Monthly Archives: October 2022
Situations Where You Absolutely Should Get A Real Estate Closing Attorney
In any real estate transaction, you should always have an attorney. Even the “easiest” sale or purchase can get very complex and have legal issues you may not anticipate at the start of the closing process. There are often certain indicators that should immediately tell you that you need a competent real estate attorney… Read More »
Be Careful Of Liens When Buying Foreclosed Property
One of the prime opportunities in real estate investing is the chance to buy foreclosed properties. But there are a lot of potential dangers in buying these properties—especially if you don’t understand lien priority and how liens are foreclosed on. What is Lien Priority? Absent a law that makes a lien priority, liens get… Read More »
How Long Does The Probate Process Take?
When you go through the probate process, one of your main concerns may be, understandably, to get the process done as quickly as possible. To some extent you can do that, but like other legal processes, the time frames may be out of your hands. Additionally, like any other legal case, every case is… Read More »
Florida Foreclosure Sales Issues: Servicers Beware
By Amy Kiser, Partner, Gilbert Garcia Group, P.A., Florida Foreclosure Counsel With home values increasing, more and more properties are selling to third party purchasers at foreclosure sales. Additionally, more borrowers are remitting payoffs or reinstating prior to the foreclosure sale. When a borrower remits a payoff or reinstatement the day before the sale,… Read More »
Do You Have The Right Insurance For Your Mortgage?
If you are buying a home, and you are getting a loan and a mortgage on your property, you probably already know that the lender will require that you take out insurance on the property. In an age when property insurance rates are spiking, it may be tempting to find the cheapest policy that… Read More »