Calm, Clear Real Estate Guidance During Divorce

Step 1: Confidential Property Consultation

We begin with a private, no-pressure conversation about the property and your current circumstances.

During this consultation, we will discuss:

• Who currently occupies the home

• The condition of the property

• Mortgage and ownership information

• Important deadlines or court instructions

• Communication preferences

• Immediate concerns affecting the property

You do not need to have every decision made before contacting me. This first conversation is designed to help you understand what information may be needed and what the next steps could look like.

Step 2: Neutral Home-Value Analysis

Understanding the home’s current market value is essential before making decisions about selling, refinancing, or considering a potential buyout.

I will prepare a detailed comparative market analysis using relevant recent sales, current competition, property condition, neighborhood trends, and local market activity.

The goal is to provide objective real estate information that both parties and their professional advisors can review—not an inflated number designed to win a listing or a rushed estimate based on incomplete information.

Step 3: Review the Available Housing Options

Selling the home is not always the only possibility. Depending on the circumstances and guidance from your legal, lending, and tax professionals, available options may include:

• Selling the home and dividing the proceeds

• One spouse purchasing the other spouse’s interest

• Refinancing the mortgage

• Retaining the property temporarily

• Converting the property into a rental

• Selling at a later agreed-upon date

My extensive background in real estate and property management allows me to explain the practical real estate considerations associated with each option.

I do not provide legal, tax, or financial advice. Instead, I provide accurate property and market information that can help you have more productive conversations with the appropriate professionals.

Step 4: Written Communication and Coordinated Sale

When the decision is made to sell, both parties deserve a process that is organized, transparent, and professional.

Before the home is listed, we will establish expectations regarding communication, property access, repairs, staging, showings, offer review, and important decisions.

Throughout the transaction, I provide:

• Consistent written updates

• Clearly documented property activity

• Professional coordination with both parties

• Communication with attorneys or mediators when authorized

• Showing feedback and market updates

• Organized offer presentations

• Coordination with escrow, inspectors, appraisers, and other vendors

• Respectful handling of sensitive circumstances

My role is to keep the real estate transaction focused on the property, the agreed-upon process, and the best possible market outcome.

Step 5: Individual Next-Home Plans

Closing the sale is not always the end of the transition. Each spouse may have different housing needs, financial qualifications, locations, and timelines.

I can help develop an individual next-home plan that may include:

• Purchasing another home

• Finding a rental

• Relocating to another community

• Exploring temporary housing

• Connecting with an appropriate lender

• Identifying homes that fit a new budget

• Coordinating move-out and possession timelines

• Providing referrals when separate representation is appropriate

Each person’s next chapter may look different. The goal is to help make the transition from one shared

You Do Not Have to Know the Final Answer Yet

You may still be deciding whether the home should be sold, retained, refinanced, or rented. A confidential property consultation can help you better understand the real estate considerations before a final decision is made.

Schedule a Confidential Consultation

Let’s discuss the property, your concerns, and the available next steps in a private, no-pressure setting.

Cheri Jacques, REALTOR®
California REALTOR®
Serving Redlands and the Inland Empire
DRE 02164097
Call or Text: (909) 802-3192
Email: Cheri@CapitisRealEstate.com
Website: RealtorCheri.com

Cheri Jacques is a licensed California real estate professional and does not provide legal, tax, lending, or financial advice. Clients should consult their own qualified professionals regarding those matters. Real estate representation and communication procedures are subject to applicable agency relationships, brokerage requirements, written agreements, and California law.