Do we both have to agree on every offer — and how do decisions get made?
Answered by Chris Deutsch, Founder & Editor
Licensed Minnesota Realtor #20382264 ·
The short answer
Yes — if you're both on title, you both sign. No offer gets accepted, no price gets dropped, no counter goes out with one signature. That's non-negotiable, and honestly, it protects you both.
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The longer answer
What makes it workable is deciding how you'll decide before the first offer lands. The ground rules I set with divorcing sellers: decision standards in advance — for instance, any offer within an agreed range of list gets serious consideration, so a 9pm offer isn't a 9pm argument. Response deadlines, because offers expire and stalemates cost real money. And one communication rule above all: both of you get every piece of information, identically and at the same time. The moment one spouse feels like the agent is the other spouse's agent, the sale is in trouble.
Set those rails once and the transaction mostly runs itself. You never have to be in the same room — you just both hold a pen. Setting up those rails is the first meeting I have with any divorcing sellers, separately or together, their choice.
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