Selling a longtime home happens alongside other major life changes.
An older homeowner may be downsizing, moving closer to adult children, transitioning to assisted living, or leaving a home that has become difficult to maintain.
Health can also change unexpectedly in the middle of that process. When it does, questions about who can sign documents, complete a sale, or transfer the property can quickly become part of the real estate transaction.
A Health Change Can Affect a Sale
Consider an older homeowner who decides to move out of state to live with an adult child.
Her house needs some work before it can be sold, so her daughter is given power of attorney and begins overseeing the renovations and eventual sale.
