Performing a title search, reviewing the public records and then securing a title policy commitment are all important steps toward protecting a buyer and their lender during a residential real estate transaction. As a real estate professional working as a buyer's...
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Noisy tenants who won’t stop making noise can be evicted
It is 10:30 on a school night in your Florida community. A tenant in one of your apartment complexes calls you to tell you, again, that their upstairs neighbors are still making noise. After you and your tenant hang up, you consider your options. Should you just evict...
What is constructive eviction in a residential lease?
Constructive eviction is a term used where a landlord effectively leaves you no choice but to move out of the property they lease you. Often this is because they are irresponsible and do not care about their tenants. Other times it may be that they want to push you...
3 issues that could derail your residential real estate deal
Whether you just accepted an offer for a property you listed for sale or you just made a successful bid on the perfect starter home, you want the transaction to move forward smoothly. Unfortunately, residential real estate transactions have many moving parts. Certain...
What can you do about a boundary dispute?
Often, your home is the place that you look forward to returning to after a hard day’s work. Additionally, it may be somewhere that you enjoy social gatherings with close friends and family members. Unfortunately, disputes over boundaries can disrupt your ability to...
3 of the most common real estate disputes
Real estate disputes involve disagreements over property, and they are fairly commonplace in the United States. The number of people involved in property disagreements can vary, as can the role of each party. Homeowners, landlords, tenants, neighbors and visitors are...
The problem with relying on big title companies as an agent
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...
Do you need a post-occupancy agreement when buying a home?
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...
Protective contingencies in residential real estate contracts
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....
Listing your fixer-upper as-is won’t protect you from defect claims
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...