Statewide rules in each Texas guide; county-by-county steps in its DFW twin.
How long selling a Texas house takes: 63 average days on market in July 2026, then contract deadlines for earnest money, title, objections, loans and closing.
Read the guideHow long a Dallas-Fort Worth home sale takes: July 2026 metro sales and supply, plus the HOA, tax office, county clerk and city permit steps that set the pace.
Read the guideThere is no set number of showings to sell a Texas house. What state data tracks instead: days on market, price cuts and supply, plus contract rules on access.
Read the guideDFW has no published count of showings per sale. What metro data shows for July 2026: sales, a $390,000 median price, inventory and 4.6 months' supply.
Read the guideSelling soon after buying a Texas house: the IRS one-year and two-year rules, FHA's 90-day resale limit, your loan terms and the homestead exemption.
Read the guideReselling a DFW house soon after buying: confirm your closing date in county records, check homestead status with TAD or DCAD, and know your tax proration.
Read the guideSelling your Texas home to a son or daughter for less than it is worth: the gift of equity, Form 709, your child's tax basis, an existing mortgage and Medicaid.
Read the guideSelling a Dallas-Fort Worth home to your son or daughter: checking county records, recording the deed, the homestead switch and free local help.
Read the guideSelling your own Texas house without an agent: what the license law says, using TREC contract forms, title and escrow, commissions, disclosures and 1099-S.
Read the guideFor DFW owners selling by owner: find your deed and legal description, check your CAD and tax accounts, follow Fort Worth's yard sign rule and order HOA papers.
Read the guideWhat selling a house as is means in Texas: the TREC contract's As Is clause, the seller's disclosure notice, lead paint rules, inspections and fraud limits.
Read the guideBefore you sell a Dallas-Fort Worth house as is: FEMA and city flood lookups, Fort Worth and Dallas permit records, county deed searches and fraud alerts.
Read the guideHow the IRS treats a Texas house sold for less than it is worth: discount sales to strangers, family sales that count as gifts, Form 709 and the buyer's basis.
Read the guideSelling a Dallas-Fort Worth house below value? Where to pull TAD, DCAD, Collin and Denton CAD values, what Tarrant and Dallas charge to record, and local help.
Read the guideWhen a Texas home seller gets paid: closing versus funding, the state's good funds rule for title companies, wire or check, payoffs first, and wire fraud traps.
Read the guideAfter a Dallas-Fort Worth sale funds: check the deed and lien release in county records, set a fraud alert, close out water service and settle the tax account.
Read the guideWho pays closing costs when you sell a house in Texas: what the TREC contract puts on the seller and buyer, title policy rules, prorated taxes and HOA fees.
Read the guideClosing costs for Dallas-Fort Worth home sellers: Tarrant and Dallas County recording fees, where to check tax prorations, HOA certificates and title choices.
Read the guideThinking of selling your Texas home to pay off debt? How homestead protection, judgment and tax liens, payoffs at closing and the six-month proceeds rule work.
Read the guideSelling a Dallas-Fort Worth home to clear debt: search county records for liens, know Tarrant and Dallas tax deadlines and penalties, and find local legal aid.
Read the guideHow Texas foreclosure works and your options before the sale: the 20-day cure notice, 21-day sale notice, loss mitigation, Chapter 13 and selling.
Read the guideFacing foreclosure in Dallas, Tarrant, Collin or Denton County? Where each county holds first-Tuesday sales, how to find your notice and where to get help.
Read the guideCan you borrow against an inherited Texas house? Title first, executor loans, the parent's old mortgage, and the home equity rules in the Texas Constitution.
Read the guideBefore borrowing on an inherited Dallas or Fort Worth house: probate records, county recording fees, tax and homestead checks, and free fraud alerts.
Read the guideHow Texas Medicaid treats your home during nursing home care, the 60-month look-back on transfers, and when HHSC estate recovery can file a claim after death.
Read the guideFor Fort Worth, Dallas, Collin and Denton families facing nursing home costs: free Medicaid counseling, appraisal lookups, probate courts and deed records.
Read the guideWhen a loss on an inherited Texas house is deductible: stepped-up basis, personal-use vs investment property, rentals, the $3,000 limit and related-party sales.
Read the guideDFW heirs claiming a loss on an inherited house need a date-of-death value, sale figures and use records. Where to find each in Tarrant, Dallas and Collin.
Read the guideCan a Texas executor sell an estate house for less than market value? The duty of care, court review of price, buyer protection and what heirs can do.
Read the guideHow DFW probate courts treat an executor's sale price: Tarrant and Denton power-of-sale rules, Collin's lawyer rule, sale filing fees and where to find records.
Read the guideWhen a Texas executor can sell an inherited house without the beneficiaries' approval: independent vs dependent administration, buyer protection and remedies.
Read the guideHow Tarrant, Dallas, Collin and Denton probate courts treat executor home sales: consent forms, bond waivers, attorney rules and what it costs to object.
Read the guideHow Texas partition works when heirs disagree: who can file, when a court orders a sale, and the heirs' property buyout in Property Code Chapter 23A.
Read the guideWhere Dallas-Fort Worth heirs file a partition suit, what the Tarrant and Dallas district clerks charge, and the local probate steps that often come first.
Read the guideThe Texas routes that put an inherited house in the heirs' names: muniment of title, letters, small estate affidavit, heirship judgment and recorded affidavits.
Read the guidePutting an inherited Dallas or Fort Worth house in the heirs' names: Tarrant sample orders, Dallas small estate rules, Collin and Denton court practices.
Read the guideTexas sets no sale deadline for executors, but deadlines surround it: four years to apply, 90 days for the inventory, 15 months and two years for accountings.
Read the guideHow Tarrant, Dallas, Collin and Denton probate courts handle executor sales: who gets independent powers, what sale filings cost, and how cases keep moving.
Read the guideWhat heirs owe on an inherited Texas house: the yearly tax lien, what happens to homestead and over-65 exemptions, heir property rules and the IRS basis rule.
Read the guideFor Tarrant, Dallas, Collin and Denton heirs: how to file the heir homestead exemption, which office sends the bill, and local due dates and payment plans.
Read the guideHow to sell inherited property in Texas: who owns it after a death, which probate route gives someone power to sign, the four-year will rule and tax basis.
Read the guideSelling an inherited house in Fort Worth, Dallas or McKinney: which probate court handles it, 2026 filing fees, small estate steps and where heirship papers go.
Read the guideA sibling living rent-free in an inherited Texas house: executor possession, renting estate property, co-owner rights, property taxes and partition.
Read the guideA sibling living rent-free in an inherited Fort Worth or Dallas house: county records, the TAD heir exemption, Tarrant mediation fees and where cases are filed.
Read the guideWhen heirs disagree about selling an inherited Texas house: the probate route, buyouts, mediation, and partition under Property Code Chapters 23 and 23A.
Read the guideHeirs in Fort Worth or Dallas who disagree about selling: Tarrant County mediation fees, where a partition suit is filed, district clerk costs and deed records.
Read the guideHeirs facing foreclosure on an inherited Texas home: successor-in-interest rights under Regulation X, due-on-sale limits and Property Code 51.002 notices.
Read the guideFor DFW heirs: where Tarrant, Dallas and Collin hold foreclosure sales, how to look up a posted notice, and which probate filings prove you are the successor.
Read the guideTexas sets no deadline to sell an inherited house, but the four-year probate limit, muniment of title, heirship and small estate rules shape how you can sell.
Read the guideNo deadline forces a DFW heir to sell, but the four-year mark changes what Tarrant, Dallas, Collin and Denton probate courts grant. Local rules and fees.
Read the guideWhen Texas heirs get their share of an inherited house sale: title company funding, estate debts and taxes, executor fees, and the 15-month and 2-year tools.
Read the guideHow DFW probate practice shapes when heirs are paid after an estate house sells: Tarrant's six-month norm, executor fees, closing receipts and minor heirs.
Read the guideTexas owners can now ask the sheriff or a constable to remove a squatter without an eviction suit. Who qualifies, the sworn complaint, fees and risks.
Read the guideWhere a Tarrant, Dallas, Collin or Denton County owner files a squatter removal complaint, what local offices charge, and how to check your deed first.
Read the guideThe Texas court path to remove a squatter: notice to vacate, a sworn petition in the right precinct, summary disposition, trial, the writ and appeals.
Read the guideFiling a squatter eviction in Tarrant, Dallas, Collin or Denton County: finding the precinct, 2026 filing and writ fees, local forms and court quirks.
Read the guideSelling an empty house in Texas: the seller's disclosure occupancy question, keeping utilities on under TREC 20-19, insurance, homestead and IRS timing.
Read the guideBefore listing an empty Dallas-Fort Worth house: restart water and power for inspections, clear code issues in Fort Worth or Dallas, and check county records.
Read the guideThe owner-side squatter law in Texas: criminal trespass, the 2025 sheriff removal complaint in Property Code ch. 24B, the 2026 eviction steps and the penalties.
Read the guideWhere Dallas, Tarrant, Collin and Denton owners file a 24B removal complaint or an eviction, what constables and justice courts charge, and how to start.
Read the guideWhat a squatter can claim in Texas: adverse possession periods of 3, 5, 10 and 25 years, color of title, and how holdover tenants and trespassers differ.
Read the guideHow a Dallas, Tarrant or Collin County owner checks an occupant's claim: deed searches, free property fraud alerts, appraisal records and local JP courts.
Read the guideCan a Texas owner cut power or water on a squatter? What Property Code 92.008 says about tenants, why chapter 24B is silent, and how meter tampering is handled.
Read the guideWho runs electric, water and gas service at a Dallas-Fort Worth house with an unwanted occupant, how to report a bypassed meter, and what providers ask for.
Read the guideKeeping power, water and gas on in an empty Texas house: what TDI says about freezes and vacancy, how retail electric choice works, and what to ask utilities.
Read the guideUtilities for an empty Fort Worth or Dallas house: starting power on Oncor lines, city water deposits and fees, Atmos gas reconnection and usage alerts.
Read the guideA Texas checklist for an empty house: call your insurer, post no-trespass notice, decide on utilities, protect the homestead exemption and track the deadlines.
Read the guideDFW vacant house checklist: Fort Worth and Dallas rules on securing empty buildings, the 12-inch grass limit, Dallas registration and county fraud alerts.
Read the guideWhat a Texas landlord risks between tenants: insurance vacancy limits, code enforcement, unauthorized occupants, taxes, lost rent and move-in duties.
Read the guideAn empty rental in Dallas-Fort Worth: Dallas registration and its yearly affidavit, Fort Worth's registration triggers, eviction courts and tax deadlines.
Read the guideWhy Texas land sales stall and how to speed yours up: have the survey, title, tax and water facts ready, check plat status and set short contract deadlines.
Read the guideSpeed up a land sale in Tarrant, Dallas, Collin or Denton County: pull records online, confirm plat status early and plan around local plat review times.
Read the guideHow to sell your own land in Texas without an agent: confirm what you own, set a price, write the contract, give the required notices and close through title.
Read the guideSelling your own land in Tarrant, Dallas, Collin or Denton County: pull your deed, find a lawyer through a bar referral service and know the recording fees.
Read the guideSelling some of your Texas acreage while a loan covers all of it: lender consent, partial lien releases, plat rules, surveys and rollback tax on the part sold.
Read the guideSplitting off and selling part of a mortgaged tract in Tarrant, Dallas, Collin or Denton County: which office reviews the plat and what recording requires.
Read the guideHow a Texas land sale works: which TREC contract fits, the notices the Property Code requires, title and survey steps, and when rollback taxes come due.
Read the guideSelling land in Tarrant, Dallas, Collin or Denton County: how local appraisal districts treat ag land, who handles plats and what recording costs.
Read the guideHow a formal loan assumption works when you sell in Texas: FHA, VA and USDA approval rules, release of liability, VA entitlement and the TREC addenda.
Read the guideLetting a buyer assume your loan in Dallas-Fort Worth: county clerk records and fraud alerts, appraisal and tax lookups, and local legal and counseling help.
Read the guideHow a subject-to home sale works in Texas: the due-on-sale clause and its federal limits, insurance gaps, your credit exposure and Texas wrap loan rules.
Read the guideAfter a subject-to sale in Dallas-Fort Worth, your loan stays yours. Where to set fraud alerts, check posted foreclosure notices and confirm taxes get paid.
Read the guideCan someone take over your mortgage payments in Texas? Compare a lender-approved assumption, a subject-to deal and a payoff sale, and the risks for sellers.
Read the guideLetting someone take over your mortgage in Dallas-Fort Worth? Set up a county fraud alert, track taxes on the house and find local help before you sign.
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