Author: Keith Sant

Can You Sell House With a Mortgage Texas

How Selling A House With A Mortgage Works In Texas

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Most Texas homeowners I sit across from at the kitchen table don’t fully realize they’ve been making money while making payments. You’ve been building equity every single month, and when it’s time to sell, that equity is what pays off your mortgage lender, covers your closing costs, and puts cash in your pocket. The whole … Continued
Can You Pause Mortgage Payments While Selling in Texas

Can You Pause Mortgage Payments While Selling Your Texas Home

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Most Texas homeowners who call us don’t start the conversation by asking about forbearance. They start by telling us they haven’t made a payment in 2 months and they’re terrified. They know they need to sell, but they’re not sure what’s already been set in motion with their lender, and they’re scared that moving too … Continued
Can I sell my house after one year Texas

Can You Sell Your Home After One Year in Texas?

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A couple called me last spring from a suburb outside San Antonio. They’d bought a place in Converse nine months earlier, a nice three-bed with a two-car garage, and now a job transfer was pulling them to Denver. They weren’t asking me whether they could sell. They knew they could. What they actually wanted to … Continued
Selling a house without permits

Selling a House Without Permits: What Sellers Must Know

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A seller called me on a Tuesday afternoon, voice tight, asking a single question: “Can I even sell this house?” She’d just gotten a pre-listing inspection back, and the finished basement, the deck out back, and the bonus room above the garage had never seen a building permit. Not one. Selling a house without permits … Continued
How do you move to another state

How to Move to Another State: Costs, Checklist & Timeline

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You don’t wake up one morning and decide to cross state lines on a whim. Something happens first, whether a job offer comes through, a parent’s health shifts, or the rent goes up again, and the neighborhood no longer feels like it used to. Whatever pushed you here, you’re now standing at one of the … Continued
Selling flooded house

How to Sell a Flooded House Fast: Options & Fair Pricing

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Water was still in the crawl space when the listing went live. It happens more often than most real estate guides would have you believe, and the result is almost always the same: the house sits, the price drops, and the seller ends up in a worse position than if they’d had a real plan … Continued
How to Sell a Home With Termites Texas

Can You Sell A House With Termites In Texas Without Losing Money

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Termite damage turns up in roughly one out of every five Texas homes I’ve walked through, and the sellers who come out ahead aren’t the ones who fixed everything before listing. They’re the ones who knew exactly how to handle disclosure, pricing, and buyer expectations. Termite history doesn’t have to kill a sale, not if … Continued
Damage Done by Tenant Texas

Tenant Damage to Property in Texas: Landlord Rights

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Tenant damage is one of the most frustrating parts of owning rental property. It is not just about the money but also the time it takes to document, dispute, and recover. The repair costs alone can set a landlord back thousands of dollars, but the hidden cost is everything surrounding it: the contractor calls, the … Continued
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