Previously owned home papers
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Previously owned home papers
Is there a reason to keep records of a home I used own? I bought the home in 2006 and sold in 2011.
Re: Previously owned home papers
The only ones I would keep are the satisfaction or release (depending on state) that were recorded indicating you are no longer responsible for the mortgage payments and the deed to indicate you are no longer responsible for taxes or liability concerns.
You could safely trash those after a few years, but could be potentially useful in the next year or so if you are unlucky.
You could safely trash those after a few years, but could be potentially useful in the next year or so if you are unlucky.
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If they are involved with tax returns, I believe you should keep them as documentation for at least the past 5 years of returns.
I have kept all of my basic house purchase and sales just for personal history purposes. (6 houses takes only a small folder.)
I have kept all of my basic house purchase and sales just for personal history purposes. (6 houses takes only a small folder.)
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Re: Previously owned home papers
Hi! I just got finished cleaning out my old home papers. After doing some research on the Internet, I decided to save the following information: any old IRS form's 2119 that established the cost bases of my previous and current homes; receipts for any major improvements that have been made to my current home (see IRS publication 530 for what is considered a major improvement); confirmations that my old mortgages were paid off in their entirety; and the HUD closing statements for any previous home sales/purchases/refinances. This should satisfy any and all recordkeeping requirements and allow you to trash quite a bit of paper.
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Can I ask a question too? I sold a rental house in Florida in 1990 or 1991. I sold a home we lived in in Connecticut in 1999. Based upon the age of these sales can I safely destroy all the papers associated with both houses? It seems unnecessary to still be storing these today but then I have IRS returns that date back to the 1970's and I know I can destroy them after is it 7 years?
TIA!
TIA!
Re: Previously owned home papers
I keep settlement docs and any mortgage release docs. They aren't that thick. I usually scan this stuff and then file the paper copy.
The only other doc I kept was a few papers on one house where we had an underground oil tank removed and remediated. I kept this in case there are any environmental issues pending. Those can rear up long after you sell the property.
The only other doc I kept was a few papers on one house where we had an underground oil tank removed and remediated. I kept this in case there are any environmental issues pending. Those can rear up long after you sell the property.
I always wanted to be a procrastinator.
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Re: Previously owned home papers
Thanks for the responses