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Selling a Home During Divorce in Northwest Austin
A calm, even-handed sale when two owners have to agree, with both of you kept informed at every step.
Selling a Home During Divorce in Northwest Austin: what's different here
Selling a home in Northwest Austin during a divorce has every usual question, plus two owners who both have to agree. Across Northwest Austin, buyers compare your home with the whole range of these neighborhoods, from a rebuilt Northwest Hills home to an original 1980s two-story in Anderson Mill, so positioning starts with which homes a buyer will weigh it against.
The sale goes best when both of you see the same information at the same time, and when the agent is plainly working for the sale rather than for one side.
Talk about Northwest Austin
Why Northwest Austin sellers work with me
I grew up in Northwest Austin, have lived here since 1976 and have lived on the Mountain in the Spicewood Estates area since 2004. I've helped sellers through this in the past year, and I know it's rarely only about the house. Often both owners are also planning a next home. Plenty of Northwest Austin moves stay inside Northwest Austin: from Anderson Mill or Oak Forest to Great Hills or Jester, or from a big hillside house to something with fewer stairs.
How I handle it in Northwest Austin
- The same updates to both owners: pricing, showing feedback, offers and the Monday Morning Market Update.
- Pricing you can both see the reasoning for, built on Northwest Austin sales. How pricing works.
- Working alongside both attorneys so the listing, the contract and the proceeds follow your agreement or decree. Texas is a community property state, and those are legal questions for them.
- Practical help with prep when one owner has already moved out.
More about Northwest Austin
For the full picture of the neighborhood, see living in Northwest Austin. Questions about selling a home during divorce here? Call me at (512) 698-3525.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who do you take direction from in a Northwest Austin divorce sale?
Both owners, equally. Everything I send goes to both of you, and decisions follow your agreement or the court's order.
Is this legal advice?
No. I'm a broker, not an attorney. I work alongside your attorneys.
Northwest Austin
What divorce sale looks like in Northwest Austin
The established hills west of MoPac and 183, from Northwest Hills up through Great Hills, Spicewood Estates, Jester and Anderson Mill.
- The homes
- Mostly 1960s through 1990s homes on larger, irregular lots under mature trees, with steady rebuilding in Northwest Hills. Hillside and view lots in Great Hills, Jester and parts of Northwest Hills; flatter streets in Oak Forest, Barrington Oaks and Anderson Mill.
- Schools people ask about
- Split between Round Rock ISD (Spicewood, Laurel Mountain, Caraway, Anderson Mill and Purple Sage elementaries into Canyon Vista or Grisham and Westwood) and Austin ISD (Doss, Hill or Davis into Murchison and Anderson). The line runs through neighborhoods, so check each address.
- Getting around
- 183, MoPac, Loop 360, 2222 and Spicewood Springs Road. The Arboretum and the Domain are close, and most trips never need I-35.
- Nearby
- Bull Creek, St. Edward's Park and Balcones Canyonlands Preserve land, Great Hills and Balcones country clubs (private), the Jester Club, Anderson Mill's own pools and parks, and City of Austin pools and parks.
- The trade-off
- Real land and established trees close in, in exchange for older homes that need their systems checked, and hills in many neighborhoods.
The method
How we do it in Northwest Austin
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