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Conservation Easement in Ohio: A Guide to Protecting Our Treasured Land

The Robert Weiler Company

The importance of a fully modern open space preservation vehicle – a conservation easement in Ohio – cannot be better summarized than by our 26th President. Theodore Roosevelt, one of the nation’s original land protectionists, embodied the power and beauty of a conservation easement in the following quote: “Here is your country.

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Opinion: Title insurance is vital to protecting the American dream

Housing Wire

As someone who spent a career in the title insurance industry – both as a builder of a title business and leader of the industry’s trade group, — I am proud of the role we play in helping to protect what most Americans consider the biggest purchase of their lives.

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Red Flags Related to a Title on a Home

Will Springer Realtor

EASEMENTS: An irrevocable right to use some part of another person’s real property for a particular purpose. Most easements are routine, in which a utility company needs access to the property to maintain service of its electricity, water or internet.

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How To Prepare for a Commercial Property Appraisal

East Coast Appraisal

Make Sure the Property Is Clean and Presentable The physical condition of your property can have a significant impact on its value. Be Cooperative and Courteous With the Appraiser The appraiser is a professional who is there to provide an objective and impartial opinion of your property's value.

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What it’s like originating reverse mortgages in Montana

Housing Wire

The state of Montana may not be a key source of business for the reverse mortgage industry, but that doesn’t negate the reality that seniors who reside there might find the product useful for reaching some kind of financial goal. Like Larson, DeWolf runs into challenges with finding comparables in rural parts of the state.

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Purchasing & Developing Land - Part 1 - Finding Land to Purchase

Eppraisal

How much is available to a small homebuilding business? Any easements to worry about? If, for example, you wish to build a house to sell, you might look for a property with an old, unpreserved house waiting for demolition. Yet that just represents additional expense. Ideally, you want a piece of land that is undeveloped.

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Pre-Appraisal Checklist for Homeowners

D Fritz Appraisals

Any easements or encroachments – any part of the property should be accounted for to get the most accurate estimate of the land value. With a combined half century of experience across the industry in business administration, lending and real estate sales, you can trust in D. Fritz for your real estate appraisal.

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