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Find answers about selling a California home, from repairs and inherited property to costs and local housing markets.
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General Selling Advice
You can generally sell a house before two years, including soon after buying it. There is no separate federal tax penalty just for selling early, but…
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Liens & Legal Issues
Who can put a lien on your property in California? Tax agencies, county tax collectors, mortgage lenders, qualifying mechanics-lien claimants, HOAs, judgment creditors who record an…
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General Selling Advice
There is no universally better time to sell a house during a California divorce. Selling before final judgment can simplify the remaining property division when both spouses…
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Probate & Inherited Homes
A California house usually avoids probate when the deceased owner actually titled it in a valid trust and the trust gives the successor trustee authority to…
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Sell As-Is Homes
You can sell a distressed property in California, and in most cases both a listing path and a cash-sale path are real options depending on what…
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Sell As-Is Homes
Most sellers with a hoarder property assume the cleanup has to come first, but some cash buyers, including us, will purchase with the contents in place.…
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General Selling Advice
Most sellers are looking at roughly 85 to 115 days from the decision to list to a funded close. That estimate combines two to four weeks…
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Sell As-Is Homes
Most sellers with a water-damaged property can sell without fully remediating first, and most of the conversations we have on these deals end with sellers realizing…
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Rental Property & Tenants
Rental properties in Southern California typically sell either through a traditional listing or a direct sale to a buyer who takes it occupied or as-is. The…
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