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Non-judicial foreclosures in Texas are governed by Chapter 51 of the Texas Property Code, which outlines the foreclosure process for residential property, or the property used by borrowers as their principal residence [1]. Foreclosures of non-residential property follow different procedures.
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Transfer on Death Deeds for California Real Estate
As of January 1, 2016, owners of residential real property in California have access to a new estate planning tool: the Simple Revocable Transfer on Death Deed (TODD). Find the law in the California Probate Code, starting at section 5600.
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Understanding Trustee’s Deeds
Trustee’s deeds convey real estate out of a trust. Depending on the circumstances, they may or may not include warranty to the title. They are also used in some foreclosure situations (generally without warranty). In addition to meeting the state…
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Who Are Those Heirs and Why Are They Laughing?
Most of us have heard stories about people receiving a surprise inheritance from a distant relative. How does such a thing happen? Well, it all starts in probate. Probate proceedings are designed to settle claims relating to a deceased person’s…
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Which Real Estate Deed Should I Use to Transfer Ownership of My Property?
About 64% of American households own their home, and millions more own properties they plan to develop, office buildings, inheritances in the form of real property, and land they may never use. The average person moves 11 times in his…
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Texas Adds Statutory Transfer on Death Deeds to Estate Planning Arsenal
As of September 1, 2015, owners of real property in Texas gained access to the statutory transfer on death deed (TODD). Modeled after the Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act and located at Chapter 14 of the Texas Estates…
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The Guide to Beneficiary Deeds
A will might seem like the simplest way to leave something to a loved one or other beneficiary, and it’s certainly the most common, but wills must be probated. This necessitates a lengthy process that can slow the transfer of…
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Understanding Transfer on Death Deeds
Real estate is often one of the most significant assets to consider in a comprehensive estate plan. There are several ways to distribute the property after the owner’s death. Some of the more common options are wills, trusts, joint ownership,…
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Marital Property (Real Estate) in Wisconsin
Currently, nine states allow married couples to vest real estate as community property. Interests owned in community property function much like partnership interests, in that each spouse’s real property acquisitions belong legally to the marriage rather than the individual. Community…
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What are Deed Restrictions?
For most people, buying a piece of land is a simple proposition: pay the money, file the deed, and the property is yours. Deed restrictions, though, make it clear that the world of real estate transactions is rarely so simple.…
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How to Transfer Ownership of a Cemetery Plot
Thoughts of your eternal resting place might seem needlessly ghoulish, and transferring ownership of a cemetery plot to a family member might feel downright cruel. But death awaits us all, like it or not, and a population explosion coupled with…
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What Happens to Real Estate When the Owner Dies?
On television and in movies, transferring real estate when someone dies is a simple matter of reading the will. Once everyone knows what’s in the will, like magic, the real estate goes to the right person or entity. In reality,…
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How to Transfer Real Estate Into a Living Trust
Though the complexities of a living trust make these documents look significantly more complicated than they actually are, about a fifth of all Americans have living trusts—sometimes called revocable trusts or inter vivos. Living trusts don’t have to be complicated.…
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How Are Oil, Gas, and Mineral Rights Affected by Real Estate Deeds?
Mineral rights have long been the subject of lawsuits, federal government interventions, and of course, get-rich-quick stories. In the famed television show The Beverly Hillbillies, Jed Clampett and his family find themselves the beneficiaries of untold riches after discovering oil…