There are two things people want when they sell a house in New Orleans.  They usually want to sell their house fast and they usually want to sell their New Orleans house for top dollar.  The problem is those two things rarely happen together. See, most who sell New Orleans property will use the traditional…

When it comes time a sell a house with a private sewer system, you’ll need to disclose some additional details to potential home buyers.  This information will be important to allow the future owner to obtain the required permits and to continue properly maintaining the septic system. These private sewer systems are common in St. Tammany…

When selling your home, you may get excited about the idea of receiving offers at or above your asking price.  However, there hidden costs of selling your home that you may not be considering.  These hidden costs can impact the amount cash that you actually get at the closing. Worst still, if you have little to no equity,…

When you sell your house “subject to”, it means the buyer will take ownership of the property with the existing mortgage still in place. What Sell House Subject to Means Selling subject to means selling a house subject to the existing mortgage. The existing mortgage is not paid off at the closing and it remains in the…

Overview of Bond for Deed A Bond for Deed is one type of seller financing used when selling real estate in Louisiana.  It is a contract that you can use to sell your house where the purchase price is paid by the buyer using installment payments.  The buyer obtains possession of the property but the title…

When selling a property in Louisiana, the seller needs to complete a property disclosure.  This can either be the Louisiana Real Estate Commission’s Residential Property Disclosure Form or another form that contains substantially the same information.  This applies to most real estate transfers with a few exceptions. A few examples of these exceptions include: Transfers…