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How to Sell a House With a Child Support Lien in

Selling a House With a Child Support Lien

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Three days before closing, the title search turns up a past-due support balance that the seller forgot about years ago. The buyer’s lender freezes, and the seller figures it’s over. It isn’t. Selling a house with a child support lien almost never ends that way. Support liens get paid out of closing proceeds every week, … Continued
How To Take Your House Off The Market Michigan

How to Take Your House Off the Market in Michigan

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Three weeks without an offer feels like failure. It usually isn’t. Michigan sellers call me every spring, convinced the house is broken. Nine times out of ten, it’s fine. The photos were shot on a gray March afternoon. The price came from a neighbor’s guess about what her cousin got in Troy. Two good weekends … Continued
Replacing the roof before selling a house in Michigan

Should I Replace My Roof Before I Sell My House

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Last year, I watched a buyer walk away from a house over a roof that probably had eight good years left. Nothing had ever leaked. The shingles just looked tired from the driveway, and the inspector wrote three sentences that scared off a first-time buyer. Sellers ask me about this more than almost any other … Continued
Can I Sell My House While My Spouse Is Incarcerated in Michigan

Can I Sell My House if My Spouse is in Jail in Michigan

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A booking at the county jail doesn’t change whose name is on your deed. I get calls from kitchen tables in Warren, Southfield, and Sterling Heights. Somebody’s holding a mortgage statement, and there’s a court date circled on the calendar. The question is nearly always some version of “can I sell my house if my … Continued
Can an HOA Force a Home Foreclosure in Michigan

Can an HOA Foreclose on a House in Michigan? Know Your Rights

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The day your HOA dues come due and go unpaid, the lien may already exist. In a condominium, it does. The Michigan Condominium Act attaches it to your unit the moment the charge is assessed, with no grace period and no warning letter first. The association can record it with the county register of deeds … Continued
Property Lien Types In Michigan

Types of Property Liens Every Homeowner Should Understand

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Most homeowners find out what a lien does to their property on the day they try to sell. A closing date is set. A buyer is waiting. Then a title search turns up a debt they’d written off years ago, even decades ago. That surprise costs money, and it can cost the whole sale. Property … Continued
Is a Kitchen Remodel Worth It Before Selling My Home in Michigan

Should I Remodel My Kitchen Before Selling

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Most sellers I talk to spend ten minutes on price, then ten more on the kitchen. Should I remodel my kitchen before selling? That one comes up more than any other question. No other room carries this much feeling, and none carries more risk either, especially if you’re up against a deadline and you guess … Continued
Optimal time to stay in a home before selling in Michigan

How Long to Live in a House Before Selling It

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Nobody buys a place planning the exit. Life sometimes forces the question anyway, and how long to live in a house before selling turns into a money question the moment it comes up. I’ve bought houses from homeowners who held on for years too long. I’ve also bought from a homeowner who sold in month … Continued
Can a beneficiary live in a property during probate Michigan

Living In A Probate House In Michigan

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Families typically assume that because they’re the ones grieving, the house is automatically theirs to use. Living in a probate house in Michigan does not work that way, and this assumption causes more friction, legal exposure, and stalled estates than almost anything else I see in this work. The house belongs to the estate until … Continued
Who Is in Charge of Paying for the Appraisal and Inspection in Michigan

Who Pays For Home Appraisal And Inspection Costs In Michigan

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Selling a house in Michigan means two separate bills can land on the table before closing: the home appraisal and the home inspection. Most sellers I talk to have no idea who pays for the appraisal and inspection until they’re already deep in a contract. By then, it’s a scramble. So let’s get ahead of … Continued
Selling My Parents Home To Pay For Care Michigan

Selling Your Parents’ Home In Michigan To Pay For Senior Care

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Your mom got the diagnosis on a Tuesday. By Thursday, the family was around the kitchen table, realizing that her Livonia ranch house might be the only thing standing between her and the memory care facility she needs. If you’re weighing selling your parents’ home to pay for care in Michigan, you’re not alone. Nobody … Continued
Documents required for selling inherited property

Required Documents to Sell an Inherited House

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What Documents Do You Need to Sell an Inherited House Nobody tells you about the third certified copy of the death certificate. Your title company, mortgage lender, and county recorder’s office each want one, so if you order only two, you’ll be making a second trip to the vital records office in the middle of … Continued
Selling house with water in the crawl space in Michigan

Selling a House with Water in the Crawl Space in Michigan

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Selling a house with water in the crawl space is more common in Michigan than most owners realize. Pull up any house built before 1990 in Southeast Michigan, whether it’s a brick colonial you want to sell fast in Sterling Heights, a ranch outside Lansing, or one of those older two-stories near the Huron River … Continued
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