I have an odd and complex situation I need help with.  I have a home that has been in my families possession since 1920's maybe longer.  It has no mortgage on it.  The deed is in my grandfathers name. It states his fu...

For those of you that invest in tax deeds. Which states require a quite title action to get clear title?  Md is considering moving form a tax lien state to a tax deed state. I am not sure that is in the states best in...

My home improvement contractor quit just as I was about to fire him. He originally quoted me 6 weeks for project completion, we're currently at 11. The backup contractor told me he's going to need another 5 weeks to f...

Recently, I was driving for dollars, so to speak, and stumbled on a vacant house that I had not seen in the past. It is well kept and there clearly has been some property preservation occurring. The utility service ha...

A basic principal in dealing with contractors is to not pay for work until it is complete. With projects with multiple draws to ensure the project is complete it is important to withhold retainage.Retainage is a stand...

Hello,In a house I rent out, the tenant fell and broke their arm on a staircase a year ago. I reported the injury to my insurance. The tenant has yet to give any information to my insurance rep. The steps were in dis...

By searching/reading in BP, I have learned that after the barment period expires, the "clouded title" can be cleared by quiet title action.  I believe someone also mentioned about "wait 4 years", but there is very lit...

I need an attorney to prepare pay-off instructions on an estate sale. In this situation there are 10 siblings with equal interests on a home sale.Need the language which instructs those proceeds. Please advise 

I recently posted an article about protecting assets and figured I can share it here as well. Below is the article. Enjoy!
Investing in rental properties has tax and wealth building advantages. Like any other busines...

One of my current tenant is behind on rent. They were injured on the job and have a pending worker's compensation claim. But they have not paid previous months in full and nothing for current month. I have doubts that...