My parents saved & prepared for their senior years. That included buying cemetery plots & making burial arrangements with a funeral home in the state they were living in at the time. We were all unaware that they could be buried in a National Cemetery since dad is a WW II vet. Meanwhile I convinced them to move to my town so I could help them as needed. Mom passed away in 2018 & is buried the the local National Cemetery & dad will be buried there when the time comes. We now have 2 fully paid cemetery plots & arrangements out of state that we won't use. My brother has tried to sell them by listing in newspapers, Craig's List, etc. but no luck, except for scammers. He finally listed them with a broker who deals in this sort of thing, but still no takers. Any ideas on how we can facilitate this? It would be nice to get back even some of their investment.
You would get a write off of the value of the donation.
Someone would get a plot that they need.
I would contact a Hospice in your area and see if they would want them. They could use them for a family in need or they might be used as an item in a Fund Raising Silent Auction.
The Hospice I volunteer at has a high number of Pediatric Patients and I am sure many of them do not have extra funds for funeral arrangements or plots.
For what it's worth, in my case, the answer was no.
They didn't want any single plots, but you might have better luck with the pair.
say "No" fast enough or often enough. I will add that the location is in the southern US. It would seem that there would be more of a demand in that area, but obviously not.
One of the problems with cemeteries buying them back is that the grief counselors won’t get paid unless it is a “new” sale and that’s often the contact person. It is a tough job they have. They might have authority to sell but not to buy lots.
If the lots are located in one of the chains, try contacting the corporate office to see if that level has an interest and make sure you are speaking with someone who can actually say yes.
You could also see who is buried near the lots to see if you can contact extended family who might want to be buried near their mom or dad.
You can search on FindAGrave and possibly read obits to see who those survivors might be.
I am surprised that the arrangements are transferrable.
Many of the National cemeteries are running short of space. It’s good you already have your dads space reserved by mom.
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