I'm engaged and buying a property. I'll be the owner. How do I mark vesting status to ensure survivorship to my future wife?

Make out a living trust naming yourself as the trustee and your wife as the beneficiary. This will be the most flexible and relatively inexpensive...

Your rights and obligations should be stated clearly in your lease. If in doubt about the change of making payment to another management company,...

Can I sue my mortgage broker?

The truth of lending act requires the loan broker to provide you specific cost of your mortgage loan in writing prior to the close of the loan. If...

I plan to invest in a single family house investment, what is the best way to form a partnership?

How you take title between you and this potential "partner" also has tax implication. The depreciation, and the duty of managing this rental...

What are the laws concerning the sale of a house in Chandler, Arizona whose value has appreciated since 1999 ?

You have an answer to an Arizona CPA, instead of asking California lawyers. Edward C. Ip

Can I do a forced a sale through partition on the marital home that was awarded to my ex-spouse??

If the house was awarded to your ex-spouse, then, you have no standing to file a partition action. You have no interest in this house. Edward C. Ip

Are we supposed to get a relocation fee?

I wonder that the 2-weeks may not be adequate. If you are month to month and have been at the house for more than one year, the new owner may have...

The industrial standard is that the recording time and date establishes the conveyance of title. Whoever is first in time in recording has the...

California disability parking - I bought a small motel in los angeles which is very old (building is over 80 yrs old ) and small

If your site is possible, provide for handicapped parking and obtain a compliance certificate from a certified ADA inspector. Then, you can file a...

My purchase money trust deed was put in the seller's son's name and recorded along with the deed to me. Is the trust deed valid?

You don't provide enough facts. I assume that it should be valid. The deed of trust is just a secured interest. The seller may have assigned his...