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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....
The Law and Policy Behind Like Kind Exchanges
Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 1031, allows taxpayers to defer tax recognition of what would otherwise be considered a taxable capital...
Entering a Commercial Lease? Get a Real Estate Lawyer
Starting a new business can be incredibly exciting. Entrepreneurs spend weeks, even months, hunting for facilities and equipment that are just right for their businesses. Typically, this...
The Benefits of Real Estate Law To Homeowners
For many people, homeownership is a great source of pride and joy. And why shouldn’t it be? In a society where real estate properties get...
Is an Incentive Trust Right for You? Here’s What You Need to Know
Estate planning isn’t usually discussed at the dinner table, and for understandable reasons. It involves tricky conversations about who gets what assets, and why. Like...
Incorporating Medicaid Planning Into Your Estate Plan
At M&A Law, we know most people put off estate planning for a number of reasons. Sometimes people simply do not want to face the...
Ensure Your Estate Plan Protects You From Elder Abuse
Everyone knows that estate planning is important. You may even have already created an estate plan, whether it involves a will, trust, or other provision....
What’s the Difference Between Power of Lawyer and Guardianship?
Most people are confused by estate planning and put it off until the very last minute. Sometimes this is because people don’t want to face...
Having Kids Later in Life? Here’s What You Should Consider When Planning Your Estate
More people are choosing to have children later on in life. No matter what stage of life you have a child in, they can bring...
Providing for a Fiscally Irresponsible Heir
You’ve spent your life working hard and making good investments. Now that you have wealth, you want to make sure your family is taken care...