Attaching a check to the offer on a house you hope to purchase is the right way to signal your intentions to the seller. The larger the check, the more serious the buyer. But putting up earnest money is not…
It’s not an everyday occurrence. But once in a while, a homebuilder abruptly shuts down, leaving customers holding the proverbial bag. At the height of the Great Recession, for example, dozens of homebuilders suffered adverse changes that affected their buyers,…
Can you answer these two questions? 1. A landlord refuses to show or rent an apartment to someone who is not either Christian or Jewish. What type of discrimination is this: disability, familial status, racial or religious? 2. Oliver is…
Every homeowner who is considering hiring a contractor to do some work in or around their house should become familiar with the mechanic’s lien laws in their home state. Otherwise, if you have a beef with the person you hired…