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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...

Your Roles and Responsibilities as Executor of a Will Everyone should have a will. It’s a keystone of any estate plan, and it’s a critical way to ensure that your assets pass to your...

What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to Know About Wholesaling Wholesaling real estate has become increasingly popular over the past few years in Chicago, particularly the south side and around Cook, Kane and Dupage County...

Estate Planning Mistakes That Can Land You in Probate Court Estate planning can be a challenging process, but it only becomes more difficult if legal issues arise that require resolution in probate court. Setting your...

Closing Costs May Add Unanticipated Expenses to Your Home Purchase For many, purchasing a home is a lifelong dream. However, buying a house is a complicated undertaking that raises a great deal of legal and...

Five Things to Consider Before Executing a Power of Lawyer A Power of Attorney agreement is one of the most powerful contracts recognized by American law. It is a written conveyance of one person’s legal...

Short Sales and Foreclosures – Confusing Similarities and Critical Distinctions Across America, real estate investors and home owners alike are making real estate purchases made possibly by our system of real estate financing and mortgages....