Posts by Tatiana Zagorovski

Selling a House With Storm or Wind Damage As-Is in Missouri Not all storm damage comes from a headline tornado. Across St. Louis, ordinary storms bring roof damage, fallen trees, broken windows, hail, and water intrusion every year. If your house took storm or wind damage and you would rather not pour time and money…

Selling a Tornado-Damaged Home in St. Louis The May 2025 tornado left many St. Louis families facing a hard question: rebuild, or move on? If your home was damaged by a tornado — whether in that storm or another — and rebuilding feels like more than you can take on, you can sell a tornado-damaged…

Selling a Storm- or Tornado-Damaged House in St. Louis When a storm or tornado damages your home, the decisions come fast and the stress is real: insurance calls, contractor estimates, temporary housing, and the bigger question of whether you even want to rebuild in place. St. Louis sits in a part of the country that…

Missouri Small Estate Affidavit & When a House Avoids Probate Not every estate has to go through full probate in Missouri. For smaller estates, and for property that passes outside the estate, there are simpler paths — which can make selling the house faster. Here is a plain-English overview, with a probate attorney confirming what…

Can a Personal Representative Sell Estate Property in Missouri? One of the most common probate questions is also one of the most practical: can the personal representative actually sell the house? In Missouri, the answer is usually yes — but the source of that authority, and whether court approval is needed first, depends on the…

How Missouri Probate Works: Independent vs. Supervised Administration If you are administering an estate in Missouri, one of the first things that shapes everything — including how you sell the house — is whether the estate is in independent or supervised administration. Here is the difference in plain English, with the reminder that a probate…

Selling a House in Probate in St. Louis, Missouri When a loved one passes and their house becomes part of an estate, selling it is rarely as simple as putting up a sign. In Missouri, the home usually has to move through the probate process first — a court-supervised procedure with its own rules about…

St. Louis City Occupancy Permit & Housing Conservation Inspection The City of St. Louis runs its own occupancy process, separate from St. Louis County and the surrounding municipalities. If your home is inside the City limits, here is what the Housing Conservation District inspection means for your sale — and how to sell as-is if…

 Selling a House That Won’t Pass Occupancy Inspection in St. Louis When an occupancy inspection comes back with a repair list you cannot afford or finish in time, it can feel like the sale is dead. It is not. You can sell a house that will not pass occupancy inspection in St. Louis — as-is,…

How St. Louis Occupancy Inspections Work When You Sell If your St. Louis-area sale requires an occupancy permit, knowing how the inspection works removes most of the stress. Here is the process, step by step — with the important caveat that the details vary by municipality, so you should always confirm with your specific city…