Trust Distribution of Assets: Is There a Way to Save on Income Taxes?
If you are a Beneficiary of a Trust and the Trustee will be distributing the assets towards the…
How to Find Open Permits
on the Property You Want to Buy
As a potential Buyer, you may have have no reason to suspect that an outstanding permit exists on…
How to Find Unrecorded Liens And Open Permits on a Property
With all the many tasks necessary to ensure a smooth closing, there is one area of concern that…
Don’t Let Easements Restrict Use Of Your Property
You may think of an easement as just a right of way that is given over your property…
How to Compete Against an “All-Cash” Buyer
Let’s assume that you are in the category of buyers who need to find a property now and…
State by State Sales Tax Rates
This map indicates individual state sales base-line tax rates. Local sales taxes are collected in 38 states. In…
State By State Income Tax Guide
As of 2021, seven states — Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming — levy no…
How Can a Delaware Statutory Trust (DST) Allow Me To Avoid Paying Capital Gains Tax on my Investment Property?
What are the Alternatives to Avoid Paying Capital Gains Tax on my Profit when I Sell the Property?…
State-by-State COVID-19 Addendum
Most real estate associations have prepared COVID-19 addenda similar to those found in the California addendum, though the…
How Will Real Estate Closings be Handled Since COVID-19?
Title and escrow companies are adapting to the new environment brought on by the COVID-19 virus and taking guidance from the CDC and WHO on how to conduct business to keep their customers and employees safe.
Expert Tips That Will Make Your Title Business Successful
Now that you’ve set up your company, it’s time to focus on how to make your enterprise a success. You may wonder why one title business succeeds where others fail. The answer lies in providing top notch customer service, understanding your market, and using sound business practices.
Title Agents, Is Your Technology Behind the Times?
There’s no doubt about it. Technology has rocked the real estate industry, fundamentally changing every step of the process from beginning to end.
Thinking about Starting a Title Company? 6 Simple Steps to Do it Right & Fast
It is an exciting time for the real estate title industry. Modern technology has made the once-dreaded phase of every real estate transaction — the closing — highly efficient and remarkably less stressful than ever before.
Outstanding Permit That I Knew Nothing About. What Can I Do?
Dear Sandy, I bought a house and had a home inspection done as part of my due diligence….
Lower FHA Mortgage Insurance Premiums Benefit Borrowers
WASHINGTON (January 9, 2017) – As the nation’s housing market continues to improve, U.S. Housing and Urban…
How Should I Go About Shopping for a Loan?
Consider banks, savings and loan offices and loan brokers: Find out what types of loans are available and…
What Home Buyers Need to Know about Seller Disclosures
It’s all too easy for property buyers to be lulled into a false sense of security by the…
6 Tips to Ensure a Smooth House Closing
Real estate closings can be fraught with complications and setbacks, but they can go smoothly and quickly —…