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What Goes on the Texas Seller's Disclosure Notice The single most common misunderstanding in a Texas home sale is that selling a house as is removes the obligation to disclose. It does not. As is describes who pays for repairs. Disclosure describes what the buyer is told. They are separate things and confusing them creates liability that survives closing. Texas requires a seller of residential property to give the buyer a written Seller's Disclosure Notice covering the p

Selling a Texas House With Foundation Problems Foundation movement is close to a statewide condition in Texas. Much of the state sits on expansive clay that swells when it rains and shrinks in drought, and slab foundations move with it. Doors that stick in August and close fine in March are telling you about soil moisture, not carpentry. That ubiquity cuts both ways when you sell. Buyers here are less shocked by foundation work than buyers elsewhere, and a repaired found

Appraised Value, Market Value and What a Buyer Will Pay Three numbers get called the value of your house and they are not the same thing. Confusing them is behind most of the frustration sellers feel when an offer arrives. The first is the county appraisal district's assessed value, which exists to calculate property tax. Texas is a non-disclosure state, meaning sale prices are not public record, so appraisal districts estimate from the data they can get. That figure is

Can You Sell a House With a Cracked Slab in Texas Foundation movement is close to a statewide condition in Texas. Much of the state sits on expansive clay that swells when it rains and shrinks in drought, and slab foundations move with it. Doors that stick in August and close fine in March are telling you about soil moisture, not carpentry. That ubiquity cuts both ways when you sell. Buyers here are less shocked by foundation work than buyers elsewhere, and a repaired fo

Selling a Texas House With Foundation Problems Foundation movement is close to a statewide condition in Texas. Much of the state sits on expansive clay that swells when it rains and shrinks in drought, and slab foundations move with it. Doors that stick in August and close fine in March are telling you about soil moisture, not carpentry. That ubiquity cuts both ways when you sell. Buyers here are less shocked by foundation work than buyers elsewhere, and a repaired