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House is falling apart, needing to somehow sell

ETA: We have only owned this house for a little over 3 years. There is no equity built

I have no idea what to do. I am obviously going to contact the agent I will be working with, but as much as people talk him up, he is still young. There is a lot that he claimed he could not answer about buying this house, that I am worried about selling it. I have other realtors in mind but the problem is, the house is FULL of mold. There is black mold in the walls from a slow, longterm leak a couple of years ago. We have had heavy rains and I can tell more mold is growing. I was fine with my health being affected, but now my cats are having breathing issues. Someone mentioned to me about short selling or something? I wasn't told how it works, but is it a viable option? We need out of here NOW but cannot afford both renting and a mortgage, nor do we want to live here waiting for a sale being so heavily affected by mold. So if possible please please give some advice on the situation...

I have no idea what to do. There is so much debt between my (separated but having to live together) husband and I, we cannot take out a home repair loan as there are SEVERAL issues as is but the mold is toxic at this point. My husband is of no help, I have to do this on my own and it is so freaking stressful I can't stand it.

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