For the spouse who has to sell, and the one who is not sure

How we sell a house in a divorce: the same number to both of you, then more exposure than the house has ever had

Selling the marital home is the one part of a divorce where a professional can make both of you better off. Here is exactly how the Kenna divorce real estate team does it: the Smart Pricing Report to both spouses, terms a court accepts, and the marketing machine behind more than a thousand buyer inquiries a month. Then we help whichever of you is buying next.

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Step 1

One written number, to both of you

The Smart Pricing Report: three price points, the comparables with concessions netted out, a net sheet at each price, a written strategy. Free, and delivered to both spouses and both attorneys at the same time.

Step 2

Terms the court expects

Price, reductions, repairs, access, offers and disbursement written into the stipulation before the sign goes up. The sale runs on rules, not moods.

Step 3

Extreme exposure

Flyover video, professional photography, full-color flyers, reflective signs with call capture, Zillow Premier placement, and the Keller Williams and RE/MAX networks behind the listing.

Step 4

The next home

Whichever of you is buying next: one income, CHFA and metroDPA, a search inside the parenting plan, and a lender who tells the truth before the deadline.

Why divorcing homeowners hire us

Because the house has to sell once, cleanly, for the most money, without becoming a second fight. We are a neutral team for both spouses, we run a real marketing operation instead of a sign and an MLS entry, and the file is led by Damon L. Chavez, Certified Real Estate Divorce Specialist and Certified Residential Appraiser. Both brokerages are disclosed to both spouses in writing.

The Smart Pricing Report: the number both attorneys accept

Every divorce sale starts with a written Smart Pricing Report, prepared free and delivered to both spouses at the same time. It is a broker’s opinion of value, not an appraisal, and it is built to survive a mediation. Open the sample report or read how we price a Colorado home on kennarealestate.com.

Three price points

Move fast, market, and stretch: what each one does to days on market and to the net.

The comparables, honestly

Closed sales with seller concessions netted out, the active competition, and a market snapshot for your ZIP.

A net sheet at each price

Payoff, commissions, title, prorations, repairs: what actually lands at title to be split as the decree says.

A written strategy

Pricing rules, the reduction schedule and the showing plan, ready to attach to the stipulation.

Extreme marketing: exposure like the house has never had

A divorce home cannot afford a quiet listing. The Kenna Real Estate Group runs one of the largest internet presences of any team in Colorado, and every listing rides on it. How we market a Colorado home, on kennarealestate.com.

Flyover and walk-through video

Aerial video and a guided walk-through so buyers understand the home before they book a showing.

Professional photography and floor plans

Every room, the lot, the views, the layout. Buyers pay for what they can see.

Full-color flyers and reflective signs

Print that looks like the house is worth it, and signs that read at night, with call capture on every one.

Call capture and text-back

Every sign call and text is answered by a live person and logged for both spouses.

Zillow Premier Agent team

Premier placement on Zillow and Trulia, plus Realtor.com, Homes.com, Redfin and hundreds of syndication sites through the MLS.

Keller Williams DTC and RE/MAX reach

The listing goes to two of the largest brokerage networks in Colorado through Kenna at KW DTC and Damon Chavez at RE/MAX Professionals.

More than 1,000 buyer inquiries a month

kennarealestate.com, denver-hudhomes.com and this site put your listing in front of the buyers already talking to us.

Social, email and retargeting

Launch campaigns to our buyer database and the people who viewed the home online but did not book.

Why both spouses can trust the same team

Neutral by designThe same numbers to both of you at the same time, every email copied to both, a written log of every showing and offer, impasses to the attorneys.

The specialistDamon L. Chavez, Certified Real Estate Divorce Specialist and Certified Residential Appraiser, licensed since 2000, more than 12 years of divorce work, ranked in the top 1 percent of agents nationally.

The track recordBBB Accredited with an A+ rating, 283 five-star Google reviews, Zillow Premier Agents, selling Colorado homes since 2002.

DiscreetNothing about the divorce in the marketing, separate signings, proceeds held at title and disbursed exactly as ordered.

What it costs, and what you keep

Commissions are negotiable and disclosed to both spouses in writing. On a $649,500 Denver home with a $350,000 loan, selling nets about $128,500 to each spouse after costs; the Smart Pricing Report shows the exact net at each price so nobody argues about a guess. The $250,000 / $500,000 tax rule can decide whether to sell before or after the decree.

Then the next home

Most of our divorce sellers become our buyers. One income, the settlement money as the down payment, CHFA or metroDPA help, and a search built around the parenting plan and the drive to work. Buying after divorce, and the free buyer’s guide. Mike Oswald at Rate, NMLS 261003, does the pre-approval; you may use any lender.

Quick answers

Do both spouses have to agree to list?

Yes, or a court has to order it. Both signatures go on the listing, the price changes and the closing. We put the rules in the stipulation first so every signature is routine.

Can one agent really represent both of us?

As a neutral listing team with both brokerages disclosed in writing, yes. Each of you may also have your own attorney review everything, and should.

How fast can it sell?

Priced at the market point, most metro Denver homes we list go under contract in the first two to three weeks; the reduction schedule in the stipulation handles the rest without a new fight.

What if my spouse refuses?

A Colorado court can order the sale and appoint the listing agent (C.R.S. 14-10-113). Most refusals end at mediation once the Smart Pricing Report is on the table.

Do we have to be in the same room?

No. Separate showings of the report, separate signings, and the title company disburses to each of you as ordered.

The divorce real estate experts

One call gets the Smart Pricing Report started for both of you.

Tell us where the case is and who is staying. The report goes to both spouses and both attorneys at the same time, free, and nothing is listed until the terms are written. A live person answers 303-955-4220. We contact you only if you say yes on the form.

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Where to go next

Plain-language education, not advice. Divorce Decisions is published by The Kenna Real Estate Group at Keller Williams DTC, a real estate team. Nothing here is legal, tax, lending or financial advice, and reading it does not create any professional relationship. Colorado law and lender rules change; confirm anything that matters to your case with a licensed Colorado attorney, a tax professional, and your lender. See our full disclaimer.

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