Documents Needed to Sell a House in Texas (2026 Checklist)
The documents needed to sell a house in Texas start with the Section 5.008 Seller’s Disclosure Notice, the deed and title paperwork your title company prepares, your mortgage payoff statement, and, if you’re in an HOA, a resale certificate. Add a survey with a T-47 affidavit and a few property records, and you’ve covered most […]
Paperwork for Selling a House by Owner: Your 2026 Document Checklist
The paperwork for selling a house by owner comes down to about ten core documents: your deed, a mortgage payoff statement, a seller’s disclosure, a purchase agreement, and the closing forms your title company prepares. Get those right and you keep the commission. Miss one and your closing stalls, or a buyer sues you six […]
How to Sell a House by Owner in Tennessee: Save $9K
Selling your own home in Tennessee is completely legal, and you don’t need a lawyer to do it. Here’s how to sell a house by owner in Tennessee: price it with real comps, put it on your local MLS, hand buyers the disclosure form, sign a purchase contract, and close through a title company. That’s […]
How to Sell a House by Owner: 7 Steps to Save $11K
Here’s how to sell a house by owner: price it with real comparable sales, list it on the MLS through a flat-fee service for $95, handle the showings yourself, negotiate the offer, and close with a title company or attorney. Do it right and you keep the listing agent’s cut, roughly $11,000 on a median-priced […]
Zillow For Sale By Owner Fees: The Free Listing Trap (2026)
Zillow for sale by owner fees come to exactly $0. Zillow doesn’t charge you a dime to post a FSBO listing, and it never has. But I’ve been analyzing FSBO outcomes for years, and the free listing is where your real costs start: buried placement, zero MLS exposure, and sale prices that run tens of […]
For Sale By Owner Signs: 5 Rules That Actually Sell (2026)
For sale by owner signs need five things to do their job: the words “For Sale By Owner,” a phone number in big block digits, a short call to action like “Shown by Appointment,” an arrow or address if the house is hard to spot, and nothing else. That’s it. A clean sign a stranger […]
How to Sell a House by Owner in Georgia (Save $11K, 2026)
How to sell a house by owner in Georgia: price it against recent local comps, list it on FMLS or Georgia MLS through a flat fee service, disclose known defects in writing, negotiate your own contract, and hire the Georgia closing attorney state law requires. Do it right and keep the $9,250 to $11,700 a […]
Selling a House As Is: What It Means & How to Get the Most (2026)
Selling a house as is means listing it in its current condition, with no repairs and no upgrades — the buyer takes the home, warts and all. You can still sell on the open market, you still have to disclose known defects, and in 2026 you can usually net far more by listing as is […]
For Sale By Owner Colorado: Save $15K in 2026 (Guide)
For sale by owner Colorado means listing and selling your home yourself, without paying a listing agent’s 2.5%–3% commission. It’s completely legal in Colorado, the state has no attorney requirement at closing, and on the statewide median price of roughly $550,000 it can keep about $15,000 in your pocket. The tradeoff is paperwork, pricing, and […]
Do You Need a Lawyer to Sell a House?
Do you need a lawyer to sell a house? In most of the country, no. Roughly two-thirds of U.S. states let you close a home sale with a title or escrow company and no attorney at all. But about a dozen states — mostly in the Northeast and Southeast — legally require an attorney to […]