Posts by Sherman Shahin

Selling Your New Port Richey House in Foreclosure You are five months behind on your VA-loan mortgage. The divorce decree assigned you the house plus a $32,000 equitable-distribution obligation to your ex-spouse. The lender filed the foreclosure complaint with the West Pasco Judicial Center civil division three weeks ago. You have 20 days to file…

Selling a Sinkhole-Affected Spring Hill Property Your 1986 Spring Hill garage floor cracked diagonally last November. The engineer confirmed sinkhole activity under F.S. § 627.707. The Sinkhole Loss Coverage payout was $58,000. The grouting quote was $94,000. The $36,000 gap is not money you have. If you own a sinkhole-affected Spring Hill property — whether…

Selling Your Inherited New Port Richey House Your father passed last month in the 1962 central New Port Richey ranch where your parents lived for 51 years. The Pasco Clerk has received the original will under the 10-day deposit rule. The West Pasco Judicial Center at 7530 Little Road will administer the probate. You live…

Selling a Sinkhole-Affected New Port Richey Property Your insurer dropped sinkhole coverage three years ago under the Pasco-Hernando carve-out. The front porch slab sank 1.5 inches over six months. The CGCC claim was denied because the damage did not meet the four-part test. The independent engineer’s report (cost: $4,800) confirmed sinkhole activity. The stabilization quote…

Sell Your House Fast in New Port Richey, FL for Cash Your living room ceiling cracked last spring. The front porch slab sank 1.5 inches. Your insurer dropped sinkhole coverage three years ago under the Pasco-Hernando carve-out. The CGCC denial came in April. The engineer’s report cost $4,800 and confirmed sinkhole activity. The stabilization quote…

Selling a Sinkhole-Affected Spring Hill Property Your 1986 Spring Hill garage floor cracked diagonally last November. The engineer confirmed sinkhole activity under F.S. § 627.707. The Sinkhole Loss Coverage payout was $58,000. The grouting quote was $94,000. The $36,000 gap is not money you have. If you own a sinkhole-affected Spring Hill property — whether…

Selling Your Spring Hill 55+ Community Home You bought your Timber Pines villa in 1996 for $89,500. Your husband passed in 2022. Your daughter coordinated the family meeting in December. Your independent living apartment in Tampa has a 60-day move-in date. If you live in one of Spring Hill’s 55+ communities — Timber Pines, Brookridge,…

Sell Your House Fast in Spring Hill, FL for Cash You bought your Timber Pines villa in 1996 for $89,500. Your husband passed in 2022. Your daughter has chosen your independent living facility in Tampa. Move-in is in 60 days. Or you noticed your Spring Hill garage floor cracked diagonally last November, the engineer’s report…

Selling Your Brooksville House in Foreclosure You are four months behind on the mortgage. Your wife passed in 2023. Your daughter moved out in November. You have $145,000 in equity in a 2004 stucco home in south Brooksville. The lender’s formal acceleration notice arrived in March. If a Brooksville mortgage lender has filed (or is…

Sell Your Inherited Brooksville House Your father owned 4.7 acres north of Brooksville for 38 years. He passed in February. The pole barn contains 30 years of accumulated equipment. Three siblings, scattered. If you have inherited a Brooksville, Florida property from a parent, grandparent, sibling, or other family member, the practical question is how to…