Delinquent taxes, liens, inherited property, clouded title — often several at once. We take the time to understand your situation and what you're trying to accomplish before recommending anything.
Complex property situations require more than a quick offer. We investigate what's actually happening, identify the realistic options, and help you understand each one.
We resolve clouds on title — tax liens, missing heirs, recording errors, and chain-of-title breaks that prevent you from selling, refinancing, or keeping your property.
If you're behind on payments or received a notice, we explain the actual deadlines and what they mean, then walk you through every realistic path forward — including ones that don't involve selling.
When an owner passes without proper probate, the property can be stuck. We work through heirship research, succession, and heir coordination to establish clear ownership and a path forward for the family.
Years of delinquent property taxes, competing liens, or judgments can make a property feel impossible to deal with. We untangle the claims, negotiate where possible, and coordinate with attorneys as needed.
Before recommending anything, we investigate — ownership, value, mortgages, taxes, liens, heirs, code issues, and deadlines — so you understand what is actually happening with your property.
Not every situation calls for a sale. Depending on your needs, the path may involve keeping the property, curing the issue, selling with time to relocate, a creative structure, or a direct purchase.
We don't lead with an offer. We follow the same disciplined process on every situation, so you understand your options before you decide.
Before we talk about solutions, we learn what happened, what you're concerned about, what you've already tried, and what a good outcome looks like to you. Two identical properties can need completely different answers.
We research what's actually happening — ownership, value, mortgages, taxes, liens, judgments, title, heirs, and important deadlines. We investigate before we prescribe.
We combine what you want with what the property allows and what can realistically be executed, then walk you through each viable path and what it would mean for you. The decision is yours.
Once you choose a path, we get it done — coordinating escrow, title, attorneys, lenders, heirs, and buyers as needed. Our reputation rests on doing what we said we would do.
Summit Title Partners is a private real estate solutions company. We intentionally pursue the situations other investors avoid — delinquent taxes, multiple liens, missing heirs, clouded title, and often several at once — because that's where the ability to investigate, structure, and execute becomes valuable.
Like the mountain summit — steadfast, enduring, and above the clouds — we rise above the complexity. Our team brings years of experience in real estate investing, title research, and distressed property resolution to every situation we take on.
We're transparent about who we are. When a solution involves a transaction we participate in, we may earn from it, and we'll tell you so. And if we believe there's a better path that doesn't involve selling to us, we'll tell you that too.
Behind every property is a person. Behind Summit Title Partners are two. Here's who you'll be talking to.
Patrick Mahoney is a Northern California native, licensed real estate agent (DRE #02209290), and outdoor enthusiast. He co-founded Summit Title Partners after years of investing in Northern California real estate and representing clients in their own transactions. Along the way, he saw how many homeowners were stuck, whether behind on property taxes, dealing with an inherited or distressed property, or facing title, lien, and probate issues, and often unsure of their options, with few willing to explain what was going on.
Trenton is a co-founder of Summit Title Partners and a Northern California native with a strong passion for the outdoors and for helping people. He specializes in solving complex title issues that can stand in the way of a successful closing. With a strong background in real estate investing and a drive to solve problems, he brings persistence, creativity, and a solutions-first approach to every transaction.
Your situation won't wait, and neither will we. Every inquiry gets a response within one business day — and we'll explain the real deadlines rather than manufacture urgency.
No upfront cost, no obligation. We'll listen, look into your situation, explain your realistic options in plain English, and give you an honest assessment — even if the best answer isn't us.
We've built the ability to solve property problems in multiple ways — keep, stay, sell with time, protect equity, or exit — so we never force every situation into the same solution.
California is home, and it's where we know the records, county processes, and local rules best. But complex property situations don't stop at the state line, and neither do we. We bring the same experience to homeowners nationwide.
We're a private real estate company, and we say so. If a solution involves a transaction we're part of, we'll explain exactly how we're involved — and if a better path doesn't include us, we'll tell you that too.
Our job is to bring clarity, not pressure. We'll lay out each option, what it means for you, and where the real risks are. Then the decision is yours — on your timeline, not ours.
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Tell us what's going on with the property — no matter how complicated. We'll listen, look into it, and respond within one business day.
