Selling a house in a hard situation

Plain-language guides for Tennessee homeowners. Each one covers how the process works in Tennessee, what a cash buyer can and can't do, and the other options worth knowing about.

• Inherited house or probate

  How selling an inherited or probate house works in Tennessee, and when a cash sale makes sense.

• Facing foreclosure

  How foreclosure works in Tennessee, how much time you may have, and where selling fits.

• Behind on property taxes

  What happens when Tennessee property taxes go unpaid, how tax sales and redemption work, and how back taxes are handled in a sale.

• House needs major repairs

  Fix it first, list it as-is, or sell for cash: what each path actually nets you.

• Rental with tenants

  Selling an occupied rental, tired-landlord sales and what happens to the lease.

• Divorce

  How a house sale works when both spouses own it, and why speed and certainty matter.

• Code violations or vacant house

  Selling a vacant house or one with open code enforcement cases, as-is.