by Jeremiah Jackson | Jul 20, 2023 | Blog
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 time to coordinate moving their funds around and send a wire to us for their final cash to close. These days, we are lucky to...
by Elizabeth Boyette | Jul 6, 2023 | Blog
Many of our clients are concerned about avoiding estate taxes on their assets that they leave to beneficiaries at death. Fortunately, current regulations allow individuals to make testamentary devises to heirs up to a certain cumulative amount without paying taxes....
by Samuel Iden | Jun 29, 2023 | Blog
Low inventory in the marketplace has been a leading topic of discussion in the market for years now. A variety of factors working in conjunction with each other have created the environment we’ve been operating in. You hear certain points made regularly. Homeowners...
by Cara Gibbons | Jun 22, 2023 | Blog
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 sellers over a blueberry bush. This was not any blueberry bush, it was a sentimental blueberry bush. The sellers wanted to take...
by Erin Auld | Jun 15, 2023 | Blog
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 and it is vital that you know what you can and cannot do when it comes to payments and involvement. Here are a few myths...
by Elizabeth Boyette | Jun 1, 2023 | Blog
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 buy replacement properties that are considered “like kind” in nature. Business owners of typical industries such as drug...
