My mother passed and left me her house. Do I need a real estate atty to transfer deed to my name

When you state that she left you her house, did she do so as a co-owner in the Deed, did she do so in her Will, was the Will probated. There are so...

Can mortgagee withhold payment to builder after title passes

It all depends upon the terms of the escrow agreement that the builder was, no doubt, a party to. The terms of this agreement should spell out...

Should I cancel my contract for buying a short sale property that was approved a month ago,

Your Contract, and your Contract alone, will tell you whatever rights you may have as to all the issues you raised. It needs to be examined and...

Can I sued my brother for re-financing proper that we purchaded together.

There must be more to this than what you have disclosed. If the property is in two names, Lenders will normally not lend to just one of the two...

What do I do about being on septic when the house was sold to me on sewer?

I can think of a few issues as to this matter for you to consider that I will address: 1) what did your Contract say, did the Contract provide that...

Actually, if your Title Search had any prior water/sewer charges marked as "omitted" up to and including the closing date, I would suggest you...

Is there a way to buy my fathers house from him without having to go through the " buying" process?

"Taking over the loan" would require the current Lender's written approval. This would be referred to as an "assumption of mortgage", and to avoid...

I really need your good advice. Me and my fiance are buying a house and he refuses to put my name on the deed. Right now I dont

Stop, take a deep breath, sit down and think carefully about moving forward on this one.

Is is legal to sell a property without informing there's HOA?

When you purchased the real estate and a title search was conducted it should have disclosed the existence of a Homeowners' Association in the...

In my experience, when you pay someone in full for a house, you should get, in exchange, full possession of the house. Nothing good could come of...