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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. Why is a title search necessary for refinancing?

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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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Expert Witness Testimony: The Indispensable Role of Real Estate Appraisers in Legal Disputes

Boston Appraisal

Scenarios Necessitating Appraisers as Expert Witnesses: Property Disputes : Appraisers are crucial in resolving boundary disagreements, easement issues, or broader disputes over property rights. These evaluations are needed for insurance claims, providing a basis for fair settlements and aiding property owners in recovering from losses.

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Crunching Numbers: Using an Investment Property Closing Costs Calculator

Listing Spark

It’s very much a business strategy about calculations: you start with the finish-line price in mind, subtract the anticipated renovation costs, carve your percentage out of the remaining amount, and offer no more than that. For flip-style investments, the reasons to account for selling costs become clear.

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Commercial Real Estate Appraisal Review: Essential Handbook to a Necessary and Influential 2nd Opinion

The Robert Weiler Company

How about entering into a business venture without the same careful consideration? Consider the grantor’s position when considering a disbursement for a mixed-use development, conservation easement, or specialty use property. Would you have a medical procedure without getting a verified second opinion?

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Real Estate Real Fast EP6 (with Greg Naughton, 22+ years experience in construction and 10 years experience as an investor and builder)

Listing Spark

After dealing with insurance, it ended up setting them back three months. “I Going through fire and insurance investigations and whatnot. What are the easements on the lot? One of the biggest challenges Greg had to face for one of his construction projects was arson. I have an East Austin Infill project with two houses.

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Appraisers: How and Why To Check Carbon Monoxide Detectors

Appraisal Today

National Counsel for Liability Insurance Administrators. There may be unrecorded easements or other issues that the appraiser would not and could not discover during the course of the inspection. Some appraisers are very busy, and others have little work. To read more, click here . My comment: Interesting history and photos. =.