Selling situations
A direct sale usually starts with a situation, not a strategy.
These are the circumstances homeowners most often describe when they contact us. None of them is unusual, and none of them says anything about you.
- 01 Inherited propertyA house passed to you or to several family members, often in another city.
- 02 Vacant propertyA property sitting empty and still costing money each month.
- 03 Rental propertyA rental that has stopped being worth the work of owning it.
- 04 Difficult tenantsAn occupied property you would rather not manage through a sale.
- 05 Major repairsWork the house needs before a traditional buyer’s lender would approve it.
- 06 RelocationA move on a schedule that does not match a listing timeline.
- 07 DownsizingMore house than you need, and a preference for fewer steps.
- 08 Foreclosure concernsFalling behind, and wanting to understand the options while there is still time.
- 09 Tax or code complicationsDelinquent taxes, liens, or violations attached to the property.
- 10 Divorce-related decisionsA property two people need to resolve, often on a fixed timeline.
- 11 Fire or water damageDamage that makes a conventional sale difficult.
- 12 Heavily cluttered propertyA house that would need clearing before it could be shown.
Whatever the situation, the first step is the same: tell us about the house and we will talk you through the options. Where a professional adviser would help — an attorney, an accountant — we will say so.
Nothing here is legal, tax or financial advice. Please speak to a licensed professional in your state about your own situation.
Detailed guidance
Individual situation pages are in development.
We are writing these properly rather than publishing a page per keyword. Each will cover what actually differs in Michigan and Indiana, with sources. Until then, the list above is an honest summary and the form is the fastest route to a specific answer.