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Staying Safe with Your Power of Lawyer Power of attorney documents are legal forms that most people encounter at some point in time in their lives. These documents may be common, but...

Five Tips for Negotiating Your Next Commercial Lease Despite what people may tell you, just about everything in life is negotiable. This is particularly true in the world of commercial real estate. Commercial...

Should a Charitable Trust Be Part of My Estate Plan? There are many options available to you in designing an estate plan that is just right for you and your goals, and with the help...

What Happens if You Inherit a Property in Foreclosure? Knowing what will happen to your home or real estate properties after you pass is an important part of proper estate planning. However, it is...

What Happens If Your Landlord Defaults on the Mortgage? What happens if your landlord ends up in foreclosure after defaulting on the mortgage? In most U.S. jurisdictions a tenant cannot be immediately evicted or...

Living Trusts, Revocable Trusts, and Pour Over Wills – What’s the Difference? You’ve worked hard to acquire, built, and earn wealth during your life. But what is to become of it when you pass? To make sure...

Mortgages 101: What Every Homebuyer Needs to Know For most people, buying a home is a dream come true. From pondering floorplans to picking paint colors, shopping for your first home can be...

Struggling with Property Taxes? Your Local Real Estate Lawyer Can Help! Property tax is essential in the Chicago area. Without it, we wouldn’t be able to fund the majority of public services we’ve come to depend...

Top 3 Tips for Managing Estate Taxes Much like filing your taxes, planning your estate is seldom easy and never fun. It requires you to think deeply about the circumstances you will...

What is a Short Sale, and How Can It Help You? Generally, people do not pay cash upfront for their first real estate purchase. Instead, most homes are purchased using a mortgage. Mortgages charge fees and...

Trusts vs. Wills: Understanding the Most Common Estate Planning Tools Part of what makes life so beautiful is that it doesn’t last forever. It’s a bittersweet reality. We work hard to contribute meaningfully to the...

How Hiring an Lawyer Can Save You Big on Closing Costs The process of buying a house can be daunting. Beyond the emotional roller coaster of showings and offers, you must somehow walk the line between not getting...