I purchased a house in North Carolina with my wife. I took my name off the deed and my wife just passed away.

Rights to the real estate itself may well depend on the laws of the State of North Carolina since the land is located there. If your wife's estate...

How can i unload a rental property? can I put the home up for sale and will the bank turn any balance owed into an unsec. loan?

If the sale price of the house will not support payoff of the mortgage debt, the best you can hope for is a "short sale" in which the bank agrees...

The rights to the storage unit are set forth in the condominium declaration and bylaws which are recorded on the land records. You use the term...

I want to find the correct forms to be able to assign contracts for Real Estate in Maryland, which forms can I use?

There are several forms being commonly used. Which form you use depends on what it is you are seeking to accomplish within the assignment process....

What happens if the lender (Chase) can't produce documents that state I will be responsible for the deficiency in a short sale?

You should have an attorney review the short sale approval letter that you received from Chase. Such letters frequently discuss releasing any...

Assessment of Property without consent of P.R.

as was noted in the prior answer, usually the estate is responsible for determining the value of the property. Your question however says that the...

Tom is correct in saying that unless both owners of the property have signed a mortgage, it will not be a lien against the property. However,...

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On house title but not mortgage what am I liable for?

As a general matter, you are only responsible for debts that you signed for. Therefore, if you did not sign the original note promising to pay the...

Need to have my Deed revised. Would like to have my oldest son's name removed but may not be able to obtain his signature.

You cant remove someone from title to property without their consent (their signature) or a court order. Unless you have a legal reason to remove...

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Tom's answer is correct. Just to amplify it a bit, a real estate purchase contract usually contains many provisions, some of which may allow you...