Short Sale liability for a spouse

If you are not a signatory to the promissory note, then there should be no liability you have to worry about. If your wife completes the short...

Your sister in Taiwan has a right to the house. In order to be the 100% title owner, she will need to obtain a certified death certificate and...

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Estate law

I am not quite sure about your question, nor how grandmother's estate was handled. Was the estate probated? or in a Trust? Either way, as...

As a Homeowner how do I protect myself when I decide a renter must leave my home?

First, any agreement like this MUST BE IN WRITING. This is the best way to protect yourself. If after 6 months, they do not pay, or do not leave,...

If I purchase a new house in California before foreclosuring on our current home, can B of A place a lien on the new property?

The simple answer is no, the bank cannot lien your new house with your old loan, or a deficiency from your old loan. If your current loan is a...

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Where is the best place to look for examples of various motions filed in probate court in San Bernardino, California ?

Probate records, like most court records, are open and available to the public. If there are no records at your local court branch, perhaps there...

Can a realtor not notify the public he is gathering offers thus not responding to your offer that is overdue for an answer?

Welcome to the wild, woolly world of real estate. On a hyper-technical level, since your offer contained language that it was open for three days,...

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Can I put a property management service and a real estate brokerage into one S Corp? Or should they be separated into two?

This is really more of a tax question than a real estate question. Your tax advisor would be the best person to advise you on (a) whether an S...

Father passed away 5 years ago, the home loan is under his name, we've payed the mortage since. Can I put the home under my name

You should meet with an estates and trusts attorney have him or her prepare an "Affidavit of Death of Trustee." You will need a cerfitied copy of...

This is an answer best left to the title office of your escrow company to answer. Generally, a developer, or its successor-in-interest can record...