by Jennifer Ferri | Jan 28, 2021 | New Homes
Construction of a new home can raise special title problems for the lender and even the owner. You may think you are the first owner when building your home on a purchased lot, but there were most likely many prior owners of the unimproved land. To know for certain...
by Jennifer Ferri | Jan 21, 2021 | Buying, Selecting
Homeowner’s Associations (HOA) were first developed in the 1980s as a means to help retain order and visual appeal in new communities that were being developed. To this day, HOA rules and regulations determine things like the color you can paint the home’s...
by Jennifer Ferri | Jan 14, 2021 | Legal
A will is a written document that defines how your assets will be distributed after you die. Trusts are legal arrangements that involve a separate legal entity to hold and distribute assets — during your life, after your life, or both. As an alternative to...
by Jennifer Ferri | Jan 7, 2021 | Buying
If you have a property in Florida that serves as your permanent residence (sorry winter residents!), then you may be eligible for a homestead exemption that keeps you from having to pay tax on a certain portion of your property’s assessed value. If your home is worth...
by Jennifer Ferri | Dec 31, 2020 | Closing Documents, Title and Closing
In most real estate transactions the seller will require that the buyer deposit earnest money. This money demonstrates good faith by the buyer to purchase the property from the seller, although most have no idea what role the earnest money plays in the transaction....
