# Helpful Housing Solutions

> Helpful Housing Solutions helps Texas homeowners and heirs navigate inherited property and foreclosure with free, unbiased guidance and vetted local referrals. We are a neutral guide, not a buyer and not a salesperson: we lay out every option with honest pros and cons so the decision stays yours.

## About

- Name: Helpful Housing Solutions
- What we do: Free, unbiased guidance for Texas families facing inherited property or foreclosure, plus referrals to vetted attorneys, contractors, cleaners, estate-sale professionals, title companies, and realtors.
- Service area: Texas
- Approach: No pressure, no agenda, no cost. We explain probate and its lighter Texas alternatives, heirship, clearing title, co-heir decisions, the mortgage and liens, taxes, and selling or keeping the home.
- Phone: 512-318-3045
- Email: zach@helpfulhousingsolutions.com
- Website: https://helpfulhousingsolutions.com

## Pages

- [Home](https://helpfulhousingsolutions.com/): Overview of free help for inherited property and foreclosure in Texas.
- [Inherited property](https://helpfulhousingsolutions.com/inherited): Step-by-step help for inheriting a home in Texas: probate and its lighter alternatives, heirship, clearing title, co-heirs, repairs, and selling. Includes an email-delivered free guide.
- [Foreclosure](https://helpfulhousingsolutions.com/foreclosure): The Texas foreclosure timeline and the options to stop, postpone, keep, or sell, including help for heirs of a home in default. Includes an email-delivered free guide.
- [Our mission](https://helpfulhousingsolutions.com/our-mission): Why we exist and how our unbiased, no-pressure approach works.
- [Privacy policy](https://helpfulhousingsolutions.com/privacy): How we handle your information.
- [Terms of service](https://helpfulhousingsolutions.com/terms): The terms governing use of our services.

## Resources

- Free guide on inheriting property in Texas: Available from the inherited property page by email. It covers the first two weeks, legal authority, the mortgage, co-heirs, contents, out-of-state logistics, taxes, and a do-it-yourself checklist.
- Free guide on navigating foreclosure in Texas: Available from the foreclosure page by email. It covers the Texas timeline, reinstatement and payoff numbers, working with the servicer, options to keep or sell, protecting equity, heirs of a home in default, out-of-state logistics, and a do-it-yourself checklist.

## Common questions we answer

- What should I do if I inherit a house in Texas?
- Do I have to go through probate, and what are the alternatives (small estate affidavit, affidavit of heirship, muniment of title, transfer-on-death deed)?
- What happens if someone dies without a will in Texas?
- How do I transfer the deed on an inherited house?
- Do I owe taxes when I inherit a house in Texas? (Texas has no state inheritance or estate tax.)
- What if I inherit a house with siblings or other heirs?
- Can I sell an inherited house, and how soon?
- What should I do if my house is in foreclosure, and how long does the Texas process take?
- Can I stop or postpone a foreclosure?
- What happens to the mortgage when a homeowner dies, and can I keep a home that is behind on payments?

## Booking

- Book a free 20-minute consultation: https://helpfulhousingsolutions.com/get-help