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A Home Buyer’s Closing Nightmare

2023-08-03T20:47:00+00:00

Home Buyers: You Need a Closing Fraud Attack Plan It’s a stressful situation—buying a new home. The looking, the haggling, and the mere thought of moving can add up to burnout for shoppers. They put down thousands of dollars in earnest money to initiate the sale, then even larger amounts at closing to pocket the keys. That [...]

A Home Buyer’s Closing Nightmare2023-08-03T20:47:00+00:00

Affordable Legal Advice From Probate Lawyers

2023-08-03T20:26:15+00:00

If you die without a Will, your assets will have to go through the Probate process before being distributed to your family. That could mean years of delays and substantial taxes and fees. Or, if your Will wasn’t drafted properly or is out of date, that could lead to similar Probate nightmares. 2 Years - [...]

Affordable Legal Advice From Probate Lawyers2023-08-03T20:26:15+00:00

Real Estate Housing Market 2023

2023-08-03T19:49:51+00:00

Real Estate Housing Market 2023 – What You Need to Know The US housing market has been a wild ride for the last few years. If you’ve been keeping up with real estate market news, you know that it is difficult to make an accurate housing market forecast. But homeowners, buyers, sellers, landlords, brokers and [...]

Real Estate Housing Market 20232023-08-03T19:49:51+00:00

Why Older Americans are Top Scam Targets

2023-07-10T19:21:37+00:00

Why Older Americans are Top Scam Targets Scammers who target the elderly seem to be all around us. You’ve likely heard about the grandparent’s scam where a caller claims to be an individual’s grandchild needing emergency cash. Another classic theme is that the individual has won a prize or giveaway. The elderly are top targets [...]

Why Older Americans are Top Scam Targets2023-07-10T19:21:37+00:00

Protect Your Investments with a Solid Lease Agreement

2023-07-10T19:06:36+00:00

Protect Your Investments with a Solid Lease Agreement 74.4% of rental properties are owned by individual investors. Whether you have one property or have built a small real estate empire, it’s important to protect your investments by leasing them to tenants using legally sound written lease agreements. Landlord-tenant law is different in every state. As [...]

Protect Your Investments with a Solid Lease Agreement2023-07-10T19:06:36+00:00

The No Surprises Act: What You Should Know

2023-07-10T18:36:31+00:00

The No Surprises Act targets medical bill surprises If you’re like most Americans, “invoice” is probably your least favorite word. “Surprise invoice,” though, is on a whole different level of nightmare. If you haven’t experienced it yourself, you’ve probably at least heard of it happening to someone you know: The spine-curdling scenario of receiving an unexpected [...]

The No Surprises Act: What You Should Know2023-07-10T18:36:31+00:00

What is PII and What Does PII Include?

2023-06-15T14:34:33+00:00

Personally Identifiable Information (PII) is unique information that can be used to link to an individual’s identity. In some cases, stolen PII can help identity thieves fraudulently access someone else’s identity. PII can include your full name, date of birth, and Social Security numbers (SSN)—which are nearly impossible to replace if they’re compromised. This is [...]

What is PII and What Does PII Include?2023-06-15T14:34:33+00:00

What is Renters Insurance and Why is it So Important?

2023-06-15T14:24:46+00:00

If you are renting your home, you already know about the struggles that renters face. You may have dealt with leaky pipes, A/C problems, issues with the rent, landlord/tenant arguments and more. But renters insurance might be something you have not thought much about. If you are asking questions like, “What is renters insurance? Why is renters insurance [...]

What is Renters Insurance and Why is it So Important?2023-06-15T14:24:46+00:00

Will Your Next Lawyer Be An AI Lawyer?

2023-06-15T14:15:27+00:00

How Will Artificial Intelligence Change the Justice System? By now, many of us know a little about AI (artificial intelligence), but what does AI stand for and why is it important for us? We’ve seen films about robots and computers becoming self-aware and either trying to save or destroy the world. We’ve heard about robotic dolls, [...]

Will Your Next Lawyer Be An AI Lawyer?2023-06-15T14:15:27+00:00

The Difference Between Employment Law and Labor Law

2023-05-09T20:54:09+00:00

Labor laws regulate the relationship between employers and labor unions, such as the AFL-CIO. Labor laws cover topics like the right to unionize and the negotiation and enforcement of collective bargaining agreements. Employment laws regulate the relationship between an employer and individual employees and deal with issues like employment discrimination, harassment and complaints about compensation [...]

The Difference Between Employment Law and Labor Law2023-05-09T20:54:09+00:00

What’s Up With All These Strange Characters and Symbols in My Inbox?

2023-05-09T20:39:03+00:00

Once upon a time, it was a thrill to receive email. We enthusiastically welcomed birthday greetings and meet-up offers from friends, but today, most inboxes receive a deluge of unwanted, suspicious-looking content. Unfortunately, much of it is spam. So, it follows that consumers reported almost $8.8 billion in losses to fraudsters last year according to the Consumer Sentinel [...]

What’s Up With All These Strange Characters and Symbols in My Inbox?2023-05-09T20:39:03+00:00

Types of Powers of Attorney

2023-05-09T20:17:13+00:00

5 Types of Powers of Attorney A Power of Attorney is a legal document which allows someone to act on your behalf. A Healthcare Power of Attorney allows your attorney-in-fact or agent to make health and medical care decisions. A Financial Power of Attorney allows your attorney-in-fact or agent to make financial decisions. A Durable Power of Attorney remains in effect if the principal [...]

Types of Powers of Attorney2023-05-09T20:17:13+00:00

How to Recover Your Hacked Facebook Account

2023-04-11T21:10:27+00:00

Why do hackers hack Facebook accounts? Access to your personal information Typically, cybercriminals hack your Facebook account to access your personal information, which they use to steal your identity. A hacker who gains access to your Facebook account can potentially obtain the following information about you (if it’s stored on Facebook): Contact info: Names, email addresses, phone [...]

How to Recover Your Hacked Facebook Account2023-04-11T21:10:27+00:00

What is a Living Will?

2023-04-11T21:01:25+00:00

Get Peace of Mind Living Wills dictate the type of medical treatment you wish to receive should you be incapacitated and unable to make decisions on your own. Without a Living Will in place, you leave gut wrenching decisions to your loved ones. A Living Will eliminates uncertainty when emotions are naturally high and when [...]

What is a Living Will?2023-04-11T21:01:25+00:00

Landlords: How to Use Security Deposits to Protect Your Property

2023-04-11T20:42:59+00:00

State and local laws dictate how much of a security deposit landlords can require, under what circumstances they can use the tenant’s deposit funds and a variety of other rules and regulations landlords must follow. The Security Deposit Laws Landlords Must Follow While the lease may come in to play, ultimately, security deposits are governed [...]

Landlords: How to Use Security Deposits to Protect Your Property2023-04-11T20:42:59+00:00
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