Judgement Lien and Probate

[Andrew Yu]

I encountered a seller that inherited a house from his deceased father. He went thru a small estate court in Arkansas, got affidavit and has the right to sell the property but hasn't done so. But recently he discovered the property has about 55K judgement lien on it. But the ARV is around 200K.

So my question is... does he have to go through full probate in order to sell the property? Also does the 55K judgement lien have to be paid off before he sell, or it can be paid simultaneously like a mortgage loan when the buyer wires in money on day of closing?