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Property Law Do’s and Don’ts: Don’t Lease out Rental Property if you Can’t Pay the Monthly Note on it Yourself
If you don’t have cash to burn, don’t act like you do. Consider this: Henry Homeowner decides he’s going to take his savings and purchase a rent house in order to generate passive income. After liquidating his savings to cover the purchase of the house, a few repairs,...
Property Law Do’s and Don’ts: Don’t Enter Into an Agreement to Sell Real Property Unless It’s in Writing
In Texas, oral agreements for the purchase of real property are not enforceable. There is such a thing as an oral lease, so real property can be rented (in most cases) upon an oral agreement, but we don’t recommend that either. This one’s easy. A handshake deal...
Property Law Do’s and Don’ts: Do Your Homework Before Buying at a Tax Sale or HOA Foreclosure
“Too good to be true!” That’s what you should have thought before you scooped up that house in a tax foreclosure. Instead, you thought to yourself, “It’s like taking house-shaped candy from a baby.” Can you actually buy a house for as little as a few hundred dollars...
Property Law Do’s and Don’ts: Don’t Expect Your Tenant to Just Leave
Some people don’t get the hint, and you can only stand politely at the open door for so long. Eventually, you’re going to need to kick them out! Good business makes sense (and probably money too), but tolerating bad business relationships costs you money. Case in...
Property Law Do’s and Don’ts: Easements
I once had a person call me and ask, “Is it legal for me shot anyone who trespasses on my land?” Even in Texas the answer to this one is still going to be “maybe.” We live in a free society, but that does not mean we are “free” to do as we please or even free from our...
Property Law Do’s and Don’Ts: DON’T Expect Perfect Tenants
I can’t believe how many things landlords can’t believe. It’s the same thing every time. “I can’t believe, after everything I’ve done for them, these tenants …” Let’s not fool ourselves. Your tenants are not your children. This isn’t a family relationship or even a...
No Brainer…Get a Real Estate Agent
This is a very easy DO. I can remember how confident I was before I bought my first home. This, by the way, was me BEFORE law school. I did all the research and narrowed down all of the “best” prospects to come up with a TOP 5 list. At the insistence of a friend of...
My Business Won a Judgment, How do I Collect?
Winning a judgment is just the beginning. Honestly, a judgment is really just a piece of paper (sometimes a very expensive piece of paper) that represents a debt someone owes. It is a tool available to a creditor for collecting that debt. However, if you’re unsure how...
Property Law Do’s and Don’ts: Title Insurance…it’s Optional, Right?
Real property isn’t like personal property. You don’t buy a house or an office building the way you buy a pizza or a magazine subscription. The title to a piece of land can change from your hand to someone else even without your hand anywhere near that transaction....
I Want to File a Business Lawsuit, Which Court Should I Choose?
You essentially have four options for filing a lawsuit in Texas. For purposes of this blog, we will not focus on the intricacies of filing a lawsuit in Federal District Court. Instead, let’s look at your options for filing in one of the three Texas state courts. If...
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