Rochford Resources Blog

Commercial real estate can be a great investment. You buy a building, lease it to a company, and get a rent check in the mail each month. So how do you determine whether a...

Buying a house is a lot more work than buying dinner, but after almost a month, it’s practically yours. At least that’s how it feels. In reality, there’s a lot that can still go...

Real estate can be a great investment, but it’s not without risk. Houses burn down. Floods do damage. Tenants refuse to pay. How can you protect your investment? Perhaps you’ve...

Buying a commercial property? Real estate transactions are complicated, and they come with a lot of fees during closing. For the buyer, closing costs are generally between 3 and...

You’re getting ready to make what may be the biggest financial investment of your life—selling your luxury home. In Tennessee, a luxury home is any home valued at more than...

It feels like there’s insurance for everything these days. Title Insurance may seem like just another piece of legal minutia, but it’s actually a crucial part of buying property...

Sometimes clients looking to cut costs on their next real estate closing have asked about the possibility of a "cash for deed." What does that mean, what are the risks, and how...

Here’s a question we were recently asked: “My brother — who is incarcerated — and I co-own 133 acres of land in Tennessee. I want to sell but he doesn’t. There’s no way to fairly...

Birth and death certificates are vital documents that we don't think too much about until we are acquiring the rights of property ownership or trying to prove identity. As crucial...

Buying property can be a great investment, but the purchase comes with a lot of paperwork. Lenders protect their money by requiring buyers to sign documentation associated with...