Selling a House During a Divorce
The house stops being a home and becomes an asset two people have to divide. A traditional sale needs months of ongoing cooperation at exactly the moment that is hardest.
A fixed offer with a date on it reduces the number of decisions you have to make together.
One number, fewer arguments
A listing is a moving target: price reductions, contingent offers, credits demanded after inspection. Each change is another negotiation between two people already negotiating.
A cash offer is one fixed figure. You decide yes or no once, not a dozen times over three months.
Both owners have to sign
If both names are on title, both must agree. We cannot buy from one spouse over the other's objection and will not try.
In some states a spouse must sign even when not on title. If a court has issued orders about the property, send them, since the decree governs.
The mortgage is what people forget
Moving out does not remove anyone from the loan. Both names stay liable until it is paid off or refinanced, and a missed payment damages both credit reports.
Selling ends that shared liability, which is often the real motivation rather than the price.
We work with your attorneys
We send the offer to both parties and to counsel at once, so nobody relays terms secondhand.
We are not mediators and we do not take sides. Both parties get the same information.
Common questions
Usually, as long as there is time for the title work. Give us the date at the start and we will build the timeline backward from it.
Then selling to us is probably not right. That usually calls for a refinance that buys out the other spouse. An offer can still be a useful data point on value.
The title company disburses according to your written instructions or the court's order. We do not decide the split. That belongs to your attorneys.