Sell the house before foreclosure
Most people Google this after they already missed payments. That is still early enough. The Fort Bend clerk packet is late. Once the house is posted, Texas is on a first-Tuesday calendar. A short sale started that week is usually already dead.
Sell before foreclosure means you are still the seller. We buy. Cash if the payoff works. A short sale if you owe more than it will sell for — and that needs the lender to agree, which is slow. That is why “before” matters in Katy, Sugar Land, Richmond, Missouri City, and the rest of the metro.
We do not stop a foreclosure sale. We do not list a house we intend to buy. If you want to keep the house, start with who to call for free help.
If you still have title, talk about selling now. Bring the loan, any notice, and what is going on with the house. Behind on the mortgage.
What the statute actually says
Texas does not wait for you to feel ready. Texas Property Code § 51.002(a) requires a public sale at auction “between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. of the first Tuesday of a month.” If that Tuesday is January 1 or July 4, the sale moves to the first Wednesday. That is the calendar.
Notice of that sale must be given at least 21 days before the date — posted, filed with the county clerk, and mailed by certified mail. See § 51.002(b). Selling before that notice is filed is still a purchase you control. After it is filed, the statute — not the servicer’s “review” queue — is running.
Statute links are the official text. This site is not a law firm. We buy houses. We do not give legal advice.
We do not stop a foreclosure sale. We are the buyer, not your agent.
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