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Your Home’s DNA: Decoding Your Chain of Title

By Lydia Blair / November 19, 2019 /

Ever wonder who owned your property 100 years ago? Or even 200 years ago? Your house probably wasn’t there yet and there may have been different trees, but someone else likely called your land home, just like you do. We need only to look to history to reveal the roots of your home’s DNA.

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Title Tip: Say Cheese! You Bought a House!

By Lydia Blair / August 6, 2019 /

It’s closing day. Say cheese! All those photos of smiling faces on closing day offer proof that most folks are delighted to be closing on a home. Either they’re getting the keys to their new property or they’re getting a check for the sale. Before the popularity of social media, most people mailed out moving…

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Title Tip: Texas Homesteads And Judgment Liens

By Lydia Blair / July 30, 2019 /

It’s Homestead, Sweet Homestead in the State of Texas. Our Texas constitution can help prevent Texans from becoming homeless if they are in a financial bind. Texas homestead protection laws guard your homestead against foreclosure by judgment creditors such as credit card holders, bill collectors, or winning parties in lawsuits. This special protection from creditors…

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Title Tip: Do Your Homework on Assigning Contracts

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / July 9, 2019 /

Assignment of a real estate contract is looked upon with suspicion by lots of folks. While it is not legal in all states, under Texas law, contracts are assignable unless there is a specific clause in the contract that prohibits it. There are some sellers who become upset when they discover that the person buying…

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Title Tip: The Clocks Are Ticking in The Countdown to Closing

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / June 25, 2019 /

By Lydia Blair Special Contributor The contract has been signed by both buyer and seller. Now it’s the Final Countdown. Cue music. Daa! Da-da-daa! There are several clocks that start ticking towards closing. They all start and stop at different times. Some clocks count the business days while others count the calendar days. Here’s a…

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