You're buying a house. The title search comes back and your attorney flags two deeds from the 1940s buried in the chain of title. Suddenly there's a laundry list of restrictions on what you cannot do with the property. Examples could include no expansion of...
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Purchase
That Issue You Found in the House: Is It Really a Dealbreaker?
For most buyers, the hardest part of a home purchase is not spotting a problem but deciding how much it should matter. That is where a good real estate team (realtor and attorney) earns its keep. The value experienced professionals bring is balance, objectivity, and...
The Seller Can’t Move Out by Closing. Now What?
I see this more often than you'd think. Closing is Friday, the wire is teed up, and the seller calls their agent on Wednesday to say they need another week. In Connecticut, the answer is almost never "let's figure it out at closing." It is a separate document called a...
Buying a Home in Connecticut?
Buying a Home in Connecticut? Before You Sign, Decide How You're Taking Title Most buyers don't think about how they'll take title until they are sitting at the closing table. By then, it is often too late to make the right choice and sometimes too late to make any...