Real Property Legal Questions and Answers
If a Spouse is in Jail, Can I Sell Property Without His Signature?
In the state of Louisiana, if your spouse is incarcerated in state prison, is it legal to sell your home without the spouse's signature or approval?
06/26/2009 | Category: Real Property » Sales | State: Louisiana | #17204Wher can I find a form to submit to my 401 program for borrowing funds to buy a home?
I am purchasing a manufactured home from an individual and placing it on my property. I need a form to submit to my 401 program for borrowing funds to buy a home. The manufactured home is considered a trailer until it is on the foundation. I need to have a purchase and sales agreement with both of our signatures. It is a trailer but it will be turned into a home once it is ...
06/23/2009 | Category: Real Property » Sales | State: Idaho | #17140Contracts for Sale of Real Estate
We thought our house was sold 2yrs. ago. The deal fell through. Now we have someone who wants us to do contract for sale. Should we or are we leaving ourselves to vulnerable? My husband is 71 and needs to retire. We have good credit and are not behind on payments. However, when he retires we won't have the income. Thank You.
06/22/2009 | Category: Real Property » Sales | State: Nevada | #17132What Forms Are Needed To Sell Condo of Deceased in Virginia Contingent on Buyer's Sale of Home?
My mother just died and a purchaser wants to directly (no realtor) buy her condo when his house sells. What forms do I need? Name of forms needed? I'm assuming the big issues are amount of deposit and how long he can reserve our sale till his house sells.
06/10/2009 | Category: Real Property » Sales | State: Virginia | #16920Can I be forced to honor a contract if I was not able to secure financing?
My husband and I put a contract on a second home in South Carolina with both of our names on the contract. Our intention is for one of us to get the financing. If one of us does not qualify for the loan. Will we be able to get out of the contract? Can the agent force us to try and secure a loan with both of our names on the financing before letting us out of the contract?
05/19/2009 | Category: Real Property » Sales | State: Maryland | #16707What can I do if the purchaser of my home now wants a new contract?
Last year I used your 'Contract for Lease and Mandatory Purchase' to sell my home. The buyer is now unsure that he can qualify for a loan at the end of the agreement and wants to convert our agreement to some type of owner financing. I still have a First Mortgage on the home, which I cannot afford to pay off (without receiving my equity). Is there a way to do this owner financi...
05/05/2009 | Category: Real Property » Sales | State: California | #16593If my son and I were both on the deed and we have sold the house, what forms are needed?
My son's name is on the deed to my house. I sold the house in an Agreement for the Deed. I need to assign my son's half of the house to the buyer, but only after the buyer has paid in full. What form can I use?
04/29/2009 | Category: Real Property » Sales | State: ALL | #16358What is needed for me to sell my vacant residential land in another state?
I live in New York , and I want to sell my Florida vacant residential land for cash to someone I know. Can I do this without a lawyer or title company? I have a form called 'Contract For The Sale And Purchase of Real Estate - No Broker - Vacant Residential Land '. It's a multi-state form. Do I need another form to pass the ownership of the deed to the buyer? Can anyone deliver ...
04/28/2009 | Category: Real Property » Sales | State: Florida | #16267What would the mortgage recording requirements be for a loan closing in Georgia?
I work for a community bank in Alabama and we have a loan closing on property located in Georgia. What would the mortgage recording requirements be?
04/28/2009 | Category: Real Property » Sales | State: Georgia | #16242Does the owner of a real estate LLC have to have a brokers license?
Does the owner of a real estate LLC have to have a brokers license?
04/09/2009 | Category: Real Property » Sales | State: New York | #15942