A guide on Everything You Need to Know About Probate. While nobody likes to think about it, we all die eventually. If you own your own home, it's important to know what will happen to it after you're gone. Legally the property has to be passed on to the people listed in the person's Will. Of course there isn't always a Will there to use as a reference. In these cases the people receiving assets will be designated by the State Law. So if you want a specific person to receive your estate, you need to put it in a Will. The process of selling the home after death is known as Probate.