The Three Types of Liens
Topics: Judgement Lien, Lien, Mechanic's Lien, Nashville Real Estate, Nashville Real Estate Attorney, Real Estate Law, Title
How Disclosures Help Avoid Residential Real Estate Litigation
Topics: Nashville Real Estate, Nashville Real Estate Attorney, Real Estate Law, Residential Real Estate Law, Litigation
Understanding Tennessee Utility Easement Laws
Topics: Nashville Real Estate, Nashville Real Estate Attorney, Real Estate Law, Residential Real Estate Law
How Nashville’s Property Tax Hike Affects You
Topics: Nashville Real Estate, Nashville Real Estate Attorney, News, Property Tax, Real Estate Law, Residential Real Estate Law
Top 10 Reasons for Real Estate Litigation
Topics: Nashville Real Estate, Nashville Real Estate Attorney, Real Estate Law, Residential Real Estate Law, Litigation
Tennessee Mortgage Information: Who Signs the Mortgage and What to Expect
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 the loan. Various state laws require different paperwork, but Tennessee operates as a Deed of Trust state. Ultimately, a deed of trust is a legal document that ties the buyer and lender together until the loan is paid off. We take a closer look at what this means when buying property.
Topics: Deed, mortgage, Nashville Real Estate Laywer, Real Estate Law, Residential Real Estate Law, Selling Property
Why Home Sales Are in a Slump and What It Means for Buyers
For many years, the U.S. housing market has been climbing at a steady pace. Recent reports are highlighting changes, and in 2018 the purchase and sale of homes has reached a peak. There are a few contributing factors to the plateau such as tariffs on building materials and mortgage rates. Specific pockets of the country are being hit harder than others. So, what does this mean for home buyers and sellers?
Topics: Buying A Home, Real Estate Law, Residential Real Estate, Selling Real Estate
7 Tips for Closing a Real Estate Deal
It’s expected that shopping for a home can take some time, but many homeowners don't plan for the closing process. The closing proceedings involve the exchanging of titles, documents, and money to secure the deal for both the buyer and the seller. It's an arduous process but a necessary one designed to protect the sale of the home. This final step requires some refinement if you don't want to get stuck in a back and forth between you and the seller. There are a few tips we have to help you make the closing process smoother.
Topics: Buying A Home, Nashville Real Estate, Real Estate Law, Real Estate Title, Selling Property, Selling Real Estate
How to Reduce Closing Costs By Lowering Settlement Fees
As a buyer, after shopping around for the best interest rates, a competent
Topics: Real Estate, Real Estate Closing, Real Estate Law, Real Estate Title
What is Adverse Possession and Who Can Use it to Claim Property in Tennessee?
What is Adverse Possession?
In the simplest of terms, adverse possession is a legal concept allowing individuals to acquire the title to a piece of land that they do not own because they have openly trespassed, inhabited, possessed, or used the property for an extended period of time. In Tennessee, neighbors or adjoining landowners can wind up in court over imprecise descriptions in deeds; fences that have marked boundaries for years, but are misplaced; outbuildings that straddle property lines; community gardens that have taken root on “vacant” lots; or deed overlaps where there’s not enough land to fulfill the descriptions for two adjoining parcels.
Topics: Real Estate Law, Real Estate Title, Residential Real Estate Law