Residential Real Estate

The clients that hire you to represent them during a real estate transaction will typically defer to your recommendations and expertise. Technically, the buyer has the right to choose the title company for their insurance policies. After all, they are the ones that...

Post-Occupancy agreements, sometimes called post-settlement occupancy agreements or even rent-back agreements, play an important role in some residential real estate transactions. Your date of occupancy is technically the date when you, as the buyer of a piece of real...

The legal side of purchasing residential real estate is usually confusing to first-time or even second-time home buyers. The average buyer in Florida will read a purchase agreement from top to bottom and then sign it even if they do not fully understand what it says....

Maybe you inherited your mother's house when she died, and it hasn't seen an update since the 70s. Perhaps you and your spouse bought a starter residence, only to achieve career success or become pregnant more quickly than you expected. When you have a property in...

Not everyone can qualify for a mortgage. They may run their own companies or have recently had a major blemish develop on their credit report.  Those who cannot secure a traditional mortgage may consider buying the land contract or a “contract for deed.” Such...

Buying a piece of residential real estate will be one of the biggest transactions of your life. You may spend as much as 30% of your monthly income on your mortgage. Obviously, you want to protect the income that you invest in your home from unnecessary losses....

It can be frustrating when your tenant violates the terms of your lease, including keeping your rental unit unclean or falling in arrears on their payments. You may feel inclined to take matters into your own hands and usher your tenant out the door.  Know that...

You spoke to your neighbor when they started to build a new deck on their property. You told them that it looked like it was pretty close to your boundary line and asked if they had someone come to check the boundary. They said they’d have someone come out, but they...

If you own a house or condo that someone is renting, you can’t just sell it if you decide to leave the area, get tired of being a landlord or get an offer for the property you can’t refuse. If you and your tenant have a lease rather than a month-to-month rental...