Q: Selling a Salt Lake home remotely?
My longtime partner and I want to sell a home in Salt Lake. She lives out of state. Only her name is on the title, but both our names are on the second mortgage. The first mortgage is paid. How can we sell without her having to travel to Salt Lake? Should I be added to the title? Can't a Salt Lake realtor just work with her to get documents signed via fax/mail? What would the ramifications be of adding my name to the title?
A: You shouldn't have a problem working remotely so long as you have a team of professionals working for you in salt lake. A realtor and a title company should easily be able to do everything for you.
Lincoln W. Hobbs agrees with this answer
A: There would be no need for her to be here. Docs could be send and mailed/fed exed. They would need to be notarized, but she can find a notary at her local bank. Your adding your name to the title wouldn't help, because her signature would still be needed.
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