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Real Estate
Bad and good credit
Every day consumers conduct scores of financial transactions that require educated decision-making. Making the wrong decision about your finances can ruin a good credit report. Keeping a good credit record is very important; a poor history can follow you for seven years (ten years if you file bankruptcy) and can make buying a home, car or even getting a credit card almost impossible.
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Sue Season: Tough economy fuels litigation
A bad economy fuels litigation, and the attorney with the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University, Judon Fambrough, is advising real estate licensees to get the “sue shot.”
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Remodeling? Do you know what to do first?
If you are going to hire someone else to do the job, you might want to check out the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) website.
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Texas title trail
All land in Texas originally belonged to the government of Spain, Mexico, the Republic of Texas or the State of Texas. From the 1500s to the end of the 1800s most of that territory converted from public ownership to private hands. That transfer of sovereignty resulted in a system to record and verify private land titles.
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When Johnny marches off to war military personnel have special tenant rights
Enlisting in the military or receiving deployment orders are life-altering events that are stressful enough. Military personnel do not need the additional worry and expense related to breaking a residential lease agreement when military duty requires them to move.
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Bad fences, bad neighbors
Mr. Rogers sang "It's a beautiful day in this neighborhood" and asked "won't you be my neighbor?" Unfortunately, we rarely get to pick who lives next door. If such a selection process were possible, there would indeed be something to sing about and fewer movies.
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