Timelines and Costs

How long each way of selling a Texas house takes and what it costs: closing costs, payoff statements, prorations, seller concessions, and the paperwork that sets the calendar.

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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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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.