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General Selling Advice
For planning purposes, three to four weeks of preparation, 30 to 60 days to reach a contract, and another 30 to 45 days in escrow add…
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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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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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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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Yes, you can usually sell a house after a Chapter 7 bankruptcy even if you did not reaffirm the mortgage, provided you still hold title and…
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If you’re trying to figure out what your house is worth, the number comes from what similar homes in your area have actually closed for, adjusted…
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You can sell a California condo even when the association has limited reserves, a special assessment, litigation, or no current FHA project approval, but those issues…
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Most sellers we talk to are carrying a mortgage when they call, and the question they’re usually asking is whether that blocks the sale. It doesn’t,…
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For a sale with enough proceeds, escrow can pay an authorized reverse-mortgage payoff at closing as it would another mortgage payoff. The important differences are the…
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