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Seller Guides
Plain-English answers to the questions California homeowners ask me most, organized by situation. Each guide explains your options, including when listing makes more sense than a cash sale. If you’d rather talk it through, call me at (909) 455-9496.
Jump to: Facing foreclosure or behind on payments · Inherited houses, probate, and family situations · Houses that need work · Liens, tenants, and legal questions · Costs, taxes, and timing · Selling on your own
Facing foreclosure or behind on payments
If the bank has started the foreclosure process or the bills are piling up, these will help you understand your timeline and your options.
- Can you sell a house in foreclosure in California?
- Short sale vs. foreclosure: what’s the difference?
- How long you have to move out after a foreclosure auction
- Selling a house with delinquent property taxes
- How long you can go without paying property taxes in California
- Selling your home to pay off debt: is it a good idea?
- Can unpaid medical bills cost you your home?
Inherited houses, probate, and family situations
Selling a house after a death, with siblings, or during a divorce comes with its own rules. Start here.
- How to sell a probate house in California
- Living in an inherited house during probate
- Selling inherited property with multiple owners
- When a sibling won’t leave a parent’s house
- Selling a parent’s home to pay for care
- Selling a home with a reverse mortgage
- Selling your home during a divorce
- Selling a house to a family member
- Selling partial ownership of a house
Houses that need work
You don’t have to fix a house before you sell it. These guides cover what’s worth fixing and what isn’t.
- How to sell a house that needs repairs
- What not to fix before you sell
- How to sell a house as-is
- Selling as-is without an inspection
- Selling a home with foundation problems
- How to sell a hoarder house
- How to sell a condemned house
- Selling a home with mold
- Can you sell a house with asbestos?
- Selling an older house
- Should you remodel the kitchen before selling?
- Repiping a house before you sell
- Repairs an appraisal can require
- Selling a mobile home
Liens, tenants, and legal questions
Liens, tenants, squatters, and contracts can stall a sale. Here’s how each one works.
- How to sell a house with a lien
- Selling a house with tenants in it
- Do evictions need to be disclosed?
- How to handle squatters
- When a seller can back out of a contract
Costs, taxes, and timing
What a sale really costs, what you’ll owe in taxes, and how long it all takes.
- How long it takes to sell a house in California
- How to avoid closing costs
- Closing costs without an agent
- How long a seller can stay after closing
- Selling a house that still has a mortgage
- Getting the most equity out of your sale
- When selling below market value makes sense
- Homeowners insurance while you sell
- Selling and moving out of state
- Selling your house to a developer
- How to get a free home appraisal
Selling on your own
Thinking about skipping the agent? Read these first.