by Lauren Jackson | Jan 6, 2025 | Deed, mortgage, Quit claim deed, Real Estate
A very common estate planning practice is to draft a trust and title your real estate in the name of the trust. This practice lets the trust “own” your real estate holdings. There are many positive reasons why one would do this. However, if the property owned by the...
by Lauren Jackson | Aug 26, 2024 | Attorney, buying a home, Contract for deed, Contracts, Deed, Lawyer, mortgage, Real Estate, real estate closing, selling a home
A contract for deed, also known as a land contract, installment contract, or a bond for deed is a legal agreement between two parties, a buyer and a seller. Unlike most traditional real estate transaction that involves a mortgage from a bank, in a contract for deed...
by Lauren Jackson | Jul 5, 2023 | Attorney, Deed, owner's title policy, Quit claim deed, Real Estate, St. Charles
To remove a person from the title of a house while keeping the ownership of the property intact, you will have to go through a legal process and almost certainly hire a real estate lawyer. Whether the person you want to be removed is alive or deceased will have an...
