Real Estate Matters: What’s the best way for kids to inherit their parents’ home?
Q: Friends of mine put their two children on the title of their house some time ago. The home has no mortgage. The father is now deceased and the mother...
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Real Estate Matters: Who’s financially responsible for water damage inside condo unit caused by contractor’s actions out in breezeway?
Q: We own a condo in Atlanta as a secondary residence. About a year ago we discovered a portion of our floor was saturated with water. We discovered, and the...
Real Estate Matters: Reader shares concern about paying more bills online after reading article about increasing hacks
Q: Your recent article that discusses the increasing hacks and perils of online transactions recommended moving as many of your bills online. This sounds like bad advice, given the whole point of...
Real Estate Matters: Land owner curious about tax implications of forming LLC to avoid probate
Q: I inherited a parcel of land upon my father's death. His wishes were for the property to remain in the family for my children. In order to prevent any...
Real Estate Matters: Homeowner’s credit score drops after mortgage sold to new servicer
Q: My mortgage got sold again to a new loan servicing company. And, again my credit score went down. My score went down when they closed my oldest loan. My...
Real Estate Matters: Timeshare owner feels niece, nephew took advantage of their kindness
Q: My parents purchased a timeshare with a floating week in a nearby town many years ago. One of the nicer aspects of the timeshare was that if your name...
Real Estate Matters: Homeowner’s mortgage company uses escrow balance for final mortgage payment
Q: Our local paper published your letter from the folks who had to send a certified check for their final mortgage payment after 30 years of monthly payments. We experienced an unexpected...
Real Estate Matters: Fidelity National Financial hack highlights why many are increasingly concerned about cybersecurity
Recently, Fidelity National Financial, a Fortune 500 provider of title insurance for buyers and sellers, was hit by a devastating cyber attack. Fidelity National Financial submitted regulatory documents to the U.S....
Real Estate Matters: Residents in some areas could benefit from trading HOA costs for an increased tax bill
Q: We recently read a reply you gave to a question about a homeowners association (HOA) in Maryland that is having trouble getting people to run for the board. We live in...
Real Estate Matters: Heir seeks clarity on possible taxes owed for sale of inherited property
Q: I inherited my mother's home. That part went well, but boy was I uninformed. As I've now learned, and Ilyce's site (ThinkGlink.com ) made this clearer, when one inherits a house:...