You may be wondering why I’m bringing up refinances now when all we have seen are high interest rates. If you own a home and you closed in the last...

  By the time my office gets a contract for a closing a lot has happened that we are typically not a part of and truthfully, after reading this...

  The early stages of organizing a new start-up can be a very exciting and overwhelming time for business owners. One of the most important...

  Realtors, Buyers and Sellers – be vigilant!  As a party to a real estate transaction, you may be targeted by fraudsters and you must be extra...

  Listing agents, make sure you're getting an accurate idea of how much your sellers owe on their mortgage when listing. The idea that the...

  Small business owners take note – beginning January of 2024, all companies will be required to report certain information to the Financial...

  Two things in life are certain: death and taxes. The tax part, at least, is also true for every real property transaction. It can be very...

  I wish I had a dollar every time a client asked me at the closing table “Why so much paper?” or “I just bought my car signing on an iPad at...

  The third week in October is estate planning awareness week, so we wanted to take this opportunity to remind you of why it’s important to...

  Being able to legally access a property from the road, while often taken for granted, is of vital importance. For homes in subdivisions or...

  The real estate market is such a hot topic. Tune into the nightly news, pull up an online article, or just walk into your local coffee shop....

  My buyer is not a U.S. citizen so what do I do? I get this question a lot. The answer is: not much at all. The better and uncommon question...

  Many people don’t know that when you buy a house in NC, an attorney is involved. The Buyer chooses which attorney to close with, but what...

  A large part of our practice in our transactional department consists of curing title issues for real property that arise as a result of...

  The price of everything has been on a steady uptick for years now.  Insurance premiums included.  Thankfully, many states govern when and by...

  I’ve tried very hard to educate my staff that there are a lot of aspects of a real estate transaction that we cannot control, but...

  While these are the words from the 1998 one hit wonder, it also applies to buying a home. A seller was once the buyer, but now someone else...

  Beneficiary designated assets are financial accounts that automatically transfer to a specific person upon the account owner’s death, such as...

  As an attorney who interacts regularly with homeowners in some stage of default, I encounter HOA arrearages on a fairly regular basis. When...

  Closing on a home whether you’re the buyer or the seller, can seem like a daunting process. The amount of time and effort both sides put into...

  In the olden days of TRID, buyers would have their final cash to close numbers at least 3 days in advance of closing, leaving them plenty of...

  Many of our clients are concerned about avoiding estate taxes on their assets that they leave to beneficiaries at death. Fortunately, current...

  Low inventory in the marketplace has been a leading topic of discussion in the market for years now.  A variety of factors working in...

  One of my favorite stories from closing (I honestly still twitch thinking about it) is the day I had to mediate a fight between buyers and...

  Many people want a home that isn’t governed by an HOA, but that is very unlikely in our area. HOAs, Homeowner’s Associations, are everywhere...

  A 1031 exchange, also known as the like-kind exchange, is a helpful tool and tax strategy for real estate investors that sell properties and...

  You may have heard by now that Remote Electronic Notarization will begin in NC on July 1, 2023. That means we can complete all closings via...

  In a time when we have a busy market with low inventory, everything seems frantic. Once a buyer finds their dream home, it’s human nature to...

  Help us help your buyers ensure smooth sailing to the finish line. Despite our many warnings along the way to buyers that they must send...

  Our clients frequently ask us what we would recommend as the number one estate planning tool that every person should have. As attorneys, we...

  You just closed on your home last month and now you've been notified you'll be making monthly mortgage payments to a new bank. That fast?...

  There’s a lot of things in life where just because you can do something, doesn’t mean you should. I try and teach my children this daily....

  Escrow is a term thrown around a lot, but what does it really mean when it comes to having a mortgage? It is often over-complicated, so here...

  When a loved one passes away, our job here at Jackson Law is to make the probate process as seamless and as easy as possible for our clients....

  When a transaction is on the way to closing, everyone in the deal is keeping fingers and toes crossed that there are no major snags....

  Every state is different when it comes to real estate transactions. Some states you’ll close with an attorney, and some states you’ll close...

  Owner’s title insurance is considered optional insurance, but we always recommend it here at Jackson Law. There are many reasons why we...

  One of the most effective legal remedies available for clients who are at an impasse on joint property ownership is a partition proceeding,...

  Over the years you've probably heard agents or investors mention buying foreclosures, but that term can actually describe a few different...

  I call transactional real estate law “happy law.”  I say this because in my line of work everyone has the same goal.  Everyone signed up for...

  It seems like there is always some news story regarding wire fraud and how dangerous it is to send money via a wire transfer. However, wiring...

  One of the easiest things to put off is executing your estate plan, but there are many reasons to put it at the top of your list for 2023! As...

  A Power of Attorney (POA) is a versatile tool that can help clients enter contracts or conduct affairs when their personal availability is...

  The process to get from contract to the closing table is full of twists and turns and high emotions. This post is going to dive into the...

  I'm trying to distill the takeaways from my experience in handling thousands of closings over nearly 20 years of practice. So, this is a long...

  Families with small children know that estate planning is typically one item that baby books recommend checking off prior to the arrival of...

  The world of real estate involves many walks of life buying or selling for a wide variety of reasons.  For these parties to complete their...

  In a time where it seems everyone has a ring doorbell, nanny-cam, echo dot, Google home system, fancy baby monitor, (you name it!), it’s very...

  Buying a home can be overwhelming especially when you are inundated with charges from lenders, title insurance companies, tax offices, and...

  Many people consider deeding property to their children, grandchildren, or other family members. Why not? It seems reasonably prudent: Give...