If you need to sell your home to get out of debt or avoid foreclosure, you should make sure to avoid foreclosure scams. These scams are most obvious because they offer to help you get out of your home easily without any kind of repercussions. They sound far too good to be true, and they […]
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Nowadays, it’s fairly common that employers have both their new hires and more seasoned staff sign noncompete clauses. For many companies, they see having their employees do this as a way to protect their investment of time and resources in their staff. They also see this as strategic approach. It gives companies some comfort in […]
If you’ve made the decision to become a home buyer in Florida, then your head is likely spinning. You probably have quite a few questions you need answered and the stress levels are likely increasing greatly. Here are some important tips for buying a home for the first time in Melbourne. The first thing you […]
Here’s a nightmare nobody wants to consider: You buy a house and find out sometime after the money has been transferred to the seller and the seller is long gone to some unknown location that he or she owed some big debts that he or she never paid. Being smart, the creditors holding those debts […]
Recent crime reports show that, on an annual basis, criminals are responsible for stealing as much as $30 billion from the elderly. Florida, one of the states with the highest percentage of elderly patients, is prime territory for financial-oriented theft aimed at this population. More often than not, perpetrators of this type of financial scheme […]
Business contracts are meant to make all expectations clear and binding to prevent unfulfilled obligations and disputes. However, sometimes parties do not uphold their ends of the contract. This is unfortunately common in the construction industry. Contractors are notorious for contract breaches. Sometimes the reason is not completing work on time or within budget, and […]
Disclosure is a very important term in the world of real estate in the state of Florida. It doesn’t just mean disclosing the state of your home or property in an effort to sell it. Disclosure also involves uncovering other potential issues that could affect your ability to sell the property. Today, we will discuss […]
Property owners have many rights. Chief among those is the right to not have their property damaged by others. If it is, they can make a legal claim for compensation. That is at the core of a construction dispute about debris-related damage in Biscayne Beach, Florida. A lawsuit, filed by the Bayside Terrace condominium association […]
Living in communities protected by a homeowner’s association’s (HOA) covenants and restrictions can be both a blessing and curse. While many see themselves as building in an added layer of protection for their investment by living in these types of communities, when disputes arise, it’s common for their choice to live in one to be […]
When it’s time to close your real estate sale, it’s a good idea to work with your attorney. Your attorney has much information about how to close a sale properly and can help make sure nothing goes wrong. The closing is the last step of your real estate transaction. This is when the new owner […]
