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Keeping in Shape: Property Interests that Run With the Land

There is much to know about property rights in general, and easements in particular. In today’s post, we will take a brief look at easements and the concept that easements “run with the land.” What is an Easement? An easement…

The Statute of Frauds. What is it and When Does it Apply?

Statute of Frauds

Not all agreements have to be in writing to be enforceable. But some do. What Is a Contract? A “contract” between two parties is essentially an agreement. While people can agree to pretty much anything, for a contract to be…

Where Bankruptcy and Foreclosure Intersect

Bankruptcy Foreclosure

Quite often people who are facing foreclosure are often considering filing for bankruptcy. Many times, individuals get into overwhelming debt. Sometimes it’s due to an accident, or an unexpected medical condition where the medical bills spiral out of control. In…

Georgia Mortgage Defined

Mortgage

In Georgia, as in many other states, the way people buy residential real estate without having to pay the full price in cash up-front, is by “mortgaging” the property. A prospective homeowner borrows the money he needs from a bank…

Show and Tell? Or Show and Not Tell? (Your Disclosure Obligations When Selling a Home.)

Easements Real Property

Whenever you sell a home, you have certain obligations. One of the most important obligations you have is to disclose (i.e., “tell”) prospective buyers about certain conditions of the property. Why Disclose? Property sales disclosures protect homebuyers from buying a…

The Language of Eminent Domain. 4 Important Words to Know.

Eminent Domain

Eminent domain is a complex and complicated area of real estate law. In today’s post we want to help demystify eminent domain by introducing you to some of the more common words used in eminent domain proceedings. Understanding the language…

Struggling to Pay Your Mortgage? Watch Out for These Scams.

Mortgage Fraud

Unfortunately, when you are at your most vulnerable, that’s when you are most likely to fall prey to con artists. In the real estate world, many of these criminals take advantage of people who are facing foreclosure. Foreclosure and mortgage…

A quasi-easement. What in the World Is That?

Easements Real Property

If you are fairly familiar with real estate terms you’ve probably heard of easements. But what is a “quasi-easement”? Let’s see. Easements An easement is a non-possessory property interest in land that allows the person holding the easement to use…

Can You Be a Board Member of Your Homeowners’ Association?

HOA

Maybe you don’t like the way your Homeowners’ Association (“HOA”) is running things. Maybe you just want to become more involved in your planned community. Either way, if you want to become an HOA board member, you need to know…

What Happens To a Homeowner After Foreclosure?

Foreclosure

In Georgia, the nonjudicial foreclosure process moves pretty quickly. In a matter of months a foreclosure can be completed and you could no longer own your home. So what happens once a foreclosure is completed? Tenant At Sufferance In Georgia,…

What Happens If Your Property is Landlocked?

Easements

What happens if you have a piece of property but there’s no way in or out of it except over someone else’s land? You may want to find out a little bit about easements. What Is an Easement? Easements are…

Real Life Land-Grab. (Examples of How Adverse Possession Can Affect Your Property.)

Adverse Possession

In Georgia, adverse possession, (also called “squatter’s rights”) is one way of acquiring title to real property. Adverse Possession Adverse possession (meaning to possess the property “adverse” to the true owner) allows people who do not have legal title to…

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Real Estate Law

Keeping in Shape: Property Interests that Run With the Land

The Statute of Frauds. What is it and When Does it Apply?

Where Bankruptcy and Foreclosure Intersect

Georgia Mortgage Defined

Show and Tell? Or Show and Not Tell? (Your Disclosure Obligations When Selling a Home.)

The Language of Eminent Domain. 4 Important Words to Know.

Struggling to Pay Your Mortgage? Watch Out for These Scams.

A quasi-easement. What in the World Is That?

Can You Be a Board Member of Your Homeowners’ Association?

What Happens To a Homeowner After Foreclosure?

What Happens If Your Property is Landlocked?

Real Life Land-Grab. (Examples of How Adverse Possession Can Affect Your Property.)

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