How to Stop Foreclosure in Texas
Start with your servicer, understand loss-mitigation options, and find free HUD-approved counseling before deciding whether to sell.
Read the guideTexas home seller resources
Start with a practical guide for a high-stakes situation, or use a comparison to evaluate your selling options. These are educational resources—not legal, tax, credit, or financial advice.
Learn the process
Use these before making a decision when foreclosure, inheritance, divorce, fire damage, a relocation, or title issues are involved.
Start with your servicer, understand loss-mitigation options, and find free HUD-approved counseling before deciding whether to sell.
Read the guideUnderstand the notices, deadlines, and documents that matter when a sale date may be approaching.
Read the guideA careful starting checklist for heirs: documents, title, probate questions, taxes, and decisions before a sale.
Read the guideStart with title, verify every payoff, and understand when a title company or attorney needs to be involved.
Read the guideHow Texas community property rules, court division, and the home-sale tax exclusion apply when a marriage ends.
Read the guideWhat to do first after a fire — insurance claim steps, deadlines, and the disclosure Texas law requires.
Read the guideEmployer relocation packages, timing a sale around a move, and a tax rule built for job-related relocations.
Read the guideDisclosure obligations, getting an engineer’s opinion, and how repairs affect buyer financing.
Read the guideHow penalties and interest add up, the installment plans available, and how delinquent taxes get resolved in a sale.
Read the guideWhat Texas law requires when you sell an occupied rental — tenant and lease rights, deposits, and investment-property tax rules.
Read the guideA practical, judgment-free guide to selling a heavily cluttered home — safety, what buyers see, and support resources.
Read the guideWhat to think through on timing, your property tax ceiling, and the sale itself before you move to a smaller home.
Read the guideLegal authority, Medicaid rules, and what to check before selling a parent’s home to help pay for care.
Read the guideCompare your options
Compare written offers, timing, property condition, and estimated net proceeds—not just the first price you see.
Compare cash-offer process, property condition, timing, service charges, adjustments, and written terms.
Compare optionsSee four DFW selling paths side by side: local cash buyer, Opendoor, Offerpad, and a traditional listing.
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