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Where Bankruptcy and Foreclosure Intersect

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.

Real Estate Law

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.

Real Estate Law

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.)

Real Estate Law

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…

Reinstatement. Redemption. What Do These Terms Mean?

Foreclosure

Real estate foreclosure law has some terms that tend to confuse people. For example, people often mix up the terms “redemption” and “reinstatement.” In most states, when a lender starts a foreclosure action, the borrower in default has a right…

Lien Into it—What’s a Mechanic’s Lien?

Real Estate Law

Remodeling your home can be a wonderful and exciting experience. What’s not so exciting and wonderful is the fact that if the subcontractors who worked on your home did not get paid, they can file a lien against your home…

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Real Estate Law

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.)

Reinstatement. Redemption. What Do These Terms Mean?

Lien Into it—What’s a Mechanic’s Lien?

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