by Pat Hune | Sep 12, 2022 | GREAT ARTICLES
When an owner does not pay their property taxes the County creates something called a Tax Lien. The tax lien is then sold to investors. Tax liens are a way for the county to collect money to keep running the county. If the property taxes are not paid the county still...
by Pat Hune | Sep 12, 2022 | GREAT ARTICLES
Once in a great while a tenant will prepay their rent. Shocking, I know, but true. So the question is what should happen to this money? Owners would argue they should get the money. If you agree consider this: The tenant has prepaid 12 months of rent. The...
by Pat Hune | Sep 12, 2022 | GREAT ARTICLES
Recently two colleagues, one a mortgage lender and one a realtor, told me about two instances where they needed a pre-possession agreement. A pre-possession agreement means the escrow has not officially closed but the buyer wants to move in. Conversely a...
by Pat Hune | Sep 12, 2022 | GREAT ARTICLES
Late last year a client asked me for a copy of the final settlement statement (aka Final HUD) from when he purchased a house in 2004. Unfortunately, I no longer had a hard or soft copy of this document due to several computer changes, at least one hard disc drive...
by Pat Hune | Sep 12, 2022 | GREAT ARTICLES
Angies List and various sources, September 2016 You’ve just bought a home. The previous owner replaced the entire HVAC system three years ago. They assure you they purchased a 20-year extended warranty, so you should be covered, right? Not necessarily. ...
by Pat Hune | Sep 12, 2022 | GREAT ARTICLES
Recently on my neighborhood website there was a post talking about a neighbor who was leaving anonymous notes about issues they were having with the owner along with complaints lodged with the City of Tempe for various issues like poorly maintained landscaping or...
