I own Property with a friend. I am selling him my half. We are going to do a quitclaim deed. Is this the best way to do it?

You can give your friend either a statutory warranty deed or a quitclaim deed. Either will transfer title. With a warranty deed you pass along the...

Your description of your situation is not clear enough for an attorney to give you an answer. Your fence is inside your line or outside your line....

Roof repair done in 2008 - roof started leaking next year-contractor repaired it - continued to leak at least once per year. In

As usual, the person from Sequim has not given us all the information needed to answer the question. Information needed: Did Sequim have a written...

Parents own home but want to sign the title of the home over to one of their children, will taxes be charged on the property?

There is no 1.78% excise tax on the gift portion of the transfer. However, you will owe 1.78% on the balance owing at the time of the transfer. You...

Can I sue my home developer for causing my loan to be denied?

I can't think of a cause of action which would work. Maybe some other lawyer can come up with one. I suggest you contact Washington Federal, a...

What happens to a lien that has been placed against a home and that home goes into foreclosure?

You could pay the arrearage and prevent the foreclosure, but you might not have the money to do that, and he might just go into foreclosure again....

Your husband's lender and title company are not asking you to sign the note, just the deed of trust. As long as you do not sign the note, you are...

Can I be sued for a house I used to live in, if it is going to be sold in a foreclosure sale?

You did not say whether the foreclosure is non-judicial. I assume that it is. In Washington virtually all foreclosures are non-judicial. In a...

Could someone advise me on what to do about my mortgage situation?

There are facts I would need to know in order to answer your question fully. However, I can be fairly sure about the following: As long as HSBC has...

Mortgages

Of course you can charge a fee to pay for collection work. However, I strongly suggest that you arrange for a professional collection account to...