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16th September 2009
As your real estate closing or settlement date approaches -- also known as escrow in many parts of the country -- there are various things you must do to ensure the transaction closes smoothly and on time. As escrow laws and requirements differ from locat... Read >
Author: Paul C. Stokes16th September 2009
Because of the huge volume of foreclosures now on the market and the record numbers that will be coming in over the next 12-18 months, banks are lowering their prices daily just to move inventory. Banks are also, in many cases, placing homes with listing ... Read >
Author: CentricLiving01st July 2009
A good real estate purchase contract usually contains numerous details and information concerning the property so it must be treated very seriously. A good real estate contract usually holds huge amounts of information and in some jurisdiction it must be ... Read >
Author: Matt Traverso19th June 2009
Offer is one instrument in real estate that you can use to win the seller to give out his right of ownership to you without considering other buyers. Therefore the way you present your offer goes a long way to you catching the attention of the seller. It ... Read >
Author: lizzy james12th June 2009
Professional land surveyors are persons who are authorized to survey private or public property to mark the boundaries of the area that is surveyed. Each state has its own rules and regulations. In Texas, the Texas professional land surveyor is one who ha... Read >
Author: johnctpo04th June 2009
I recently received an e-mail from a subscriber in California. He had paid to get a tax sale list for one of the counties in California. He got the list from the county, but it came too late for him to do his due diligence on any of the properties in the ... Read >
Author: Tax Lien Lady17th January 2009
Land surveyors are involved in the task of measuring the boundaries of the land, making maps, creations of legal description about the land they even plan for the development of the land. This article deals with the different types of the land surveys pre... Read >
Author: johnctpo17th November 2008
"When anyone takes a new job, he or she wants to know about the benefits. Investing in real estate can be the same and Panama is glad you asked. Panama property is extremely affordable whether you are buying in the city, in the country, at the beach or ... Read >
Author: abpanamare05th November 2008
When selling or buying real estate, it is very important and even required in
most places to have properly executed written real estate purchase agreements. A
real estate purchase agreement sometimes referred to as a real estate contract,
property sale... Read >
Author: Gloria Smith21st October 2008
Picture this scenario: After viewing several homes with your realtor, you’ve finally found the home of your dreams. A real estate contract has been drawn up and has been signed by both buyer and seller. There is just one problem – your mortgage app... Read >
Author: Gloria Smith12th September 2008
Transactions involving real estate properties won’t be complete without the necessary documents. Written and signed documents are important to legitimize these deals between two or more parties. One vital form involved here is the contract also known as... Read >
Author: Gloria Smith06th September 2008
Changes – marriage, retirement, graduation, new city, new career – come with a quiver of anticipation, some nostalgia, and a lot of optimism. Changes often are marked by neatly laid flowerbeds and the scent of paint. In other words, a new home. There ... Read >
Author: Amber11th June 2008
As with any new home purchase, the first task is to define what you can afford. This saves a great deal of inconvenience later if you realize what is within your budget. In order to figure this out, meet with a mortgage broker or lender. This defines the ... Read >
Author: Michael Zenga11th June 2008
Buying any piece of real estate property whether it be a home, condominium or building requires a written agreement. This is known as the real estate purchase agreement or a sales contract. It is called for in the U.S. Statute of Frauds that all financial... Read >
Author: Mark09th June 2008
Written documents are necessary to make every real estate transaction between two parties legal. With all terms and conditions in writing, a seller and buyer of a real estate property are guaranteed of a secure financial transaction. One real estate form ... Read >
Author: Mark08th May 2008
Are you looking for a good return on your money? A better return than you can ever get from a bank or money market investment? Why not invest in commercial real estate. Although the residential real estate market has pretty much bottomed out throughout... Read >
Author: Heather Seitz21st February 2008
"Whether you want to sell a property, buy real estate, get a home loan, invest in real estate, or rent, you will need a contract. In fact, in real estate nothing is actually accomplished until a contract is signed. You may have agreed to rent a home at a ... Read >
Author: Benjamin DeBell14th November 2007
A real estate purchase agreement is not a rough guide to a deal. It is a contract specifying exactly what legal obligations each side has. In other words, be sure it says what you want it to say, and has everything you need in it. Normally, if you are buy... Read >
Author: Steve Gillman13th September 2007
Most every thing we read in our quest for knowledge about foreclosures and whether investment in this particular market can be made successfully by novices, stresses that a title search must be made early in our investigations. No adequate assessment of t... Read >
Author: philipsmith10th June 2007
Apply for a mortgage and you will soon learn the joy of the loan application. The Uniform Residential Loan Application is the most commonly used document.
The “URLA” represents an effort by the mortgage industry to create a one stop application th... Read >
Author: Raynor James23rd May 2007
Due diligence is the most important step in the process of investing in tax liens or tax deeds. Whether you do this correctly or not could mean the difference between being extremely profitable or losing your investment. Due diligence for tax deed propert... Read >
Author: Tax Lien Lady04th May 2007
Land is a homeowner's most valuable asset
Your home's real value is in the dirt. When you purchase a home, you actually buy real estate, a combination of dirt (the land) and all the fixtures: your house, garage, a swimming pool, fences, septic tanks an... Read >
Author: News08th March 2007
So you¡¯ve survived most of the escrow process with very little wear and tear,
you are now in the final stages of escrow and the purchase of your house is
soon to close. What exactly occurs during closing and what can you do to
prepare? There ar... Read >
Author: Nef Cortez08th February 2007
Once you’ve found the home you want to settle down in, the next step is to make is yours. This is done with a series of steps one of which is signing the sales contract. The sales contract is a legally binding document. If you are intimidated by sign... Read >
Author: Blair Gwilt06th February 2007
No matter which way you decide to come up with your rental lease, you’ll need some tools to help you get the best lease possible. Personally, I am fan of checklists, so it only makes good sense to use one to help you understand what you should have in t... Read >
Author: Don Conrad15th November 2006
A real estate sale is usually initiated by an offer from the buyer to the seller, written on a real estate contract form, and backed by a monetary deposit. If the seller accepts the offer, the buyer and the seller are bound by a legally binding contract.... Read >
Author: Roselind Hejl13th October 2006
Selling land or small lots? Would you like to get more for your property and sell it faster? Then there are three important things you should do.
My very first piece of real estate was two-and-a-half acres adjoining some state land in northern Michigan... Read >
Author: Steve Gillman23rd March 2006
Generally, apartment-style buildings are called condos, two-story row houses are known as town homes, and free-standing homes on small lots are referred to as garden homes. Unfortunately, this description creates some confusion about real estate ownershi... Read >
Author: Roselind Hejl05th January 2006
To search for land records at the National Archives, here is some of what they have.
There are partial indexes at the National Archives, as well as in the Bureau of Land Management, as follows:
Warrants under the Act of 1788 (incomplete)
Virgin... Read >
Author: Jeannette Austin
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