Legal complexities of passing home to heirs
Q: I live with my 87-year-old widowed mother. Five years ago, she had the house title changed to add my sister and me to it (no other heirs) because she...
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Legal complexities of passing home to heirs
Q: I live with my 87-year-old widowed mother. Five years ago, she had the house title changed to add my sister and me to it (no other heirs) because she...
Look before you leap into buying vacant house
Q: I was negotiating with an owner to purchase a property containing a vacant, boarded-up house. Over the years, the owner would occasionally come into town and clear the weeds,...
Look before you leap into buying vacant house
Q: I was negotiating with an owner to purchase a property containing a vacant, boarded-up house. Over the years, the owner would occasionally come into town and clear the weeds,...
Paying off mortgage with lower-rate home equity line
Q: I have about $40,000 left on my 15-year fixed mortgage at 4 percent interest. I owe about $13,000 on a home equity line that is 2.99 percent variable rate....
Paying off mortgage with lower-rate home equity line
Q: I have about $40,000 left on my 15-year fixed mortgage at 4 percent interest. I owe about $13,000 on a home equity line that is 2.99 percent variable rate....
The last resort for time-share owner
Q: My time-share maintenance fees exceed $2,000 per year. While this does not cause a real hardship on me, I was wondering what happens to the time-share ownership if the...
The last resort for time-share owner
Q: My time-share maintenance fees exceed $2,000 per year. While this does not cause a real hardship on me, I was wondering what happens to the time-share ownership if the...
Steps to protect condo funds from embezzlement
Q: I have just been elected president of my 200-unit condominium association and have heard that some property managers throughout the country have embezzled association funds. How can we protect...
Steps to protect condo funds from embezzlement
Q: I have just been elected president of my 200-unit condominium association and have heard that some property managers throughout the country have embezzled association funds. How can we protect...