I jointly own property in Arkansas with two friends, we are all three Texas residents, what happens if one of us passes away

From a New York perspective, the surviving joint tenants with then be the sole remaining owners of the real estate.

The language in your contract should be the determining factor. However, even if you are right, if the seller fails to return the deposit monies to...

My opinion? Your credit is already shot, and if this is a typical short sale, the end result with a short sale is that you will end up with zero...

Can you add a name to a deed?

Sure, as long as he agrees to effectuate the transfer, voluntarily, and without coercion, and he has full capacity. You may want to confer first...

Answering you from a New York perspective, if you and your husband owned the property as husband and wife, which is tenants by the entirety, and...

If you instructed your attorney and authorized her to conduct the searches then the obligation to pay for the searches should be yours. If she...

Is it possible to sue my broker for providing bad advice during my real estate purchase, leading me to pay a higher price?

More pointedly, if you were procuring a mortgage, did the real estate fully appraise as per your appraisal, because I, at least, include in my...

In New York, at least, a Title Insurance Policy does not insure as against municipal violations, and if the violations result in a lien, post...

Who owes the condo board money?

Respectfully, the obligation to pay common charges runs with the unit so realistically, since title now transferred to the purchaser, this...

Do I have to pay for title searches if I do not close?

Were you ever led to believe from anyone that work performed for and on your behalf as far as the title searches would be free, because you elected...