Guides for Syracuse homeowners
Probate, back taxes, tenants, code violations, a roof that failed an inspection. We write down what we learn buying houses in Onondaga County, so you can decide what to do with yours — whether or not you ever call us.
Three siblings, two states, one house full of forty years of belongings. Here is the order things actually have to happen in New York — and the two places families lose months without realising it.
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Yes — and you almost never need to evict anyone first. What the lease actually obliges you to do, and what it does not.
Owing Onondaga County does not stop a sale. It comes off the top at the title company — here is how that actually reads on the settlement sheet.
Roof, furnace, knob-and-tube, foundation, water. If any of these fail, most buyers legally cannot get a mortgage on your house.
One written number, a date you both agree, and proceeds split by a neutral third party at the title company.
An open violation follows the property, not the owner. What the city looks for, and what it does to your closing date.
Nothing can be signed until Surrogate's Court appoints someone. How long it takes in Onondaga County and how to start it early.
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