Author: KennedyR

Many Fort Wayne homeowners believe they need to completely pay off their mortgage before they can sell their house. That is one of the most common misconceptions about the home-selling process. The truth is that most homeowners can sell their property while they still have an active mortgage. You do not have to wait 15, … Continued

Your House Has Been Listed for Months. Here’s Why. The listing went live, the first weekend brought a few showings, and then… quiet. Weeks of it. In a year when 1 in 4 sellers nationally is cutting price — the highest share since 2018 — a stale listing isn’t rare, but it’s always diagnosable. Here … Continued

Selling Land in Fort Wayne: Harder Than Selling a House, Unless You Know the Shortcut Vacant land might be the hardest property type to sell the traditional way. No house to photograph, a tiny buyer pool, agents who’d rather list homes, and financing that barely exists — the average vacant lot sits on the market … Continued

The Roof Question: Replace It or Sell Around It? Your Fort Wayne house needs a roof — shingles curling, a leak stain spreading, or an insurance letter demanding replacement. You want to sell. Now you’re staring at the classic question: spend $12,000-$25,000 on a roof you’ll never live under, or sell as-is and let the … Continued

Selling Your New Haven House for Cash New Haven sits ten minutes east of Fort Wayne, but selling a house here has its own rhythm — a smaller market, tight-knit neighborhoods from Green Road to the Broadway corridor, and a housing stock that runs from post-war bungalows to newer builds out toward Minnich Road. If … Continued

Missed Payments, No Foreclosure Filing Yet: This Is Your Best Window Maybe it’s two missed payments, maybe it’s five. The bank is calling, the late fees are stacking, but no foreclosure has been filed. Here’s what most Fort Wayne homeowners in this spot don’t realize: this stage — delinquent but not yet in foreclosure — … Continued

Selling a Duplex or Small Multi-Family in Fort Wayne Duplexes, triplexes, and four-units are a different animal from selling a house — the buyer pool is smaller, tenants complicate showings, and the numbers matter more than the paint. If you own a multi-family property in Fort Wayne and you’re ready to be done with it, … Continued

The Fall Window Is Fort Wayne’s Last Best Selling Season Every year it’s the same rhythm: the Fort Wayne market runs hot through summer, stays solid through September and October, and then — right around the first hard freeze — goes quiet until March. If you’re planning to sell “sometime soon,” the weeks between Labor … Continued

Owning a rental property that needs work can create a difficult decision. You may know the flooring is worn, the kitchen is dated, the roof is aging, or maintenance has accumulated after years of tenants. But if you already plan to sell, investing thousands of dollars into renovations does not automatically mean you will come … Continued

“As-Is” in Indiana: What It Means and What It Doesn’t Selling a house as-is in Indiana means the buyer takes the property in its current condition — you’re not fixing anything, crediting anything, or warranting anything. It’s a legitimate, common way to sell. But there’s one thing “as-is” does NOT do in Indiana, and it … Continued

Title Problems Don’t Mean You Can’t Sell You tried to sell — or refinance — and the title search came back with a problem: an old lien, a missing heir, a mortgage that was paid off but never released. Now the deal is stuck and everyone’s pointing at everyone else. Here’s the truth: almost every … Continued

The Fort Wayne, Indiana Housing Market Right Now If you’re deciding whether to sell your house in Fort Wayne, Indiana this year, here’s the honest picture of the market as of Q3 2026 — the numbers, what’s changed, and what it means depending on the kind of house you’re selling. The Numbers Average home value: … Continued

Selling a House During Bankruptcy: Possible, With Permission Bankruptcy doesn’t freeze your life — people sell houses during Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 cases all the time. What it does add is a layer of court oversight: you can sell, but the bankruptcy court (and in Chapter 7, the trustee) has to sign off. Here’s … Continued

Pricing a house that needs major repairs is different from pricing a move-in-ready home. A renovated house nearby may help establish what your property could be worth after repairs, but it does not tell you what buyers will pay for the house in its current condition. The repair scope, comparable sales, financing limitations, buyer risk, … Continued

Selling a rental property can create a tax bill that is easy to underestimate. A Fort Wayne landlord may have years of depreciation, capital improvements, selling expenses, and appreciation tied to one property. Those items can change both the taxable gain and what you keep after closing. If you are still deciding whether selling makes … Continued