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Let’s cut right to it. For sellers, throwing in a home warranty can move a transaction along, because it appeals to the buyer’s need for peace of mind. But from a buyer’s side, if appliances or systems are expected to…
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Spring Is Coming. Win the 2021 House-Hunting Game.
The season is beginning. If you’re looking for the right place to put down roots, mental preparation will help you dig into the market. It’s all about knowing what you’re looking for, being conscious of your buying power, and having…
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Pulling It Off: How to Sell Your Current Home While Buying the Next One
Thinking about buying a new home? What are the best options for selling one home while buying the next one? Here, we present several methods and strategic tips. One of these strategies, or a blend of them, could be the…
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Update: Black Homeownership 2021
In the past year, we’ve witnessed a technological tidal wave. It’s possible that this surge could help create an even playing field for hopeful homeowners of all backgrounds. Has progress in fact sped up? The short answer seems to be…
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Strengthen Your Position to Finance Your Home: Here’s Your Five-Point Credit Repair Plan
Maybe you’re looking to buy this year, and a local homeowner has recommended a fantastic mortgage company in the area. Perhaps you’re already pre-approved, and hoping to close with a lower interest rate by nudging your credit scores up. Or…
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QPRT: Pertinent to Your Estate Planning Goals?
Among the leading legal tools for passing wealth down through generations is the QPRT. A qualified personal residence trust, or QPRT (“Q-pert”) is a form of irrevocable trust to pass a home to beneficiaries. The QPRT effects an immediate conveyance of…
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Frequently Asked Title Search Questions
While you’re taking out a mortgage loan and buying a house, vital tasks happen behind the scenes. One of those tasks is the title search. And you might be asking… What’s the point of a title search? You’ve made an…
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Home Tech Update 2021: Trendsetters Focus on Three Themes
Real estate is different this year. So is the way people think about buying homes. Three standout themes have emerged so far in the 2021 home shopping experience: The buyers of 2021 are more health-conscious than ever. The public health…
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Should a House Be in an Irrevocable Trust?
A home can go into an irrevocable trust. But giving up control over a primary residence is not something most owners want to do. The owner lets go of the “incidents of ownership” and the house goes under a separate…
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Free and Clear: How a Deed of Release Works
A deed of release serves to lift a restriction or claim, letting the owner buy or hold the property without the burden. This might come into play when: (1) A deed of trust comes off the title and the homeowner…
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How Does a Limited Warranty Deed Work?
When you pass along a title with a limited warranty deed, you pass along assurances that the title has not been clouded under your watch. The limited warranty deed doesn’t offer the full set of title assurances that fortify a…
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What Does That Mean? A Guide to Real Estate Lingo
When embarking on a home shopping experience, or simply reading up on deeds, you enter a world of legal jargon and terms of art. We’re on a mission to help our readers become fluent in the language of deeds! In this…
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Thinking of Forming an LLC for Real Estate?
A Few Considerations for Property Investors A limited liability company, or LLC, is easily formed under state law. Its owners are technically called members, and one person can run an LLC as a sole member. If you plan to purchase…
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Is It Time to Place Your Home in a Living Trust?
With a revocable (living) trust, you can assume the role of trustee, and stay in control of your real estate during your lifetime. After you pass away, your living trust becomes a substitute for probate. This is especially helpful if…
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Don’t Be the Intestate Homeowner: Write Your Will
No homeowner should die intestate. In plain English: Every homeowner needs a will. By now, everyone knows life is fragile. Nobody has forever and a day to put an estate plan down in writing. And if you do leave things…