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Keeping the house in a divorce: the free buyout guide

What a buyout is, four ways to pay it, why the low rate is worth real money, what a lender counts as income after a divorce, the refinance deadline that goes in the decree, the quitclaim myth, and a one-page worksheet. Four pages. Tell us where to send it and the PDF opens right away.

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The buyout math

The three numbers, the Denver example, and four ways to pay: refinance, HELOC, assumption, trade assets after tax.

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Why the low rate matters

Keeping a 3 percent loan instead of refinancing saves about $830 a month on $350,000.

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Qualifying alone

What the lender counts, the three-year support rule, the honest test, the refinance deadline, the quitclaim myth.

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After the decree

The deed, the release, insurance, taxes under IRC 1041, what to do if the numbers fail, and the worksheet.

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Keeping the House in a Colorado Divorce: Buyout, Refinance and the Deadline

What a buyout is, four ways to pay it, why the low rate is worth real money, what a lender counts as income after a divorce, the refinance deadline that goes in the decree, the quitclaim myth, and a one-page worksheet. Free, 4 pages, plain English, Colorado numbers. Fill in your name, email and phone and the PDF opens right away. Only Damon Chavez and Brian Burke see the form.

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What it is

A 4-page PDF in the same format as our Colorado divorce-home guide, written by The Kenna Real Estate Group with Damon L. Chavez, Certified Real Estate Divorce Specialist. Short sections, tables, callout boxes for the catches, Denver-metro numbers, and who to call on the last page. General education, not legal, tax or lending advice, and it says so on every page.

What is in it

  1. The three numbers and the buyout math on a Denver example.
  2. Four ways to pay the buyout, with the monthly on each.
  3. Why the low rate is worth real money.
  4. Qualifying alone: what the lender counts and the three-year rule.
  5. The refinance deadline and the quitclaim myth.
  6. After the decree, if the numbers fail, and the worksheet.

How the download works

  • Fill in the form below: your name, email and phone.
  • The PDF opens the moment you press the button, and we email you the link so you have it.
  • Discreet. Only two people see the form: Damon L. Chavez and Brian Lee Burke. We never share it, we never contact you without permission, and we text once to offer a time to talk. Reply STOP and that is the end of it.

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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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