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Real Estate

I am constantly amazed as to how many home buyers purchase their homes without the benefit of an attorney that is experienced in real estate law. This is probably the largest financial transaction the purchasers have and yet they frequently go it alo...

Estate Planning

A client came into my office asking me to handle the probate for his mother’s estate. He submitted to my office the original Will which was executed in 2009 and I knew we had a problem. It was signed by his mother in front of two witnesses without ...

Protect the Health of your Adult Children

Once our children reach the age of eighteen we as parents can no longer automatically force medical staff to share healthcare information. We can no longer give the medical staff authorization to perform medical tests or procedures. It is a parentsâ€...

Growing Evidence of Real Estate Tax

There is growing evidence that high real estate tax homeowners are increasingly considering moving to Florida due to income tax law change  which limited the deductibility of real estate taxes. This may soon present a marketing opportunity for real ...

What Is Probate Court?

Probate is a Court supervised process for identifying and gathering the assets of a deceased person, paying the decedent’s debts, and distributing the decedent’s assets to his or her beneficiaries. If the decedent dies with a valid Will the deced...

What Is Equity?

Equity is the value YOU own in property such as a house. It’s the difference between what’s OWED and what the property is WORTH in the current market. The example this video shows - you have a house worth $300,000 today and you owe the...

What Are Real Estate Commissions?

Like the video says - real estate agents aren’t paid by the hour!They’re paid a percentage of the purchase price in a successful real estate transaction. When one agent represents the sellers and another represents the buyers the com...

What Is “Prime”?

The Prime Lending Rate - sometimes just called “Prime”  - is the interest rate that banks charge each other for overnight loans. Some consumer rates - like ARMs - are set in relation to Prime. In the US, Prime is affected by the F...