to talk to. She excelled in moving the process along. I highly recommend Kim.

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