Questions About Selling a House in Petoskey, MI

There is no one net amount for every house. What you keep depends on the written sale price and the costs and balances tied to your property. Compare possible proceeds after repairs, selling costs, mortgage payoff, liens, back taxes, and your share of current property taxes—not just the headline price.

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We have two ways to buy. A Cash Offer is built for speed, condition, and tough situations — heavy repairs, tight timelines, difficult circumstances. EZ Sale is often the better fit when the house doesn't need major repairs and you want a higher number. Either way, you compare written numbers and you pick what works best for you.

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Yes. We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us. Tell us what you know about the house as it sits, including any damage or repair notice.

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We'll give you a written cash offer within 24 hours. You get written offer terms before you commit, and closing is through a title company. The offer timing is not a property-specific closing date; the timing for a particular sale belongs in its written terms.

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When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including Michigan state and county real estate transfer taxes. For an ordinary taxable sale, the state tax is $3.75 for each $500 of the property's value, or part of $500; the county tax is generally another $0.55 for each $500, or part. State and county exemptions are separate, so the actual amount depends on the sale and any exemption. Mortgage balances, liens, back taxes, and your share of current property taxes are separate.

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A sale may still be possible if the required payoff or redemption can be completed before the applicable deadline. Michigan mortgage foreclosure auctions are commonly called sheriff's sales. In a foreclosure by advertisement, six months after the sale is the most common redemption period, but shorter and longer periods apply. Redemption requires the sale amount plus required interest and charges, not just the missed payments. Have the title company or an attorney confirm the sale status, exact deadline and amount needed before relying on a closing date. Our agreement of sale will often get a sheriff's sale postponed so we can close. Signing alone doesn't postpone it automatically; we use the agreement to ask for the postponement, and it works more often than people think.

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Often, yes. An appointed personal representative can generally sell estate real estate during administration without a separate court order, while acting for the estate and following the will and any court restrictions. A state or county public administrator needs court approval before selling estate real estate. The deed, will and appointment papers determine who can sign and what is needed to close; being named in a will does not by itself give someone the personal representative’s powers. If you need an estate attorney, we can help you find one.

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Yes. An ordinary sale generally leaves the existing lease in place, and the buyer takes the property subject to the remaining lease term. Selling does not by itself make the tenant move. Ending a tenancy depends on the lease and applicable notice rules. A sale also does not automatically release the seller from responsibility for a security deposit; the transfer and tenant notice must meet Michigan’s requirements.

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A sale may still be possible, but the notice, order, deadline, and local sale requirements matter. A dangerous-building proceeding can lead to an order to demolish the building, make it safe, or maintain it. An as-is agreement does not erase those obligations. Ask the municipality named on the notice what applies to the property, and share the notice so the closing plan can account for it.

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Yes. A house with a mortgage balance, lien, or delinquent taxes can be discussed. Those balances are separate from the closing costs we pay, and a sale does not by itself settle every balance. The title company and the office or creditor holding the account confirm the actual payoff and how it is handled at closing.

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