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Could Prefab Be the Best Way to Downsize?
It’s a question on many minds, especially now, with the federal Road to Housing Act opening new opportunities for manufactured homes. Some current deed holders are thinking of switching to a low-maintenance prefab home well before they need to, just...
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Read moreWhat’s Ugly? Forgery and Lies and Ruining Lives
Regular Deeds.com readers will have seen this one coming. Yes, it finally happened. A former “We Buy Ugly Houses” franchise owner has received a 15-plus-year sentence for wire fraud. Although… Not before his home investment scheme reportedly...
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Read moreCouple Terrified as “Zombie HOA” Takes Over Their House (And Other Stories)
A couple got engaged and bought their first home in 2022. It’s a freestanding home. The listing specified: no homeowners association (HOA). Their real estate agent confirmed that. But now, a “zombie HOA” from the 1990s is coming back to haunt...
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Read moreWord to the “Older and Wiser”: Keep Your Deed. Pick Your Caregivers Carefully.
Nora R. of Baltimore is struggling in a way no adult child ever should. Nora’s dad died in South Carolina. What happened to his deed? This is the true story, currently unfolding. The father was receiving care at home after suffering a traumatic brain...
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Read moreCould the Deed to Your House Be Haunted by a Missing Heir?
Most people die intestate—that is, without leaving a willwhen they go. This typically leaves a probate court using public channels to find parties owed money by the deceased, as well as possible heirs. If no heir is found, then the state would take...
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Read morePop Quiz: Will Your Final Mortgage Payoff Trigger a Defeasance Clause?
In some states, you take title at closing. In other areas, you aren’t the legal title holder before your final mortgage payment. It all depends on the mortgage law in your state. What’s the difference between the states? A defeasance clause. In...
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