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Problem Tenant in Your Ohio Rental? Selling Is Sometimes the Right Exit
The title company asked the question on a Thursday afternoon. “Are you married?” You said yes – and you also said you and your spouse have been separated for 14 months, the divorce is pending, the house is in your name only, and you bought it before the marriage. The title agent did not bat…
Capital Gains and Depreciation Recapture on Your Ohio Rental Sale
Selling a home can involve several steps that take time and planning. Preparing the property, coordinating showings, negotiating offers, and waiting for financing approvals can extend the process longer than many homeowners expect. For many property owners in , selling a home for cash offers a simpler alternative. Instead of navigating the traditional listing process,…
Ohio Tax Foreclosure: When the County Takes the House
The property tax bill arrived in February. If you have owned your Ohio home for more than a few years, you know roughly what the tax bill looks like – a number around 1.5 to 2.5 percent of the assessed value, due in two installments per year, manageable as long as the household income is…
Cuyahoga County Foreclosure: What Cleveland Homeowners Need to Know
Cuyahoga County is the foreclosure capital of Ohio. It is not a comfortable distinction, and it is not how anyone in Cleveland would prefer the county to be described, but the numbers are the numbers. Cuyahoga County recorded 4,513 foreclosures in 2024 – down 21.5 percent from 5,752 in 2019 but still leading the state…
The Ohio Sheriff Sale Process: What Happens, In What Order
The sheriff’s sale is one of the most misunderstood parts of the Ohio foreclosure process. Most homeowners imagine a courthouse auction with a gavel and a crowd. The reality, in Ohio in 2026, is that almost every county now conducts sheriff’s sales through the statewide online auction platform mandated by Ohio Revised Code § 2329.153.…
Sell Your House Before Foreclosure in Ohio — How to Stop the Clock
The envelope was thicker than a normal piece of mail. It was certified. The return address was a law firm name you did not recognize, in Cleveland or Akron or Columbus, with a county courthouse case number printed at the top of the first page. The header read “COMPLAINT IN FORECLOSURE,” and below that, the…