It's supposed to be your home - left behind by a loved one.
That is, until real estate brokers and public officials swoop in - leaving you with very little.
7 Investigator Heather Catallo first exposed the problem in Macomb County, but it's happening everywhere.
She's look at the new way rightful heirs are losing property and the fight to stop it.
See the special report Monday on 7 Action News at 11pm.