Sell Your House Fast in Chatham-Kent, Ontario — Maple City Cash Offer in 24 Hours, As-Is
Bank-served Notice of Sale, mortgage and property-tax arrears, tired landlords with N4 / N12 / N13 disputes at the LTB, and inherited Maple City heritage homes the GTA market won't carry — Canadian Home Buyers makes a cash offer on Chatham-Kent properties in 24 hours, no commissions. We buy as-is, on your timeline, and close in as little as 7 days through a licensed Ontario real estate lawyer.
Common Situations
Why Chatham-Kent Homeowners Sell Direct
Chatham-Kent's seller mix is genuinely different from the GTA — and the 2026 market is concentrating distress in patterns that don't show up in Toronto or Hamilton MLS data. Because the municipality blends a long-tenure manufacturing workforce hit by decades of plant closures (Navistar / International Truck shut Chatham assembly in 2009, and various smaller closures since), an aging Maple City heritage-home owner segment, a substantial tired-landlord pool that bought $80-150K rentals in the 2000s and is now exhausted by the LTB, and a wide rural Kent County ring of acreage and agricultural-adjacent properties, distressed sales are concentrated in patterns the GTA doesn't share. Six recurring reasons Chatham-Kent homeowners reach out:
Power of sale (Ontario). Notice of Sale under Mortgage already served, the 35-day redemption window running, the lender ready to take the home to court-ordered sale. Chatham-Kent searches for "bank foreclosures chatham-kent" run hundreds of times a month — many of those searchers are the homeowners themselves, looking for a way out before redemption closes. More on power-of-sale exits →
Tired landlords and LTB tenant disputes. Single-family rentals, basement-suite properties, and student-rental conversions across the East Side, Wallaceburg, and Tilbury where tenant turnover, rent arrears, N4 / N12 / N13 disputes, and Landlord and Tenant Board hearings now routinely months out (Chatham-Kent court-docket searches alone run 390/mo) have stretched the landlord economics past the breaking point. More on selling a tenanted rental →
Behind on mortgage or property-tax arrears. Job loss, medical events, post-divorce income shock, or a fixed-rate mortgage renewal at 5%+ when the original was at 2.5% — arrears get paid out of sale proceeds at closing through the lawyer's trust account so the deal closes clean. More on behind-on-mortgage sales →
Out-of-province executors selling a parent's home. Long-held family homes in Maple City Estates, the East Side, Park Avenue, downtown Chatham, and Wallaceburg inherited by adult children based in the GTA, BC, or Alberta who can't manage a Kent County property remotely while working through Ontario probate. More on inherited property sales →
Major repairs the seller can't fund. Older West Side, downtown, and Wallaceburg homes with foundation movement, knob-and-tube, original 60-amp service, asbestos vermiculite, polybutylene plumbing, oil tanks, or a roof at end of life — repair scopes that residential lenders flag and that retail buyers walk away from in a buyer's market. More on selling homes needing major repairs →
Tried MLS, didn't work. Listing pulled or expired after months of showings — particularly common in Chatham-Kent's current Strong Buyer's Market (5.1 months of inventory). Often a Wallaceburg or older Chatham West Side home with deferred maintenance, a Kent County rural acreage outside the residential lender pool, or a condo with assessment or reserve-fund issues. More on selling after MLS →
Adult children helping a parent downsize. Aging Chatham-Kent parents in Downtown Chatham no longer able to keep up with the home, with their adult children handling the sale remotely or locally with a power of attorney for property. The MLS path doesn't fit when the parent can't tolerate showings, contractor visits, or a months-long timeline. More on selling under health, medical, or downsizing circumstances →
Frozen pipes, break-ins, or just months of empty. Vacant Chatham-Kent homes accumulate risk — frozen pipes after an Ontario winter cold snap, opportunistic break-ins, deferred maintenance compounding, and a buyer pool that shrinks dramatically once a property has been off-market and empty for 60+ days. A direct cash sale closes in 7 to 15 days as-is — no need to winterize, fix damage, or rent furniture for staging. More on selling a vacant home →
If your situation isn't on this list, it doesn't mean help isn't available. Most Chatham-Kent homeowners think their situation is unusual. It almost never is.
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Chatham-Kent Neighbourhoods We Buy In
Houses, condos, townhouses, duplexes, and rental properties — across the entire City of Chatham-Kent and surrounding communities. Top neighbourhoods linked below for quick access; the full list is comprehensive.
Downtown Chatham / Maple City core
Downtown Chatham · King Street West corridor · Maple City Estates · Park Avenue · properties along Thames Street · William Street North · early-1900s brick semis east of Sandys Street · Civic Centre-area properties · older walk-ups along Wellington Street
East Side Chatham / Wedgewood
East Side Chatham · Wedgewood · Scane · Glenwood · properties along Grand Avenue East · Lacroix Street area · 1970s and 1980s family homes off Richmond Street · Glengarry Crescent corridor · newer East Side infill toward Bloomfield Road
West Side Chatham / South Chatham / College Park
West Side Chatham · South Chatham · College Park · St. Clair College area · Indian Creek · properties along McNaughton Avenue West · Tweedsmuir Avenue area · 1950s and 1960s ranch bungalows off Park Avenue West · older worker-housing west of the Thames River · Riverview Drive corridor
Wallaceburg / Dresden / Thamesville (Sydenham corridor)
Wallaceburg · Dresden · Thamesville · Bothwell · properties along Wallaceburg's Murray Street · James Street and Nelson Street corridor in Wallaceburg · older Bata-era / paper-mill-era worker housing in Wallaceburg · Dresden's North Street and Centre Street properties · Thamesville and Bothwell village-core homes
Tilbury / Blenheim / Ridgetown / Lake Erie shoreline
Tilbury · Blenheim · Ridgetown · Wheatley · Erieau · Mitchell's Bay · Pain Court · Windsor · Toronto · Hamilton · Cash offers extend across rural Kent County acreages, Lake Erie shoreline properties at Erieau, Mitchell's Bay, and Wheatley, and the agricultural-adjacent communities ringing Chatham proper
If your property is anywhere in the Chatham-Kent Metropolitan Region, request a cash offer and a offer comes back within 24 business hours.
The Math
Why Selling to a Cash Buyer Makes Sense in Chatham-Kent
The dollar-cost math on a Chatham-Kent sale plays out differently than in the GTA because price points are dramatically lower — entry-level under $300,000 in older Wallaceburg, the Chatham West Side, and rural village cores; family homes in the $400,000-$500,000 range in Chatham proper and the Tilbury / Blenheim / Ridgetown corridor; and a thin executive segment past $700,000 — and the smaller Kent-specific buyer pool means properties outside the move-up sweet spot sit longer than equivalent homes in the GTA, particularly in a 5.1-months-of-inventory buyer's market.
Take a typical Chatham-Kent detached home sale at $440,000, roughly the current detached average. Ontario commissions of 4-6% plus HST produce roughly $20,000-$30,000 in commission cost — split between listing and buyer-side agents. On a higher-end East Side or newer Bloomfield-area sale at $625,000, commissions run $28,250-$42,375 with HST. Add staging, which on a Chatham-Kent family home typically runs $5,000-$20,000 depending on whether you're refreshing paint and decluttering or doing furniture rental for empty units. Add pre-listing inspections, minor repair scope flagged on inspection — older Wallaceburg and Chatham West Side homes routinely surface deferred-maintenance flags that scope into five-figure repair conversations — and professional photography that captures the property at its best for the regional buyer pool.
Then carrying costs, which matter more in a buyer's market. Average days-on-market in Chatham-Kent is currently sitting at 43-55 days, with executive homes above $600K, older Wallaceburg properties needing repair, and rural Kent County acreages often sitting 90-180 days or longer. Mortgage interest, Municipality of Chatham-Kent property tax, utilities (Entegrus / Enbridge Gas), insurance, snow removal, and lawn maintenance over an average sale window typically add another $3,500-$8,000. Deals that fall through on financing or post-inspection negotiation push that timeline well past 6 months — and in a power-of-sale or arrears situation, those extra months are the difference between keeping equity and losing it to the court process.
A direct cash sale trades the higher MLS gross for certainty and zero out-of-pocket exposure. No commissions because no agents are involved. No staging because the property sells in current condition. No carrying costs through a drawn-out marketing period. No reliance on conventional residential financing approval, which matters more for older Wallaceburg / Chatham West Side homes, Kent County acreages, and condos with assessment issues than retail Realtors usually mention. Closing happens through a licensed Ontario real estate lawyer in a typical 7 to 15 days. For sellers in the right situation, MLS through a brokerage with Kent-area experience will still produce a stronger final number — that's just true. For sellers facing a Notice of Sale under Mortgage, mortgage or property-tax arrears, an LTB-stuck tenancy, an out-of-province executor timeline, or a property condition residential lenders won't underwrite, the trade-off is certainty, speed, and zero hassle. A cash buyer is not the right answer for everyone. It's the right answer for some.
The Math, Side by Side
MLS Listing vs Chatham-Kent Cash Sale
| MLS Listing | Cash Sale | |
|---|---|---|
| Commissions | 4-6% + HST of sales price | $0 |
| Staging | $5,000–$20,000 | $0 |
| Major repairs | $100,000+ on homes needing work | $0 — sold as-is |
| Carrying costs | $3,500–$8,000 over 90+ days | $0 |
| Time to close | 60–180 days | 7–15 days |
| As-is sale | Conditional on repairs and financing | 100% as-is |
Commission, staging, and carrying figures are pulled from Chatham-Kent comparable sales and the market data discussed above.
Pricing
How Much Is My Chatham-Kent House Worth in a Cash Sale?
Cash offers in Chatham-Kent are anchored to ARV — the After Repair Value. ARV is what the home would sell for on MLS, in renovated condition, in today's market. Pulled from comparable sales in your specific Chatham-Kent neighbourhood, adjusted for square footage, lot size, finish level, and the property's positioning relative to schools, the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance hospital, the downtown Thames riverfront, and the Highway 401 corridor. From that number, an experienced cash buyer subtracts:
Cost of repairs and renovations — what it actually takes to bring the property to retail-ready condition for the Chatham-Kent buyer pool, accounting for the older industrial-era housing supply in Wallaceburg, the Chatham West Side, and the rural village cores, and the deferred-maintenance patterns common across pre-1980 builds.
Holding costs during ownership — mortgage carrying, Municipality of Chatham-Kent property tax, utilities, insurance, snow removal, and security through the renovation window — costs that compound in a 5.1-months-of-inventory buyer's market.
Selling costs — Realtor commissions on the resale, closing costs, marketing, and staging when the renovated home eventually returns to MLS.
Target margin — the return required to make the project worth doing, particularly given the longer hold times the current Kent buyer's market implies.
Two things push offers higher: solid condition (recent furnace, no foundation movement, roof has remaining life, kitchen and baths recently updated, modern electrical panel and copper plumbing) and a strong-demand neighbourhood like the East Side, Maple City Estates, newer South Chatham, or Bloomfield-area family corridors where ARV comparables anchor at higher price points. Two things push offers lower: significant repair scope (foundation underpinning, electrical service upgrade from 60-amp to 100-amp or 200-amp, full kitchen and primary-bath renovation, asbestos abatement on pre-1990 vermiculite or floor tile, polybutylene plumbing replacement, oil-tank decommissioning common in older Wallaceburg / rural Kent properties) and title issues (unregistered easements common on rural Kent County acreages, agricultural-zoning complications, shoreline-allowance issues on Lake Erie waterfront, builder's liens, probate not yet granted, registered tax-arrears charges).
You get a written breakdown showing each of those four numbers — not just a final figure. If the math doesn't work for you, walk away. Zero pressure.
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Specialty Cases
Chatham-Kent-Specific Situations We Handle
The lender served Notice of Sale under Mortgage — am I out of time?
Probably not, but the clock is real. Ontario power of sale requires the lender to serve a Notice of Sale under Mortgage, then observe a 35-day redemption window before they can move to court-ordered sale. A cash sale closing in 7 to 15 days can pay out the mortgage, discharge the registered lien, and stop the proceeding before the redemption period closes — provided enough equity exists in the property. The earlier you reach out, the more options stay on the table. After the redemption window closes, the home moves toward sale-by-court-order and the seller's leverage drops sharply. Chatham-Kent searches for "bank foreclosures chatham-kent" run consistently — most of the homeowners running them assume nothing can be done. That's usually wrong.
I'm behind on mortgage payments or Municipality of Chatham-Kent property taxes — does that kill the deal?
No. Arrears get paid out of sale proceeds at closing through the lawyer's trust account. The mortgage gets discharged, Municipality of Chatham-Kent tax arrears get cleared (Chatham-Kent property-tax arrears can lead to a registered tax-arrears charge after three years, and eventually a tax sale), and remaining equity gets wired to you. As long as enough equity exists in the property, missed payments don't kill the deal. Job loss, medical events, post-divorce income shock, and the mortgage-renewal-shock pattern (a 2.5% renewal jumping to 5%+) are the most common arrears triggers in the Chatham-Kent calls we field.
I'm a tired Chatham-Kent landlord with N4 / N12 / N13 disputes stuck at the LTB — can you buy with tenants in place?
Yes. Tenanted properties get purchased with the existing lease assumed on closing — no eviction notice, N4, N5, N12, or LTB application required from you, and no waiting for a Landlord and Tenant Board hearing date that's now routinely months out. The Chatham-Kent rental segment includes a substantial pool of landlords who bought $80-150K rentals across the East Side, Wallaceburg, Tilbury, and the Chatham West Side back in the 2000s — many of those landlords are now exhausted by tenant arrears, deferred maintenance, and the LTB backlog. Whether the tenant stays long-term after closing depends on the post-sale plan, which isn't your problem to solve before you sell.
I inherited a Chatham-Kent home but I live in the GTA, BC, or Alberta — how does this work?
Inherited properties in downtown Chatham, Maple City Estates, Wallaceburg, and the surrounding rural village cores are some of the most common cash sales here. Many original Chatham-Kent homeowners — particularly the families who anchored the city through the manufacturing era from the 1950s through the 2000s, before plant closures redrew the local economy — have adult children who left for the GTA, BC, or Alberta decades ago. Ontario probate runs through the Superior Court of Justice — a Certificate of Appointment of Estate Trustee typically issues in 6 to 16 weeks once the application is filed. A cash sale can be lined up to close shortly after the Certificate is issued. Documents get signed remotely through an Ontario real estate lawyer with video commissioning or a local notary. No need to fly to Chatham for showings, repairs, or contents-clearout.
I've owned a Chatham-Kent rental for 20+ years — what about capital gains?
Long-held Chatham-Kent rentals often carry meaningful capital gains exposure. A property bought for $90,000 in the early 2000s might dispose at $400,000 today. A Vendor Take-Back (VTB) mortgage — where part of the purchase price gets paid out over multiple tax years rather than fully at closing — can sometimes spread the gain across several reporting periods. That structure works for some sellers and not for others, depending on overall income and CRA filings. Talk to your accountant first before assuming anything. Once you know what works, the deal structure can be adjusted to fit.
My Chatham-Kent house won't sell on MLS — what's actually wrong?
The usual culprits in Chatham-Kent, especially in the current 5.1-months-of-inventory buyer's market: foundation movement on pre-1980 Wallaceburg and Chatham West Side homes built on Lake Erie clay-loam plain, original 60-amp electrical service or knob-and-tube wiring in 1940s and 1950s downtown and Park Avenue properties, polybutylene grey-pipe plumbing in mid-1990s East Side and South Chatham builds, oil tanks and oil-fired furnaces in older rural Kent County properties, awkward layouts in early 1970s splits, executive homes priced above what comparable Kent sales can support, condos in buildings with unresolved condo-corporation issues, and rural Kent County properties with septic, well, agricultural-zoning, or shoreline-allowance complications. Anything that makes a residential lender skittish makes the property hard to sell retail. Cash buyers don't depend on retail underwriting.
I'm getting too old to keep up with this Chatham-Kent house — can you buy quickly so I can move into a retirement home or smaller place?
Yes — senior-downsizing sales are one of the most common scenarios. When stairs are becoming unsafe, a 7- to 15-day cash close coordinates cleanly with the move-in date at the receiving facility — much faster and less invasive than 60-90 days of MLS showings while you're trying to sort possessions, coordinate movers, and manage health appointments. Adult children frequently handle the sale on a parent's behalf with a power of attorney. We buy as-is — no need to repaint, fix the basement, or stage the home for showings.
Local Quirks
Chatham-Kent Housing Supply Realities
Chatham-Kent's housing supply spans roughly 175 years — from the original mid-1800s heritage homes in downtown Chatham, Wallaceburg, and Dresden, through the early-1900s industrial-era worker housing tied to the Bata Shoe Company, the paper mills, and the original automotive parts plants, the post-war 1950s and 1960s East Side and South Chatham buildouts, the 1970s and 1980s Wedgewood, Glenwood, and rural village expansions, and a thinner 2000s-onward newbuild program in Maple City Estates, Bloomfield, and toward St. Clair College. Each era brings its own issues at sale time, and the smaller Kent buyer pool combined with the current 5.1-months-of-inventory buyer's market means thinner demand for non-conforming properties.
Older Wallaceburg, Chatham West Side, and rural village foundation issues. Pre-1960 homes in Wallaceburg, the Chatham West Side, downtown, and the rural village cores (Dresden, Thamesville, Bothwell) sit on a mix of Lake Erie clay-loam plain, glacial till, and in places agricultural-fill foundations. Settlement cracks, sloping basement floors, and water intrusion through original weeping tile are common in 60-plus-year-old foundations — and far more common in 100-plus-year-old heritage properties. Repair scope ranges from $7,000-$12,000 for crack injection and weeping-tile replacement to $40,000+ for full underpinning. Chatham-Kent also sits in a region with significant freeze-thaw cycles and high agricultural humidity that can produce unusual settlement patterns.
Electrical and plumbing systems. Original 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s Chatham-Kent homes still occasionally show 60-amp service panels, knob-and-tube wiring, or aluminum branch circuits — all create insurance and financing complications. Pre-1900 heritage homes routinely have multiple electrical and plumbing eras layered together. Mid-1990s subdivisions in parts of the East Side, South Chatham, and the Tilbury / Blenheim corridor were built with polybutylene grey-pipe plumbing, which fails at the fittings without warning. Buyers can't typically obtain a residential mortgage on properties with these systems until they're fully replaced — which means the property either sells cash or doesn't sell, particularly in the current buyer's market.
Environmental issues. Asbestos in pre-1990 vermiculite attic insulation, drywall mud, and floor tile is the recurring environmental issue across older Chatham-Kent homes. Lead paint in pre-1978 homes adds remediation cost on any renovation. Oil tanks and oil-fired furnaces are common in older rural Kent County properties — TSSA decommissioning and soil-contamination flags are routine and stop residential financing cold until they're resolved. Properties near the historical Bata Shoe Company / paper-mill industrial corridor in Wallaceburg sometimes have additional environmental considerations. Heavy lake-effect snow loads, freeze-thaw cycles, agricultural-area drainage issues, and ice damming produce roof and water-intrusion problems. Any environmental flag adds remediation cost and stalls retail buyers.
Kent County acreages, agricultural properties, and Lake Erie shoreline. Acreages around Chatham-Kent — toward Pain Court, Mitchell's Bay, Wheatley, the rural Tilbury area, and the smaller Kent agricultural communities — come with rural-specific underwriting challenges: septic fields with unknown service history, well-water potability testing, propane heating, gravel road access, outbuildings that don't appraise, agricultural-zoning complications, drainage-board easements, and buyer pools that shrink dramatically above $600,000. Lake Erie shoreline properties at Erieau, Mitchell's Bay, and Wheatley have additional shoreline-allowance and erosion considerations. Conventional residential financing rarely works on these properties. Cash offers don't depend on retail underwriting, which is why so many Kent County rural dispositions never close on MLS.
If your home has any of these, that's not a reason to walk away from selling. It's a reason to talk to a buyer who handles them every week.
Honest Disclosure
What We Typically Don’t Buy in Chatham-Kent
- Single-family homes priced above $1.8M. Above this range — including the rare top-tier rural Kent estate or newer executive Maple City Estates property — we're not the most efficient buyer pool in Chatham-Kent's relatively thin upper-tier market. A high-end Realtor with strong Kent-area and southwestern-Ontario experience will get you a stronger result. Rental, recreational, agricultural, and commercial properties at any price point are still a fit.
- Properties on First Nations reserve land. Different jurisdiction, different process — outside our scope. The Walpole Island First Nation (Bkejwanong) west of Wallaceburg and the Caldwell First Nation reserve land are not within our purchase scope.
- Actively on-market properties. If your home is currently listed with a Realtor, we can revisit once the listing has been formally cancelled or expired.
If you're not sure whether your property fits, submit it anyway — a quick response will let you know within 24 hours either way.
Common Questions
Frequently Asked Questions — Chatham-Kent
How fast can you actually close on a house in Chatham-Kent?
Typical close runs 7 to 15 days from accepted offer, depending on title status and your timeline. Closing happens through a licensed Ontario real estate lawyer. If circumstances are urgent — a power-of-sale 35-day redemption deadline, a tax-sale registration about to convert, an estate timeline, or a GTA-relocation date — a 7-day close is workable as long as title is clean and any required Certificate of Appointment of Estate Trustee is in hand.
Do you buy houses in power of sale in Chatham-Kent?
Yes — and this is one of the most common Chatham-Kent calls we field. Ontario runs the process as power of sale. If a Notice of Sale under Mortgage has been served but the 35-day redemption window has not yet closed, there's usually time to close a private sale that pays out the mortgage and discharges the registered lien before the lender moves to court-ordered sale. Equity position determines what's possible. Earlier outreach gives more options. After the redemption window closes, the home moves toward sale-by-court-order and the seller's leverage drops sharply.
What about Kent County acreages and surrounding-community properties?
Kent County acreages around Chatham are bought regularly — septic, well, propane, oil tank, gravel road, outbuildings, drainage-board easements, the whole rural package. The underwriting handles rural specifics that residential lenders typically won't. Surrounding communities like Wallaceburg, Dresden, Thamesville, Bothwell, Tilbury, Blenheim, Ridgetown, Wheatley, Erieau, Mitchell's Bay, and Pain Court are all covered. Lake Erie shoreline properties with shoreline-allowance, riparian-rights, or erosion considerations get factored into the offer rather than rejected outright.
Will you buy my Chatham-Kent condo if the building has special assessments?
Yes, in most cases. Special assessments — common in older downtown Chatham and Wallaceburg condos facing roof, balcony, or building-envelope work — pending lawsuits against the condo corporation, low reserve funds, and pet or rental restrictions are exactly the issues that scare retail buyers and their lenders away. Cash offers factor those costs into the price rather than rejecting the deal outright. Condo documents still get reviewed before closing.
Do you buy houses with tenants in place — even if they're behind on rent?
Yes. Tenanted properties get purchased with the existing lease assumed on closing — no N12 notice or LTB application required, even if the tenant is in arrears. Chatham-Kent's LTB backlog is real (the city's court-docket searches alone run into the hundreds per month), and waiting for a hearing date isn't a precondition for selling. Whether the tenant stays long-term after closing depends on the post-sale plan, which isn't your problem to solve before you sell.
What if I'm behind on mortgage payments or Municipality of Chatham-Kent property taxes?
Arrears get paid out of sale proceeds at closing through the lawyer's trust account. The mortgage gets discharged, Municipality of Chatham-Kent tax arrears get cleared (and any registered tax-arrears charge gets discharged before any tax-sale conversion), and remaining equity gets wired to you. As long as enough equity exists in the property, missed payments don't kill the deal. Mortgage-renewal shock from 2.5% to 5%+ rates is the most common arrears trigger we hear about in Kent calls.
Are you a licensed Realtor in Chatham-Kent?
No. Properties get purchased directly from sellers — no listing, no agent representation. The transaction itself closes through a licensed Ontario real estate lawyer, which is the same way every Ontario real estate transaction closes.
What documents do I need to sell my Chatham-Kent house?
The basics: government photo ID, the most recent property tax bill from the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, current mortgage statement (including any Notice of Sale under Mortgage paperwork if power of sale is in motion), condo documents if applicable, septic, well, and oil-tank records for rural Kent County acreages, and drainage-board records where applicable. For estate sales, the Certificate of Appointment of Estate Trustee issued by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. The lawyer pulls title, encumbrances, registered tax-arrears charges, and the tax certificate as part of closing.
Can I sell if my spouse is on title and we're separated?
Both spouses on title need to sign the transfer documents. Under Ontario's Family Law Act, even if only one spouse is on title, the non-titled spouse may need to consent in writing if the property is the matrimonial home. If a separation agreement is being negotiated, the sale can usually be coordinated with your family lawyer so net proceeds are held in trust until the agreement closes.
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