Tips on Dividing Parent’s Estate

Tips on dividing parent's estate. How do you decide who should keep the family home ...

Documents To Keep After Paying Off a Mortgage

What documents should you keep after paying off a mortgage or closing on a home ...

Helping Child Buy a Home

If you're helping your child buy a home, do it right and avoid owing taxes ...

Unreasonable Home Inspection Requests

What are unreasonable home inspection requests and why does it seem buyers are asking more ...

Senior Stuck with a Home

What can a senior stuck with a home and a mortgage do if they don't ...

Buying a Fire Damaged House

When buying a fire damaged house make sure your contract for purchase does not allow ...

Can My Neighbor Block My View

I love the view from my house. Can my neighbor block my view when he ...

Home Warranties Can Cover Pumps

Home warranties can cover pumps for well water, pools, spas, sump pumps, plumbing fixtures, electrical ...

Are Reverse Mortgages Bad?

Are reverse mortgages bad? Reverse mortgages may be the only choice if you can't get ...

Information Request From Tax Assessor

So you get an information request from the tax assessor. Should you respond or ignore ...

How To Avoid Probate After Death

With good planning, you can avoid probate after death. Probate is expensive and time consuming ...

Attorney Mistake on Title Deed

How do you correct an attorney mistake on title deed when the attorney uses the ...

Using a 1031 Exchange to Transfer Property to Kids

If you're using a 1031 Exchange to transfer property to kids, you better plan ahead ...

Hiring a Real Estate Attorney for a closing

Consider hiring a real estate attorney for a closing: home purchase or sale. Otherwise you ...

Purchasing My Parents Home

If you're purchasing your parents home, make sure you consider federal income tax issues and ...

High Condo and HOA Fees

High condo and HOA fees can be like airline fees. They get you coming and ...

House in Neighbor’s Yard

Your house is in your neighbor's yard. How do you fix a home that is ...

Senior Stuck with a Mortgage

Are you a senior stuck with a mortgage you can't refinance? You might want to ...

Split A House Between Siblings

How do you split a house between siblings when a parent decides to gift it ...

Real Estate Market Pandemic Update

A year in, here is our real estate market pandemic update. Home sales are rising, ...

Buying a House for Cheap

Buying a house for cheap is everyone's dream. You might get something but in this ...

Calculate Profit on a Home Sale

When you buy a home for close to nothing, how to you calculate profit on ...

Real Estate Tax Escrows and A Lender’s Responsibility

Real Estate Tax Escrows and A Lender's Responsibility. What happens when a lender fails to ...

Finding Undisclosed Home Defects After Home Purchase

Finding Undisclosed Home Defects After Home Purchase can mean big problems. You'll have to decide ...

Selling a timeshare property

Selling a timeshare property can be almost impossible, even when the owner has died; his ...

Transferring home to child

Transferring home to child may be a wonderful idea but your execution of the plan ...

Weighing Condo Pros and Cons

Weighing Condo pros and cons. You have to think about what you like and hate ...

Reverse Mortgage Requirements

Reverse Mortgages Requirements may restrict some people's ability to obtain a reverse mortgage: especially when ...

Paying Taxes on Mortgage Interest Received

When you receive money, you'll be paying taxes on mortgage interest received, even if the ...

Selling Home To Family Members

Consider the various issues when selling home to family members. You must figure out how ...

Tax and Insurance Escrows

You must have tax and insurance escrows when you have a mortgage lender. However, the ...

Buying a home later in life with a real estate agent

Buying a home later in life with a real estate agent can help you navigate ...

Hire a good home inspector when buying a home

Hire a home inspector when buying a home to avoid costly repairs and surprises once ...

Basement Renovation Without Permit

A renovation without a permit of a basement can result in a fine or violation ...

Who Pays for Title Insurance

Who pays for title insurance is a common question. Title insurance is actually a title ...

Real Estate Legal Terms

Glossary of Real Estate Legal Terms - Over the years, we put together a list ...

Choosing a Home Inspector

Choosing a home inspector can be tricky, but you need a good one to make ...

Faulty Smoke Detectors

To avoid faulty smoke detectors problems, you should replace smoke detectors when you move into ...

How much are seller closing costs?

How much are seller closing costs when they sell a home? Quite a bit and ...