Month: May 2018

When you’re divorcing, one of the questions curious friends and family eventually ask is, “So . . . are you going to keep the house?” While a simple answer would …

At what cost, percentage wise, is it better to rent than buy, if you plan on staying at a given location forever? Buying a home is likely the most expensive …

Almost all real estate transactions begin with the signing of a real estate contract. This document is the most important document in the entire transaction. The contract sets forth the …

If you’ve been sharing a driveway with your neighbor for years courtesy of an easement on your property, there could come a time when the arrangement no longer works for …

Possession is nine-tenths of the law is an expression meaning that ownership is easier to maintain if one has possession of something, or difficult to enforce if one does not. …

Buying or selling a home rarely happens overnight, and it’s not uncommon for buyers or sellers to interface or even work with multiple agents. Best-case scenario, the right agent shows …

In Missouri, as is the case in other states, both real and personal property may be titled in many different ways. An individual may hold title to property. A corporation …

A gift occurs when a voluntary transfer for less than full consideration or compensation occurs from a donor to a donee. A valid gift must satisfy the following criteria, to …

If Medicaid pays for nursing home care, the state can try to collect reimbursement for these costs from the person’s assets after he or she dies. Medicaid will often pay …

1. Hackers Stealing Your Down Payment “A hacker could fool you into thinking he’s your agent and trick you into sending him money, which you’ll never get back. It’s so …