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Probate and Inherited Homes

Affidavit of Heirship Texas: A Six-Step Checklist When a Parent Dies Without a Will

When a parent dies without a will and the house is still in their name, an affidavit of heirship can show who inherited it. Here is how to prepare, sign and record one, and where it falls short.

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Timelines and Costs

Eminent Domain Texas Rules: A Homeowner's Calendar From First Offer to Hearing

When a project wants your land, Texas law sets the order of offers, appraisals, deadlines and the hearing. Here is that calendar, step by step.

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Repairs and Condition

Hydrostatic Plumbing Test: What a Texas Seller Signs, Pays and Risks

A buyer wants a hydrostatic plumbing test on your Texas house. Here is what you must sign first, who pays for the test and any damage, and what to do with the results.

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Liens, Title and Taxes

Form 1099-S: What Texas Home Sellers Receive at Closing and What to Do With It

Form 1099-S reports your home sale to the IRS. Here is who files it, when you can avoid it, what each box means and six steps to take before and after a Texas closing.

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Liens, Title and Taxes

Pipeline Easement Under Your Yard: What to Find, Disclose and Ask Before a Texas Sale

A pipeline easement does not stop a Texas sale, but it changes the disclosure, the questions a buyer asks and what you can dig before closing. Here is where to find the line and seven steps to take this week.

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Timelines and Costs

Vacant Home Insurance in Texas: Seven Steps When the House You Are Selling Sits Empty

A standard Texas home policy can stop covering a house that sits empty. Here is what TDI says about vacancy, what a city can do about an empty house, and seven steps to take this week.

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Probate and Inherited Homes

Transfer on Death Deed Texas: Seven Steps to Sell the House You Received

A transfer on death deed can move a Texas house to you without probate, but it does not hand you a clean title. Here is the order of work to confirm the deed, clear what comes with it, and sell.