Your Divorce Real Estate Guide

A Practical Guide to Property Decisions During Divorce

Divorce brings difficult questions about your home, finances, family, and future. You may not be ready to call an agent—or explain your situation to anyone—but you still need a place to begin.

The Divorce Real Estate Guide gives you a private, straightforward way to understand the property decisions that may lie ahead.

Inside the guide, you’ll learn:

• How home value and equity are determined
• How title and property ownership may affect a divorce
• What happens when a home is held in a trust
• The practical differences between selling, keeping the home, or buying out a spouse
• How refinancing and mortgage qualification may affect a buyout
• What to consider when children are involved
• How divorce may affect credit and future homeownership
• Important tax questions to raise before making decisions
• Which professionals you may need—and what each one does
• Common mistakes to avoid when selling a home during divorce

Why this guide may help

Major property decisions are difficult enough without trying to make them while emotional, overwhelmed, or under pressure. This guide explains the real estate side of divorce in clear language so you can begin organizing your thoughts and preparing better questions for your attorney, tax professional, lender, and real estate agent.

Read it privately. Move through it at your own pace. Return to the chapters that match the decisions you are facing today.

What you’ll receive

• A 33-page downloadable PDF
• Immediate access after purchase
• Practical explanations, examples, questions, and action items
• A resource you can bring to meetings with your professional team

About the author

Lauren Cotner is a real estate professional with nearly 30 years of experience and approximately $138 million in career volume. She specializes in trust, probate, and divorce-related transactions and primarily serves the South Bay of Los Angeles.

Lauren Cotner · eXp Realty · CA DRE #01242185

Important notice

This guide provides general educational information and is not legal, tax, financial, or mental-health advice. Divorce and property laws vary by state and individual circumstances. Always consult qualified professionals familiar with the laws and requirements in your state.