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Aurora, IL illustrative estimate
Aurora home sale calculator: what you'd actually put in your pocket
The sale price is only the starting point. What matters is what you keep after your payoff, repairs, fees, and other costs come out. That's your net proceeds.
The home value starts with Zillow’s typical value for the area. Your house may be worth more or less. You can change the value and every cost below. Adjust anything you know, including your payoff, repair or credit risk, cleanout cost, agent commission, and how long you expect to carry the property.
Starting-value basis: Zillow typical home value for Aurora, IL (As of September 2026): $323,277. Editable estimate, not an appraisal. Source: Zillow Home Value Index
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Your starting home-value estimate may come from a public source when one is available. You can edit that estimate and each cost input above; your property's actual value and closing costs may differ.
Choose the condition that best fits your home, then update the value, mortgage payoff, and cost inputs with what you know. This is an estimate for local costs, not a verified local tax rate.
Selling a house in Illinois
Inherited house
Can you sell an inherited Illinois house before probate is finished? Often, yes. An independent estate representative can generally sell estate property without a separate court order, as long as the sale follows the will and serves the estate's interests. If the will specifically leaves the house to someone, that person's written consent is required for this independent-administration sale. In supervised administration, a sale may need probate-court permission. A valid transfer-on-death instrument may pass the property outside probate. The deed, will and appointment papers determine who can sign and what is needed to close. If you need an estate attorney, we can help you find one.
Sources: 755 ILCS 5/28-8, particularly subsection (i); 755 ILCS 5/20-4; 755 ILCS 5/20-5; Illinois Real Property Transfer on Death Instrument Act, 755 ILCS 27.
Foreclosure
Can you still sell your Illinois house in foreclosure? You may still have time if the sale can close and pay the required debt before the applicable deadline. Illinois mortgage foreclosures go through court, and the normal redemption deadline is before the foreclosure auction. The deadline and payoff depend on the court case; paying only missed installments and paying the full foreclosure amount are different options. Call us as early as you can with the court papers and sale date. The sooner we start, the more options you have. Our agreement of sale will often get a foreclosure 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.
Sources: 735 ILCS 5/15-1602 through 15-1604 and 15-1507; current §15-1603; Illinois Courts' approved motion-to-stay-sale forms.
Tenants
Can you sell an Illinois rental with tenants in it? Yes. An ordinary sale generally leaves the existing lease in place; the tenant does not have to move simply because the house sells. If you want to end an ordinary month-to-month tenancy, the state rule generally requires 30 days' written notice, but local rules and the lease can require more. Tenant deposits and prepaid rent typically transfer with the house at closing, though it's often negotiated.
Sources: 735 ILCS 5/9-207; 765 ILCS 710/1.1.
Illinois real estate transfer taxes
What transfer taxes apply when an Illinois house sells? For a taxable transfer, Illinois charges 50 cents for each $500 of taxable value, or part of $500. A county can add 25 cents for each $500, and some cities impose their own transfer taxes. The state tax alone is $100 on $100,000 of taxable value; with the county tax at that rate, it is $150 before any city tax. Exemptions and the transaction's taxable value can change the amount. The property's actual county and city determine the local taxes and who is responsible for them. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including the Illinois state, county and city transfer taxes.
Sources: Illinois Department of Revenue transfer-tax overview for counties; 35 ILCS 200/31-10; Illinois DOR transfer-declaration instructions; Chicago §3-33-030.
Code violations and sale requirements
Can you sell an Illinois house with open code violations? Open violations do not necessarily mean you cannot sell. The property's actual orders and local sale requirements matter. A town can pursue repairs, demolition and related charges for an unsafe building, and selling does not make an existing order or lien disappear. Some cities also require certificates or other steps before the transfer can be recorded. Send us the notices so the buyer and closing professional can work through the repairs, deadlines and closing requirements. When you sell to us, we're the buyer, so the repairs become our job.
Sources: 65 ILCS 5/11-31-1; Chicago §3-33-045, certificate of zoning compliance; 55 ILCS 5/3-5020–3-5021, recording and municipal stamps.
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