Under the Texas intestate law in effect in 1984, the surviving spouse retained ownership of 50% of the community property.

We are a REPRESENTATIVE REPUBLIC based on the rule of law not the rule of man or "fairness" of the outcome, only the opportunity.

As a licensed real estate agent, you are probably okay to do this but check with the laws in your state.

Personally, I contacted a title company and they gave me the name of a CPA who was hooked to a brother in law attorney who held the money in his escrow account.When the time came to get my $25,000 the doors were locked to the accounting firm and the law firm never heard of me or my money.

Start stepping on toes..........agents are required by law to submit your offer unless specifically stated in listing that no offer will be accepted below a certain amount.Agents frequently hold offers or fail to submit them......make your offer then push....good agents will submit it......ask for the denial paperwork if told you were denied......always push the issue.....the only agents that will be offended are those that do not do as they are supposed to.

IN taking back the property and selling it later the new buyer's closing attorney wanted the land contract tenant to come to the real estate office and sign papers (quit claims etc.) as if the law considered him a deserving owner.

But remember it’s not always a price and building when buying international (overseas) one also need to check the climate, political stability, economic conditions, health care, letting potential & law n order situation.

You are correct, their advertising certainly leads you to believe that they provide the funding for the deals, but that is not strictly correct.

The people that actually MAKE THE LAWS are in Congress.

When you've had enough of lower classmen you'll be on Craigslist looking for law students, MBA's and Seniors.