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Selling a house
Inherited houses, tenants, divorce, and what a sale costs in four states.
14 guidesSelling an inherited house in Tennessee: probate, heirs and who can sign
Who holds title after a death in Tennessee, when you need letters from probate court, why the $50,000 small estate route skips houses, and what is taxed.
What it costs to sell a house in Tennessee
Commission, the 37 cents per $100 transfer tax and who owes it, title and closing fees, the property tax split, repairs, and the months you pay to hold it.
Selling a house with tenants in Tennessee
What happens to the lease and security deposit when a rental sells in Tennessee, which counties the landlord-tenant act covers, and what tenants must be told.
Selling a house without a realtor in Tennessee: what it saves and what you take on
The commission you keep, the disclosure and deed paperwork Tennessee law requires, the federal lead rule, and the jobs an agent was doing for that fee.
Selling a house in North Carolina: excise tax, disclosure forms and the clerk's hearing
The $1 per $500 excise tax the seller pays, the two disclosure statements North Carolina law requires, and how a foreclosure runs through the clerk of court.
Selling a house in Georgia: transfer tax, foreclosure, and what you still have to disclose
Georgia's transfer tax rate and who owes it, the 30-day notice and weeks of advertising before a non-judicial sale, and why no required form still means a duty.
Selling a house in South Carolina: the deed recording fee, the disclosure form and a court-run foreclosure
The $1.85 per $500 recording fee the seller owes, the property condition disclosure statement, and why every South Carolina foreclosure goes through a court.
Florida foreclosure timeline: what happens and when
The 120-day federal wait, why Florida forecloses through a court, the sale window 20 to 35 days after judgment, when redemption ends, and the deficiency limit.
Kentucky foreclosure timeline: what happens and when
Why Kentucky forecloses through circuit court, the appraisal that decides your six-month redemption, the two-thirds rule, and the deficiency after the sale.
Alabama foreclosure timeline: what happens and when
Three weeks of notice before an Alabama power-of-sale foreclosure, the mailed notice tied to a homestead exemption, and the redemption period that follows it.
Selling a Fire Damaged House in Tennessee
Fire damaged house in Tennessee? Compare insurance, repairs, and an as-is sale, and see how your mortgage, taxes, and permits affect what you keep.
Selling a House With Code Violations in Knoxville
Knoxville gives owners up to 120 days to fix code violations, and unpaid city costs become a lien. Here is how to sell a house with open violations.
Stopping a Trustee Sale in Tennessee Before the Sale Date
Learn what actually stops a Tennessee trustee sale before the auction date, from reinstatement to a fast cash sale, and which option fits your timeline.
Knox County Tax Sale: What To Do If You're Listed
Facing the Knox County tax sale list? Learn the deadlines, how to stop the sale, and what redemption means under Tennessee law.
Tennessee law
Foreclosure, tax sales, disclosure and assignment, cited to the statute.
6 guidesTennessee foreclosure timeline: what happens and when
The 120-day federal wait, the notice Tennessee requires before a trustee's sale, the redemption waiver to look for in your deed of trust, and what you can do.
Wholesaling and contract assignment in Tennessee: what a seller should know
What it means when a buyer assigns your contract, what Tennessee's 2025 wholesaling law requires in writing, and what to ask before you sign one.
Delinquent property taxes in Tennessee: the tax sale and redemption
When unpaid Tennessee property taxes go to court, how a tax sale works, how long you have to redeem and what it costs, and how to stop it before the sale.
Selling a house as-is in Tennessee: what you still have to disclose
How Tennessee's residential property disclosure law works, when an as-is disclaimer is allowed, what it does not excuse, and which sales are exempt from it.
How to stop a foreclosure in Tennessee, and what each option costs you
Reinstatement, payoff, selling before the trustee's sale, a deed in lieu, and where bankruptcy fits, with what each one takes and what it leaves behind.
Selling a house during a divorce in Tennessee: who signs and what happens to the money
The automatic injunction that lands when the complaint is served, who has to sign the deed, what a court order changes, and how proceeds get held until decree.
Selling a business
Valuation, due diligence, and selling without a broker.
5 guidesHow a small service business is valued: SDE, add-backs and the multiple
How buyers turn a service company's books into seller's discretionary earnings, which add-backs hold up, and what moves the multiple up or down.
How to sell a small business without a broker
The work a broker was doing, the documents a buyer will ask for, how the price gets allocated for taxes, and the four places these deals fall apart.
What a buyer checks in due diligence on a service business
Books against tax returns, customer concentration, licenses that cannot transfer, contracts that need consent, and the crew, in the order a buyer checks them.
What a Cleaning Business Is Worth in Tennessee
Learn what a cleaning business typically sells for, how SDE multiples work, and what drives value up or down before you sell.
Selling a Plumbing Business in Tennessee
What plumbing companies sell for in Tennessee, why your contractor license cannot transfer to the buyer, and the four things that move your multiple.
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