Homes For Sale by Owner in Montana

1. Prepare your home. Gather accurate property information and take clear photographs.
2. Understand disclosures. Check which seller disclosures and other requirements apply to your property in Montana.
3. Choose your asking price. Research comparable homes and consider your local market.
4. Advertise and respond. Publish your listing and communicate with prospective buyers.
5. Review offers and closing steps. Consider qualified professional guidance when evaluating contracts and completing the sale.

• Montana seller condition disclosure or supported exception. For covered residential transfers under MCA 70-20-502, seller shall disclose actual knowledge of adverse material facts before or contemporaneously with contract execution, including title, water source/service, wastewater, utilities, structure/water intrusion, systems and known physical problems. No duty to inspect is imposed solely by this statement. Identify any actual 70-20-503 exception in signed evidence. NavStreet requires the statement or exception evidence before buyer offer creation as an earlier platform safeguard. Under 70-20-504, unless otherwise agreed in writing, late delivery gives buyer three days from delivery to deliver a separately signed written rescission statement. This agreement does not waive that right. The separate statement is not a warranty under 70-20-505; a receipt selection does not sign a separate statement.
• Montana applicable property-specific records. MCA 75-3-606 requires the radon warning with or before the offer and buyer signature acknowledging a copy. Buyer’s signature on this agreement acknowledges receipt of the radon statement printed below, after reviewing it in the offer questions. Known prior tests and subsequent mitigation/treatment evidence shall be provided before or upon contract entry. That statute does not independently require a new test or create a cancellation contingency; the negotiated inspection contingency remains. Under current MCA 75-10-1305, known methamphetamine or fentanyl lab use/contamination requires written notice before agreement to sale when not remediated to certified standards; provide certified compliance/remediation evidence and appropriate notice when applicable. A seller-statement exception does not waive these separate requirements.
• Montana condominium packet. Required before online offers for condominium ownership. NavStreet requires this earlier upload to prevent missing-document interruptions for buyers. For a Montana condominium resale, upload a complete packet containing the Unit Ownership Act, association bylaws and administrative regulations. Include the seller or other person’s majority-control notice under MCA 70-23-613(1) whenever any person or entity constitutes a majority of the unit owners. Deliver requested documents before any buy-sell signing. The agreement preserves the 72-hour review and penalty-free withdrawal period. These condominium documents are not a universal upload requirement for non-condominium properties. Dues, assessments and other helpful records may accompany the packet; unknown information is not assigned to the buyer.

Federal lead-based paint disclosure rules may apply to housing built before 1978. This information is educational, not legal advice; requirements vary by property and transaction.