FarBar As-Is Series: Part I
Tuesday, February 10
As promised, this is going to start off a short series on the FAR BAR As-Is Contract. I was feeling bad about how long it has taken me to get a new post on here, but it turned out for the best. Last week I gave a short little presentation on the As-Is to a group of investors at the Leverage Conne...
Land Trust Series Part III: True or False
Tuesday, February 10
I’ll just get right down to it and really start to ruffle some feathers. I am going to pose questions and statements I hear fairly regularly and answer them with a simple true or false followed by the answer I would give were I not bridled with those annoying little obligations of professional d...
Real World Application of the new Landlord Tenant Statute in FL
Tuesday, December 23
I recently jumped back into the eviction arena after taking a break from all litigation in order to start my family. I was very hesitant to do so because the last time I filed an eviction in Central Florida it was a very tenant friendly environment where landlords were villainized, tenants’ requi...
Land Trust Series Part IV: The Negatives
Tuesday, December 23
I am the biggest advocate for land trusts you will ever meet. I have successfully used them in so many scenarios that have made deals, saved deals and even killed deals (on purpose) that there is no way anyone is going to successfully argue with me that land trusts are not one of the best tools ...
Land Trust Part II: Chaning The Players
Tuesday, November 04
Now that you know all the players, let’s talk about how we can sub them out. The most common substitution in the land trust world is an assignment of beneficial interest. An assignment of beneficial interest is a very simple transaction whereby the current beneficiary assigns his or her beneficia...
Land Trust Blog Series: Part 1
Wednesday, October 22
The Basics: We could start the series off with a history lesson on where land trusts came from, when, why and all the recent changes, but really, who cares. Let’s just get down to the basics. Simply put, a land trust is a way to hold title to real estate whereby a Trustee holds legal and equitabl...