I have sold houses while a divorce was open. I am not the divorce lawyer, and I am not the judge. The house sale has to follow whatever the two of you, and the court if it is involved, already require.
Start with who is on title and who has to sign. If you both own it, you both usually have to agree on the price and on the offer. Pick a number you can both live with before the house is photographed. Renegotiating the price in front of a buyer is how escrows die.
A neutral person helps. That can be the lawyers, a mediator, or me taking instructions in writing from both sides. I will not carry a message that one of you did not agree to.
The mortgage is still due while you decide. Missed payments become a different problem, and that problem is on foreclosure and short-sale help if a notice is already in the mail. Do not wait for the divorce to finish if the lender's dates are shorter than the court's.
Repairs are a negotiation too. Some couples want the house shown as it is. Some want a short list of work so it does not sit. Put the cost on the same sheet as the price. Tax on the sale, and who claims it, is a question for a CPA and the divorce lawyers. I will not guess at it.
You can list the house, or I can bring all-cash offers if both of you want fewer showings and a simpler file. Cash is not automatically the higher net. The comparison is on agent or cash buyer. I will not promise a fast close. I will tell you what the calendar looks like after I see the house and whatever order the court has entered.
contact me when both of you are ready to talk about the address. If only one of you is calling, say so.
