You can’t get the government to agree on anything….and, apparently, you can’t get anyone else to, either.  We had a pretty straight forward sale of some land, which admittedly had to be “quiet titled.”  But that was taken care of years ago.   Now, there is still a Lins Pendens out there for something that was well before we owned the land.  And, the quiet title should have taken care of all that.  One would think.   You never know….and that is why it is imperative that you hire a good title company.   Well, there I said it.  And, this is my first post about real estate in all the years I have been here.   Hire a Good Attorney and Hire a Good Title Company.  Do the Research.  Make sure that the people you are paying your money to know what they are doing.    OR something as simple as a l... 12/11/2013

If you’ve been following mortgage refinance rates from the sidelines, it’s not too late to take advantage and slash a few bucks from your payments. There are a few things you should know about interest rates when shopping for your mortgage. Avoid some common mistakes. I have several tips in regard to a refinance. Please read on. Are the Interest Rates I See… Actually Real?  Interest rates change all the time. Seriously. Lenders lower their interest rates to win more business or, alternately, raise rates to slow down an overload of applications. You can see this occur with larger banks, but even with local banks when the application volume is heavy. You will then see their publushed rates increase to cut back on volume. What about these low interest rates? You will sometimes see advertis... 08/31/2011