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Laine Wagenseller's Articles

1. The Write Stuff

   over 2 years ago

   Obtaining Signatures Can Help Strengthen a Partnership Deal

2. Partition: Splitting Up is Hard to Do

   over 2 years ago

   Partition is the legal process by which co-owners ask the court to force a sale or division of their property. It is the real property version of a divorce, often among family members or friends w...

3. The 5 Steps to Prosecute a Successful Lawsuit for Specific Performance

   over 2 years ago

   Disputes over the purchase and sale of real estate differ from other legal disputes because the jilted party in a real estate transaction can often ask the court to actually enforce the contract. ...

4. Real Estate Tools: Rights of First Refusal

   over 2 years ago

   What is a right of first refusal? A right of first refusal is the conditional right to acquire property, depending on the owner's willingness to sell. The holder of the right merely has the prefe...

5. Real Estate Options to Purchase

   over 2 years ago

   What is an Option? An option is a contract by which the owner of property invests another with the exclusive right to purchase said property at a stipulated sum within a limited or reasonable time...

6. When Tenants Go Bad...

   over 1 year ago

   How to protect yourself against tenants who go out of business.