Posted: 8/10/2025 2:57:02 PM EDT
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Bought house, 2015,,sold in 2023,,, Should I hang on to all the pertaining paper for the buying and selling of this property OR should just shred them? Thanks. |
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YES. I hope it doesn’t happen to you, but I’m freshly divorced. The 15 year old house construction records I retained significantly helped my case for unequal contribution to the marital asset. Unfortunately, about 5 years ago I went on a cleaning up phase and threw out some 15 year old bank records that would have helped more. And the bank itself has been sold twice in that period, and “we don’t have that anymore” |
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Originally Posted By jwliv180: Keep it. But ... Think about scanning it and saving it electronically, if you don't want to keep the actual paper around anymore. This if need be buy a high speed sheet fed scanner or take it some place like FedEx, for a lot of documents it's faster that using a phone or flat bed scanner. Years ago I had to fire a guy and the employee records were part hard copy part digital. I took the file to FedEx and scanned more than 200 pages in 15 minutes and it wasn't pricey. Saved my ass with HR when the former employee decided to sue. |
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Originally Posted By jwliv180: Keep it. But ... Think about scanning it and saving it electronically, if you don't want to keep the actual paper around anymore. I scan everything, and keep 3-5 years of hard copies depending on the document. Some things (like titles) I keep the hard copies in a fireproof box in the safe. |
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