Pick the Texas guide for statewide rules or the DFW guide for local steps.
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.
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