If you’re going through a difficult divorce and trying to figure out what to do about your unwanted real estate, then keep reading this blog post to give you our best suggestions about selling your building while divorcing in Chicago…
Divorce can be challenging and an emotional time to say the least. Yet, in the midst of the difficult situation, you might be like other divorcing couples who own a house, building or some other type of real estate asset and are trying to figure out how to go about selling your property while divorcing in Chicago. You already have enough stress as it is while splitting from your significant other. Here are our best strategies and ideas to help you navigate the real estate portion of your divorce as carefully and efficiently as possible.
Houses In Divorce Can Be Complicated
During a divorce, the two parties seek to split their assets in half. Some assets are liquid (such as money), and as a result, it’s very easy to do. For other assets, including real estate, it’s much harder to do because how do you split a building or house in half? It’s one asset that derives its value from being whole, and it’s usually a structure built on a plot of land, so it’s not going anywhere anytime soon.
Since cutting the house down the middle isn’t an option, how can you remedy the situation? Should one party get it or the other? And maybe in some divorce cases, one party might be invited to take the property only if they can pay for it (which is a massive expense at a time that people rarely want to incur such expenses).
Here’s How To Split The Real Estate Asset
The best way to split the real estate asset is to sell it:
The property itself might have some expenses incurred during the sales process, or there might be outstanding bills, or there might still be a partial outstanding mortgage on the property. So the two divorcing parties should probably just sell the property and direct their attorneys to apply the money earned from the equity to any outstanding debts.
The remaining amount can then be split between each party, with each party getting an agreed-upon percentage (such as 50/50).
But this begs the question — how can selling your building while divorcing in Chicago really work for both parties involved?
The Fastest Path To Selling Your Building While Divorcing In Chicago
When it comes time to sell, most people think of selling through a real estate agent. Unfortunately, there are a few problems with this:
- the agent will make the owners pay out-of-pocket to fix up the property first — but who pays for that?
- the agent will then list the house, which can take 3-6 months to sell (sometimes longer) — can either party wait that long?
- the agent will then involve both parties in the negotiation with the buyer and there is A LOT of paperwork to shuffle back and forth
This is a costly and time-consuming way to sell, and it can actually make the divorce proceedings so much worse.
Fortunately, there’s another way to sell and that’s to sell your property to a real estate buying firm (which is what we do here at Global Abundance LLC). The real estate buying firm will buy your multi-family property quickly, for cash, in as-is condition (and as a bonus, there are never any commissions or fees to pay). You don’t have to clean up or fix up the property and the sale can be completed in days, not months, with very little paperwork.
If you’re going through a divorce and want to just be done with it and move on with your life, just reach out to us and tell us about the property you want to sell. We specialize in buying multi-family buildings tied up in divorce and we can help you expedite your divorce by buying this property from you.
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