Verify
Trace title, authority and required signers.
TITLE · CONTRIBUTION · ALIGNMENT · EXIT
Map each interest.Make one property decision.
A private coordination workspace for jointly owned property—separating recorded shares from expenses and preferences, then comparing cooperative sale, buyout, hold and contested paths.
No owner names or address requiredNothing stored or submittedOfficial sources reviewed Sep. 2026
This is a coordination and arithmetic organizer—not a title opinion, ownership determination, accounting, settlement or partition recommendation.
Open privatelyTHE CO-OWNER METHOD
Verify → account → align → compare → document.
Account
Preserve payments, use, rents and claims.
Align
Name the actual value, time and occupancy gaps.
Compare
Use complete buyout, sale and hold ledgers.
Document
Convert consent into signed closing duties.
ROOM 02 · CONTRIBUTION + USE LEDGER
Document payments without declaring reimbursement.
Contribution, benefit, exclusive use, rents, improvements, necessary preservation, financing and agreement terms may be treated differently. This ledger preserves facts and arithmetic only.
CategoryProperty totalPaid by focal ownerWorking shared allocation
ENTERED PROPERTY SPEND$50,300
WORKING SHARED ADVANCE$32,160
Do not add this amount to a buyout or deduct it from another owner without a signed agreement, settlement, closing instruction or qualified legal/title determination.
ROOM 03 · CO-OWNER ALIGNMENT BOARD
Turn “we disagree” into specific decision gaps.
Mark each subject unknown, different or aligned. Alignment is only a working conversation status, not a binding agreement.
Current possession + access
Who occupies, who has keys, access limits, guests/tenants and any safety or court orders
Cash contribution capacity
Who can fund taxes, insurance, debt, repairs, buyout capital and closing costs—and by when
Decision timeline
Immediate sale, staged cleanup, refinance, buyout, hold period or unresolved timing
Value method
Independent appraisal, broker/listing analysis, as-is offers, repair assumptions and valuation date
Management burden
Bills, vendors, records, communications, property visits, leasing and emergency authority
Exit preference
Sell together, one-owner buyout, physical/legal partition review, hold agreement or court route
ROOM 05 · CO-OWNER AGREEMENT GATE
Agreement is a document—not a group mood.
OFFICIAL CO-OWNER DESK
Use the deed chain, statutes and court rules together.
Ownership type, inheritance, homestead occupancy, liens and agreements can materially change the route.
Texas Property Code Chapter 23
Current Texas statute on partition by joint owners and claimants.
Texas partition court rules
Current Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, including Rules 756–778 governing partition procedure.
Texas heirs-property partition law
Property Code provisions for qualifying heirs property and additional partition procedures.
Texas inherited homestead rules
Estates Code Chapter 102, including occupancy and partition restrictions for certain inherited homesteads.
Bexar County land records
Official deed, lien, copy and real-property record-search information.
Bexar County public records
Official County Clerk land-record search and copy starting point.
BCAD property search
Official appraisal-district property search and ownership research lead.
Texas undivided-interest taxation
Tax Code Section 25.11 on listing and potential separate taxation of qualifying recorded undivided interests.
CO-OWNER QUESTIONS
Shared property without shared assumptions.
Does the appraisal record prove everyone’s ownership share?+
No. Appraisal records are useful research leads, but recorded instruments, probate/court orders, marital/community-property facts, trusts/entities and later conveyances can control title. Obtain a title examination.
Can one co-owner sell the whole property?+
Usually all required owners and interest holders must authorize a voluntary whole-property conveyance. One owner may be able to convey only that owner’s interest, subject to title, agreement and legal constraints.
Does paying all taxes and repairs increase my percentage?+
Not automatically. Payments can create fact-specific contribution, reimbursement, accounting or equitable issues, while ownership percentage generally comes from title and governing law. Preserve proof and obtain qualified advice.
Can the occupying owner charge the others or be charged rent?+
Possession, exclusion, agreements, rents, expenses and benefits can create complex accounting questions. Do not assume fair-rental-value arithmetic determines the legal result.
How should we value a buyout?+
Agree first on the asset being valued, valuation date, as-is condition, debt/liens, repair assumptions and whether the basis is whole-property value or a fractional interest. Then define credits, closing cost and liability release.
Can a mortgage be transferred to the buying co-owner?+
Title transfer and loan liability are separate. A deed does not necessarily release a borrower. Verify lender consent, payoff, assumption/refinance, due-on-sale, taxes, insurance and closing requirements.
What is partition?+
Texas Property Code Chapter 23 and court rules allow qualifying joint owners or claimants to seek court partition. Whether property can be divided, sold, bought out or is subject to heirs-property or homestead rules is case-specific.
What is heirs property?+
Texas Chapter 23A applies to qualifying heirs property and adds procedures that can include appraisal, cotenant buyout and partition considerations. The statutory definition and exclusions must be checked against the title history.
Can a surviving spouse stop heirs from partitioning?+
Texas Constitution and Estates Code can restrict partition of certain inherited homesteads while a surviving spouse elects to use or occupy the property, with additional rules for minor children. Review the actual facts and current law.
How do we avoid court if owners disagree?+
Build a verified title/share map, neutral property file, contribution ledger and complete option comparisons. Mediation and lawyer-drafted buyout, sale or hold agreements can convert decisions into enforceable duties when all required parties consent.
WHEN A COOPERATIVE SALE IS ONE OPTION
Give every owner the same written as-is comparison.
A neutral property-level option can be measured against listing, buyout, repair and hold assumptions. It does not determine individual shares or bypass required consent.