Broker problem is created when renting a condominium without a listing agreement or other written document that controls the relationship between the owner and the agent. Q: I am trying to rent my condo. I posted a listing on Craigslist. A company contacted me and asked if they could bring by potential tenants and I [...]
Home buying has risks even when buying a condominium with a homeowners association. Q: I'm in the process of purchasing a condominium and there's a wooden deck near the porch with drainage under it. The Homeowners Association (HOA) says that the wooden deck is the responsibility of the owner while the drainage is the HOA's [...]
The choice might be to buy a home during a short sale, while in foreclosure or once the bank owns the home as an REO; each of these has its pros and cons in the home buying process. Q: I live in a house on our two hundred acre farm. The property next to us [...]
Enrolled agent is often a better source to help with problems with the IRS. Q: I gave money to a well known tax advocate advertised on talk radio. They are terrible. I need to get a tax attorney or lawyer to help me out in Atlanta on an issue of back taxes I have. The [...]
New construction home buyer gets buyer's remorse and wants to buy a different home. Q: I signed a contract two months ago for a newly-built house with a leading builder. The home will take about four months to build. The builder has not applied for the permit and has not done any of the ground [...]
Buying a foreclosed or short sale home when you are downsizing. Q: We would like to down-size and are looking at a community with a lot of short-sales and foreclosures. Is there anyway to lessen the expected protracted period of waiting to hear from the bank for purchase approval? We can make an all cash [...]
Claim with title insurance company comes up when an unknown prior lien is found. Watch our video on what title insurance is and what it covers below. Q: I am the third owner of a property. A fraud investigator from a bank recently called to ask how I came to own my home. I gave [...]
If you are a tenant in a commercial lease, your security deposit may be at risk if the landlord files for bankruptcy Q: I have a commercial lease for a portion of a strip building and just found out the building owner filed for bankruptcy last February. His loan holder is currently trying to sell [...]
Without an easement, you won't have a right to keep a driveway and may lose access to your home. Q: I purchased two lake lots from a landowner in 1983. The lots did not touch on the road we use to get to our property. When I asked the owner how I could have access [...]
Q: My mother has a reverse mortgage. I am 59 and my husband and I are moving into my mother's house to take care of her. My brother and sister and I are currently in mom's will to inherit the house. With mom's and my siblings' concurrence, my husband and I will begin paying off [...]
