Buying a House with Open Permits: As you might have gathered from your open permit ...
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Transferring property into a living trust: Have an attorney prepare a deed of conveyance to ...
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Putting Your Child's Name on a Property -We don’t think parents should put real estate ...
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This week’s column features thoughts, comments and suggestions from our readers about real estate and ...
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Consider Non-Family Member for End-of-Life Agent. A business person who can read my end-of-life wishes ...
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Managing Parents Real Estate Portfolio. The right answer starts with a deep conversation with parents ...
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Gift Tax on Money Acquired by Elder Abuse. When a parent gifts money to children ...
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Selling Combined Lots? What are the Tax Implications. Figuring out the Cost Basis and Capital ...
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Neighbor dispute about shared private road. Private roads are governed by easement agreements. An easement ...
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Estate Planning: Living Trust or LLC for properties. Its time to go over your estate ...
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Buying a home without a buyer's agent. A mistake made when buying a home could ...
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Understanding the cost basis of a home. Rental property vs primary residence effects the taxes ...
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Error in title documents for condo. Make sure that you are looking at the document ...
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By Ilyce Glink and Samuel J. Tamkin Q: I divorced my husband two years ago ...
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By Ilyce Glink and Samuel J. Tamkin Q: My mother put me on the deed ...
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When dealing with an Association, you should understand the rules and get involved. By Ilyce ...
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Family Dynamics and Estate Planning: Parents should discuss their finances and any arrangements they’ve made ...
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When can a seller back out of a contract. Almost none contain clauses that discuss ...
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Moving costs seniors should consider. They will need to hire extra hands to help them ...
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Adding a house into a trust. You need to prepare a deed to transfer the ...
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Dividing an inherited property. How do you split a property when one person gets 80 ...
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Ideas to consider when deciding to declutter a home. Whether it is yours or someone ...
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Why sellers might waive home inspection. There are valid reasons not to permit an inspection ...
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Can a landlord terminate a lease? The answers to your questions can be found in ...
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The dangers of overpaying for property; buyers should think about if they buy homes with ...
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Handling an unsolicited low offer. The listing broker should tell you that and give you ...
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Should seniors buy or rent: You should consider how you will age in your home ...
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Selling while home prices are high. If you’re tired of living in your home, or ...
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How can you find out if you are listed on a trust: if you are ...
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What documents do you get when you payoff a mortgage: a release of mortgage and ...
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Deciding between buying vs renting a home comes down to financial considerations and personal preferences, ...
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The validity of a power of attorney remains until the principal dies. Once the principal ...
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Get your proof ready if you are suing a seller for non disclosure of a ...
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Getting rid of a timeshare can be a nightmare and the expenses drag you down ...
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My home inspector missed problems with the home I just purchased. Can I sue the ...
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What should you consider when selling home to a developer? Is price the only factor? ...
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Real estate agent cancels listing agreement against my wishes. Can she do that? Do I ...
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Is this a housing bubble or is it just a housing shortage? The US is ...
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If you inherited the family home, you need to know if you're going to be ...
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Should you fix mistake from closing or keep extra land that was included in the ...
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There is a shortage of homes for sale in the United States of up to ...
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A cash offer for a home means a buyer either has the money in the ...
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The benefits of multigenerational housing are there but you need to set it up carefully ...
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If you die without a will, you lose control over who will get your money ...
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Seller failed to fix septic system that failed inspection after buyer closed on the home ...
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Tips on dividing parent's estate. How do you decide who should keep the family home ...
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What documents should you keep after paying off a mortgage or closing on a home ...
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If you're helping your child buy a home, do it right and avoid owing taxes ...
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What are unreasonable home inspection requests and why does it seem buyers are asking more ...
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What can a senior stuck with a home and a mortgage do if they don't ...
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When buying a fire damaged house make sure your contract for purchase does not allow ...
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I love the view from my house. Can my neighbor block my view when he ...
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Home warranties can cover pumps for well water, pools, spas, sump pumps, plumbing fixtures, electrical ...
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Are reverse mortgages bad? Reverse mortgages may be the only choice if you can't get ...
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So you get an information request from the tax assessor. Should you respond or ignore ...
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With good planning, you can avoid probate after death. Probate is expensive and time consuming ...
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How do you correct an attorney mistake on title deed when the attorney uses the ...
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If you're using a 1031 Exchange to transfer property to kids, you better plan ahead ...
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Consider hiring a real estate attorney for a closing: home purchase or sale. Otherwise you ...
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If you're purchasing your parents home, make sure you consider federal income tax issues and ...
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