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6 February 2019 | 50 replies
How did you take possession and the owner was still able to redeem.
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26 June 2018 | 8 replies
.- Also when you have the court case, they likely won't show up which mean you can only get Possession (eviction) and not a money judgement.
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22 October 2021 | 7 replies
Once you have the security deposit in your possession you must let the tenant know that you are now holding onto it.
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28 November 2022 | 11 replies
Affordable houses also offer the opportunity for better returns from the minute you take possession of your property.2.
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29 February 2016 | 11 replies
We just tell our insurance broker when we will obtain possession and everything falls in line, even if the date changes.We begin paying for the insurance when we become the owner of the property, not before.
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11 June 2016 | 2 replies
There is literally no limit to the things you can learn here if you spend the time and possess the initiative!
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13 October 2015 | 1 reply
I want to protect myself for obvious reasons should a marriage ever come to that, but how does that work and how could I be sure that a house I buy would be 100% my possession?
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11 September 2016 | 3 replies
Can I have a contract with a seller that is not legally in possession of the property?
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25 May 2015 | 7 replies
The bank has holding costs, admin, insurance, weatherization, mowing and property management over the term from their taking possession, which could be before a sale if the property was abandoned as they have the right to protect the collateral.
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11 April 2019 | 37 replies
Something else to keep in mind is that there are two types of process service: Money judgement and post for possession.