Representing Sellers in Estate Sales

Questions: Answers: The authority of the Executors comes from the Will, They can sign a Listing Agreement, the Agreement of Purchase and Sale, and related and ancillary documents. However, they …

Seller Might Pass Before Closing

Question: If an elderly seller (sole owner) lists a vacant property utilizing  a Power of Attorney, sells firm with a quick closing date, but dies before closing. How can the …

Joint Tenancy or the Will?

Question: I have a client who wants to stay in her home. Her husband recently died and both names were on title (Joint Tenancy). However the husband willed his half …

Power of Attorney and Death

Question: I sold my client’s home pursuant to a Power of Attorney The home was supposed to close last week but due to the Buyer’s circumstances, it’s been delayed 3 …

Divorced: but still stuck together!

You probably never thought of this and it certainly doesn’t happen very often, but when it does it definitely causes havoc. Let’s take the case of Jim and Wendy. Wendy’s …

Wills for Everyone!

Everyone has a Will. The problem is that most people don’t know where it is. They have never seen it, they never signed it and they don’t know what it …