Estates And Probates: Are All The Heirs Present?
By Mauri Hawkins It is difficult to admit it, but we are all getting older 鈥� day by day. For many of us, and for our family members, we must actively think about how we may want to distribute our…
Title Claims
A Contract for Deed: Who else may have an interest in the property?
A contract for deed agreement is nothing new. These agreements are between a current owner of the property (the 鈥渓egal titleholder鈥�) and a person who is interested in purchasing the property from the owner (the 鈥渆quitable interest holder鈥�) but may…
A Claims Tale: All Mortgages Are Not Created Equal 鈥� HELOC Mortgage Payoff
Dealing with mortgages and deeds of trusts in a transaction seems fairly easy to address at a closing, you would think. On occasion, we see a security instrument known as the Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) Mortgage or Deed…