When my wife and I separated, I thought that we were going to eventually get back together.
I gave my wife all of the time and space that she needed.
She left the house and moved into an apartment. Eventually, I came to the conclusion that she was never going to come back to the house. I saw her out to dinner with a guy from the office. When she filed for divorce, I needed to sell my house fast. Neither one of us needed to have all of the extra assets and it was actually easy to sell my house fast. I called a Jacksonville real estate broker and the guy recommended me to a local contractor that buys houses for cash. I felt that the offer was a little bit low, but I was desperate to sell the house sooner than later. My wife and I got the money from the sale of the house about 6 weeks later and then we finalized all of the divorce papers without having to go through a bunch of time and trouble. I use some of the money from the proceeds of the sale to buy a different house in Westside Jacksonville. The real estate company gave me a great deal and I used the same title company for both of the transactions. I honestly thought that I would live in the same house for the rest of my life, but now I might look for a property a little bit further north. Duval County has a lot of great places to live and not just in Jacksonville city limits.