In recent months, homeowners across the country have fallen victim to a new wave of scams targeting property owners. One of the latest schemes involves fraudulent “recorded deed notices” sent via mail or email, purporting to be official documents requiring immediate action. These deceptive notices, which often have a return address of “Washington, D.C.” with…
If you’ve never purchased a property, you may not know what I’m talking about. Both Joint Tenancy with right of survivorship and tenants-in-common dictate how a property is owned and who inherits it when one or more of the owners passes away. In Connecticut, tenancy in common is the default interest for a deed with…
Myths & Misconceptions Monday (Real Estate / Home Edition) Vlog #4: “I Need To Make Sure I Have And Keep The Original Deed To My House” Thinking that you need the original deed to your property, is quite a common misconception. And to be quite honest, makes sense right? I mean, you need the originals…
Before buying a home, one of the first things you need to do is to make sure that the seller actually owns it. After all, you can’t sell something that doesn’t belong to you. legally speaking at least. You have to make sure that you are dealing with a clear title. Essentially, a title that’s…
