What happens if one of the joint tenants dies?

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asked Nov 6, 2023 in Real Estate - Renting by SaraRumb (1,580 points)
What happens if one of the joint tenants dies?

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answered Nov 6, 2023 by Cathy21 (88,740 points)
If a joint tenant dies then the survivor will inherit the property and real property.

A joint tenant with the right of survivorship is a legal ownership structure involving two or more parties for an account or another asset.

Each tenant has an equal right to the account's assets and is afforded survivorship rights if the other account holder(s) dies.

If you have no will when you die then your spouse if you have one will inherit the property when you die through a dower and curtsey doctrine.

If you have no children or other descendants then your spouse automatically will inherit half of the real estate and half of the personal property.

Your children can also get the deed to your property upon your death if nobody else is alive on the deed through use of your death certificate and proof that they are your children.

Upon the death of someone on jointly owned property the living person will keep the property but if both people on the jointly owned property die and there's no will then the property will have to go through probate if it were owned by the people who died.

If the property is still owned by the bank and has a mortgage and both people die then the bank eventually forecloses on the property.

If you want your children to inherit the property when you die you should have then listed on the deed to transfer upon your death.

If you have a mortgage and you die and nobody else is on the mortgage then the bank will begin foreclosure on the home with the mortgage once the payments are missed.

If you have someone else on the mortgage and you die then the house will not be foreclosed on as long as the other person still makes the payments.

You can move house if you have a mortgage.

If you feel the need to move you can get another house and put your current house up for sale and then pay off the mortgage on the house you currently have with the proceeds of the sale and you can sometimes profit as well.

You can move if you have a mortgage and even sell the house when you have a mortgage.

Having a mortgage does not mean you have to stay in the same house until it's paid off.

You can sell your house even when you still have a mortgage on it.

You can use the proceeds to pay off your mortgage you owe and then the bank can help you transfer title to the person or to the bank.

You can sell your home while it still has a mortgage on it but you do need to talk with the bank you got your mortgage from for approval.

The bank you got your mortgage from will want you to pay off the mortgage in full with the money you made from the sale of the home.

If you have any other liens on the house such as taxes etc then they too will be paid out of the proceeds from the sale of your home.

If you do sell your home remember that the mortgage will need to be paid off in full and you won't be able to just make payments on the mortgage anymore.

When you sell a house typically you as the seller pay part of the closing costs while the buyer pays the rest of the closing cost.

However the home buyer can ask you to pay the closing costs of the home and you can pay the closing costs if you decide to.

You can as a home buyer ask the seller to pay all of the closing costs although every mortgage transaction between a buyer and a seller are different and guidelines can vary by home loan type.

Closing costs on a mortgage and home are typically 2% to 6% of the purchase price.

The seller pays part of the closing costs such as their end of the local taxes and other municipal fees while the buyer pays other closing costs.

The closing costs are actually split up between the seller and the buyer and the buyer pays most of the closing costs.

Closing costs can be included in a home loan or mortgage or you can also pay the closing costs through another loan or any other way.

Closing costs, also known as settlement costs, are the fees you pay when obtaining your loan.

Closing costs are typically about 3-5% of your loan amount and are usually paid at closing.

To calculate closing costs, you can estimate 2% to 5% of the total amount you plan to finance.

For example, with a loan of $200,000.00, you could estimate closing costs between $4,000.00 and $10,000.00

To get a more accurate estimate, request a Loan Estimate document from your potential lender.

Closing costs are split up between buyer and seller.

While the buyer typically pays for more of the closing costs, the seller will usually have to cover their end of local taxes and municipal fees.

The closing costs on a home mortgage should include things such as loan origination fees, discount points, appraisal fees, title searches, title insurance, surveys, taxes, deed-recording fees and credit report charges.

Those should all be included in the closing costs when purchasing a home.

Basically Closing costs on a home mortgage loan include all of the expenses and fees associated with buying a home.

Closing costs are from 2 to 5 percent of the purchase price of the home.

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