The television images are frightening. Bulldozers take down homes in a residential neighborhood and the reporter on the scene says the demolition is paving the way for a highway expansion. […]
Know Your Rights An Overview of Tenant Rights
Know Your Rights An Overview of Tenant Rights
Jessica Watson had no idea why an apartment complex management company rejected her rental application. “The form was pretty basic,” said the single mother of two children. “They confirmed my […]
The Tax Man Cometh: The Basics of Property Taxes
The Tax Man Cometh: The Basics of Property Taxes
First time home owners such as Brenda Mullen often experience sticker shock when the first property tax bills start filling the mailbox. It was not only the large amount taxes […]
READ BEFORE YOU SIGN WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A RENTAL LEASE
READ BEFORE YOU SIGN WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A RENTAL LEASE
Eric Haullska never read the fine print. The Dallas, Texas native signed an apartment lease, without reviewing the rules and regulations embedded in fine print within the document. Eric missed […]
HERE TODAY, GONE TOMORROW AN OVERVIEW OF EMINENT DOMAIN
HERE TODAY, GONE TOMORROW AN OVERVIEW OF EMINENT DOMAIN
Eminent domain is an explosive legal issue. Just ask the residents of Kirkwood, Missouri. Kirkwood received national attention in February of 2008, when resident Charles “Cookie” Thornton entered a city […]
DO YOU NEED A REAL ESTATE AGENT TO SELL A HOME
DO YOU NEED A REAL ESTATE AGENT TO SELL A HOME
Selling a home is one of the most stressful business deals you will ever have to complete. We’re not talking about selling a car or unloading a washing machine that […]
How to Avoid Foreclosure
How to Avoid Foreclosure
If the 2007-08 financial meltdown taught us anything, it was that buying into the American Dream can quickly turn into the American Nightmare. A record number of home foreclosures forced […]
THE MONEY PIT: HOME CONSTRUCTION GONE BAD
THE MONEY PIT: HOME CONSTRUCTION GONE BAD
The American Dream comprises many things, but owning a home has always sat at the top of our dreamer wish list. However, some home buying dreams turn into nightmares. Mary […]
HERE COMES THE TAXMAN – A LOOK AT PROPERTY TAXES
HERE COMES THE TAXMAN – A LOOK AT PROPERTY TAXES
They say there are two certainties in life: Death and taxes. It used to be three certainties, until the Chicago Cubs spoiled things by winning the World Series. Death is […]