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A condemned house in California can still be sold, and the condemnation order transfers to whoever buys the property. The new owner takes on the obligation to remedy the violations or demolish, and the seller walks away from those obligations at closing. We’ve purchased properties with active code orders and condemnation notices across Southern California….
You can sell a house that needs a new roof, and you don’t have to replace it first. A lot of sellers assume the roof issue is going to cost them far more than it actually does, and most of those conversations end with sellers realizing the math worked out better than they expected. We’ve…
Yes, you can sell your house even if you didn’t reaffirm your mortgage after bankruptcy. Not reaffirming removes your personal liability on the debt, but the property is still yours to sell as long as you hold title to it. I’ve worked through enough post-bankruptcy sales to know the reaffirmation question comes up in almost…
You can sell a property with a lis pendens, and it doesn’t have to be resolved before you can close. The notice follows the property and transfers to whoever buys it, narrowing the buyer pool significantly. In my experience, most financed buyers walk away once a lis pendens shows on the title search. The ones…
There’s no mandatory holding period on a property you own in California, and you can list the day you close if the situation calls for it. The capital gains window and back-to-back closing costs are usually the bigger factors in when people choose to sell. You Can Sell at Any Point After Closing The calls…
The penalty for selling your house before two years is capital gains tax on your profit, and how much you owe depends on how long you’ve owned the property and which income bracket you fall into. I’ve worked with enough sellers navigating this as a licensed agent (California DRE #01505854) to know the two-year threshold…
The question sellers ask me most when they’re thinking about working with a cash buyer is what number to expect. In most of the deals we’ve worked through across Orange County and Southern California, offers land somewhere in the range of 60 to 75 percent of what the house would sell for fully repaired, minus…
If both of you can still coordinate well enough to get through a transaction, sell before the divorce is finalized. Every month the property stays unresolved is another month you’re both tied to it. If that coordination is already gone, waiting for the settlement agreement to spell out how the proceeds get divided usually works…
San Diego County’s countywide median of $899,000 doesn’t tell the full story of early 2026. A listing in Escondido last week had been on market 67 days with two price reductions and went pending well below the original ask, compared to 2022 when a property in that zip code would have had multiple offers by…
Explore the tax implications of selling a house below market value in California. This guide breaks down how such sales can impact your taxes, providing key insights to help you make informed financial decisions.
