They say that “cash is king”, but not in Real Estate. Certified funds rule here. It is not uncommon for a borrower to whip out the ol’ checkbook at the closing table to pay their closing funds. Just as they start to write I say “sorry, we cannot accept personal checks…” And then the look[…]
Should I add my kids to title? “Adulting” gets kicked up a notch when you purchase a home. You just entered into a relationship with your home, so, good or bad, you try to work things out. This purchase also triggers some to want to prepare a long term plan. Don’t be scared, these are[…]
It does matter what name is put on a contract. Remember that kid in school, or you may have been that kid, with that hard to pronounce name? At the beginning of every school year, or with every substitute teacher, all the kids would wait to see how the teacher would mess up that name?[…]