Former tenant’s options for resolving security deposit dispute
Q: My son recently moved out of an apartment he rented for slightly longer than a year. At the end of the lease the landlord allowed him to continue on...
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Dividing jointly owned property through a partition
Q: If three people have equal interest in a real estate property, how can a sale proceed when one of them refuses to sell? A: There is a legal concept...
How to find a reliable contractor to remodel a house
Q: We plan on remodeling our house with considerable upgrades. How do we go about finding the right contractor? A: I could write a book about the many clients I...
To family’s dismay, investor labels home as foreclosure
Q: We have just recently been granted a deed in lieu of foreclosure (mortgage release) from our mortgage company. This was granted to us because of a natural disaster. We...
Delays to mortgage approval jeopardize closings
Q: I applied in mid-April for a mortgage loan for a handicapped accessible, ADA-compliant home in Florida. The bank issued a conditional approval almost immediately, giving what turns out to...
Understanding the difference between simple and compound interest
Q: What is the difference between simple interest and compound interest? My mortgage loan merely states I have to pay 8 percent interest. My loan is from a doctor's retirement...
Like it or not, real estate transactions are public record
Q: What is the reason the amount of one's mortgage is public record? Our local newspaper lists mortgage amounts with the name of the lending institution as well as the...
Options for turning an upside-down mortgage right-side up
Q: We have a mortgage balance of about $170,000, but the estimated market value of our home is $67,000 to $75,000. The mortgage was modified in 2008 with a balloon...
What to do if the seller tries to back out of a home sale
Q. I signed a contract to buy a condo, and settlement was to take place in 60 days. All of the contingencies such as reviewing the condo documents, inspecting the...
What to do when neighbor’s fence crosses your property line
Q: My neighbor put a new fence 2 feet inside my property May 29. I have a land survey document that confirms this. I was using 2 feet of the...