Be Very Careful With Balloon Payment Loans
Let’s say it’s time to buy a new home or property, and you take out a mortgage on that property. The mortgage payments look very affordable—much...
What Happens To Homestead Property, In Probate Court?
Florida is unique amongst many states in that it completely protects your homestead property from creditors. Absent you giving permission for your hom...
Understanding Basic Documents In Your Real Estate Closing
When you sit for a real estate closing, and in the weeks beforehand, there will be a lot of terms thrown around. Some terms are so basic, they may nev...
What Happens If You Buy Property With A Tenant Living In The Property?
If you buy property at foreclosure, you may already be aware of some of the risks involved. Encounters such as liens that survive foreclosure or poor ...
Adjustable And Fixed Rate Mortgage Pros And Cons
During the housing market crash in the late 2000s, a lot of the blame was placed on so-called “exotic” mortgage products. These were mortgages tha...
Gilbert Garcia Group and Sapphire Title & Escrow Company present their 2022 Staff Retreat
Gilbert Garcia Group and Sapphire Title & Escrow Company present their 2022 staff Retreat – “Raising the Bar”! Each year, a full-day company ret...
Common Real Estate Contingencies
When you are buying or selling property, you may have heard your real estate attorney talk about contingencies. But what are contingencies, and how do...
It’s Not Eviction, It’s Ejectment
When it comes to ways to get people out of property or ways that people can be removed from property, we often think of two main methods. Foreclosure ...
Using An Enhanced Life Estate Can Help You Avoid Probate (And Has Other Benefits)
An enhanced life estate is a type of joint ownership that allows someone to live in their home during their lifetime and transfer it to a beneficiary ...
