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Foreclosures

Housing Law – A New Breed Of Cat

by Tom Koziol | June 26, 2009

Nevada enters the housing law business as state number 7 enacting a foreclosure mediation program. Nevada’s law goes into effect on July 1, 2009. The other states with this type of legislation are Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Michigan, Florida, Connecticut and Colorado.
I don’t know about the other 6 states but here in Nevada the law will be [...]

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Real Estate

Escrow: What is it & Where did it come from?

by Tom Koziol | May 16, 2009

If you are in the real estate business, you already are familiar with the process called escrow. Hopefully you’ve experienced many profitable escrows. That is, when you left the office, you had a really big check in your pocket.
Escrow goes beyond real estate which is something most people don’t realize. To be precise, I [...]

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Commentary

Residency – A Frightening Case Study of Squatters Rights

by Tom Koziol | April 24, 2009

I will be the first to admit I thought I had a handle on residency, i.e. when and how it is established. I am taking excerpts from an article that appeared on April 21, 2009 in a Spokane valley newspaper under the headline:
Unwanted tenants may have moved on
and using it as the basis for this [...]

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Real Estate Law

22 Types Of Law that May Affect Real Estate Investors

by Tom Koziol | January 23, 2009

That is not a typo. In fact, I may be off by a number or two. Given today’s chaos and confusion in the real estate realm, it is a definite possibility we could find ourselves in a court room answering a complaint under one of the following 22 types of law:
Common Law
Equity Law
Admiralty/Maritime Law
Administrative Law
Private [...]

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Foreclosures

From Pre-Foreclosure to Pre-Trial Hearings

by Milton B. Yates | May 25, 2008

BEWARE! BEWARE! BEWARE!
I am quite sure that many of you are staying abreast of the new laws regarding dealing with sellers and properties on their way into foreclosure status. On my side of the country it is especially critical to follow all guidelines of the pre-foreclosure business. Those who are choosing to take [...]

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Real Estate Law

A Contractor’s Failure to Properly Register was a Crime Under New Jersey Law

by Joshua M. Marks, Esq. | December 17, 2007

In July 2006, Martin Korab hired Eric Rowland, a contractor, after seeing one of Mr. Korab’s advertisements under the name “Mercury Woods Carpentry” in the telephone book. Mr. Rowland gave Mr. Korab a written proposal along with a diagram detailing a bathroom renovation project, and accepted a deposit of $3,750.00 upon Mr. Korab signing [...]

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Real Estate Law

Buying New Construction? Don’t let those builders push you around!!

by Joshua M. Marks, Esq. | October 29, 2007

From the concrete streets of metropolitan cities to the sprawling suburbs in most areas around the country, new construction is present in the form of townhouses, condominiums, single homes and the ever-so-popular “over-55 communities.”
While many of these properties are esthetically impressive complete with over-sized family rooms, open kitchen areas, and every upgrade/option imaginable, there are [...]

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Real Estate Investing

How Real Estate Attorneys Can Save Investors Money. Beware of Legalized Theft!

by Jim Watkins | October 11, 2007

I closed on an investment house in February this year. I was scheduled to close at 4:30pm on a Friday. When it reached 8:00pm and I still had not signed, I told the escrow agent to call me when she “got it right.” The following Monday, I went in after the mess had been cleared [...]

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