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Learn the fundamental probate process, who has authority, what families may be navigating, and where inherited real estate fits.
Take “How Probate Works” FreeProbate Mastery combines comprehensive probate education, practical business-development training, and live coaching so professionals can serve families well and build a repeatable probate business.
New to probate? Start with “How Probate Works” free. It is also Course 1 of the Certified Probate Expert Core Curriculum.
Courses teach the system. Mastery Academy helps you implement it. You may join coaching before, during, or after certification.
See where coaching fits ↓You do not need to understand every course before making a good first choice.
Learn the fundamental probate process, who has authority, what families may be navigating, and where inherited real estate fits.
Take “How Probate Works” FreeComplete the five-course Core Curriculum and required quizzes to earn the Certified Probate Expert designation.
See CPE RequirementsUse the guided library to match your budget, working style, existing experience, and business-development goals with the right course or bundle.
Let the Library Guide MeThe Certified Probate Expert designation is earned by completing the Core Curriculum and required quizzes. Growth Tracks and Specialty Courses are valuable, but they are not required for certification.
There is no field-work requirement and no additional certification fee. More than 5,500 real estate professionals have earned the CPE designation.
Each Growth Track is a complete, multi-hour course. Choose one based on how you want to generate business, or bundle all four for the most comprehensive training.
Turn probate lists into productive conversations, follow-up, and appointments.
Create relationships with attorneys, vendors, and estate professionals who can introduce business.
Use the Earn Attorney Referrals Now framework to develop focused attorney relationships.
Use mail, email, social content, and search to attract probate opportunities.
Specialty Courses cover focused capabilities such as winning appointments, creating video authority, building a probate website, using AI systems, and bringing cash-offer solutions into probate conversations. They can be taken before, during, or after the main curriculum.
Mastery Academy is a $97-per-month coaching membership for real estate professionals and other service providers working in the probate and estate niche. You may join before, during, or after coursework. The membership supports implementation, but it does not automatically include the structured course library.
Bruce Hill brings the two sides together: Probate Mastery prepares professionals to serve at a higher level, while Estate Aid Network helps families find clarity, resources, and trusted local support.
Probate and estate administration can create dozens of unfamiliar decisions at a time when a family is already under pressure.
Estate Aid Network helps families understand what may come next, organize practical needs, and connect with appropriate local professionals.
When a family asks for real estate help, Estate Aid Network can introduce a trained local professional who is prepared for the situation.
Active Mastery Academy members are eligible to receive qualified conversations and real estate referral opportunities in markets where the network is actively working.
These answers are written for professionals comparing probate certification, training, coaching, and business-development options.
Complete Probate Mastery’s five-course Core Curriculum and pass the required quizzes.
The curriculum contains approximately 13 hours of on-demand training. After finishing, email Probate Mastery support to request your designation. Growth Tracks, Specialty Courses, field work, and memberships are not required.
No. Growth Tracks are optional business-development courses.
The five Core Curriculum courses contain everything required to earn the Certified Probate Expert designation. Add a Growth Track when you want a complete system for prospecting, professional referrals, attorney relationships, or inbound marketing.
Yes. Core, Growth Track, and Specialty Courses may be purchased individually.
You can begin with the free “How Probate Works” course, build the Core Curriculum over time, or save money by choosing a bundle.
You may join Mastery Academy before, during, or after certification.
The $97 monthly membership provides live coaching, accountability, role play, implementation support, and eligibility for referral opportunities. It does not automatically include the structured course library.
If you want to talk through your market, experience, or which training and coaching option fits, schedule a complimentary discovery call with Bruce.
Schedule a Discovery Call →Join Mastery Academy and remain an active member to become eligible for Estate Aid Network referral opportunities.
You may join before, during, or after earning the CPE designation. When Bruce co-prospects with a member, the member works the local probate file through the member's business while Bruce and his systems work the same file through Estate Aid Network.
If Estate Aid creates a conversation through AI calling, marketing, videos, or another channel, that conversation may be handed to the member in one of two ways:
You do not have to buy probate leads to be eligible. Buying or providing qualified local data simply gives both sides more families to contact in your market. Availability and volume are never guaranteed.
Discuss My Market With Bruce →Start with Probate Mastery’s free “How Probate Works” course.
It teaches the fundamental process and is Course 1 of the CPE Core Curriculum. If you continue toward certification, your first course already counts.
A Certified Probate Expert helps a family navigate the practical complexities that surround probate and estate administration.
CPEs understand the major stages of the process, recognize when an attorney or other specialist is needed, and help coordinate appropriate local services. Many are real estate agents or investors who can also help secure, maintain, evaluate, prepare, or sell inherited property.
A CPE does not replace an attorney or provide legal advice unless that professional is independently licensed to do so. The role is to bring clarity, coordination, reliable connections, and practical support to a family that may be facing unfamiliar decisions.
Look for a professional who understands both probate and the practical needs that arise during estate administration.
Ask whether the professional has completed specialized probate training, maintains relationships with local estate-service providers, understands inherited-property issues, and knows when to involve an attorney or another licensed specialist.
Estate Aid Network helps families connect with vetted local providers, including Certified Probate Experts, when appropriate help is available in their market. Schedule a Zoom conversation with a Certified Probate Expert to tell us where the estate is located and what kind of help your family needs. We will discuss your situation and help identify an appropriate local connection.
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