Can a seller back out of a short sale because they realize it will hurt their credit?

Dear San Clemente Tenant: There is a real issue here about your standing to get involved in the shortsale transaction. Are you a party to the...

Lending additional funds for an existing Note/Deed of trust.

Dear Santa Clara Lender: First, allow me to say that this is not the type of question that you can really ask on this type of forum without us...

Can MSA be modified to identify one party sole responsibility for paying family home mortgage until it is sold in a few years?

Dear Didi: You question seems more like two parts. On one hand you want to modify the MSA to show who is solely responsible for the loan...

Should I file a Chapt 13 or have CPA deal with the IRS for negotiated repayment plan. (Initial amount $1,250,000)

Dear Irvine: Not for nothing, its clear that you should not file chapter 13 until the taxes have been filed. You cannot get a confirmed...

Dear R.C. This is easily accomplished with the use of a quitclaim deed. A local real estate attorney could help you prepare one and have it...

Wife sold house without my knowlege when I was on a trip, bought another home with money and kept proceeds of over $40,000. in a

Dear Corona: There are several steps you need to take based upon the facts you have provided. But you need to clarify whether the house was...

For BK do you claim CA State Disability Insurance payments like it is part of your "income."

No. You will not have to claim it on your means test to qualify to file a chapter 7 or 13, BUT it will count towards your schedule I & J Income...

Who is responsible for the maintainance of a storm drain in an easement?

Dear Camarillo: Having dealt with Cal-Trans, Malibu, the Conservancy and many other easements and issues just like yours, that is not the...

Its really a question of whether you want the cow or the pig. Let me explain. If you want the property to sell, then the release form they are...

Both attorneys who have responded so far are correct. It answer really is going to turn on whether the follow-up services were included in what...