Reader Question: How do I find lost closing statements for a property I sold in 2004 in a 1031 exchange where the title company and 1031 companies are gone, the real estate agent is deceased, her company no longer has any records, and the mortgage company no longer has those records? Monty’s Answer: Fifteen […]

 Reader Question: I have a condo unit facing an empty residential lot which has a stockade fence bolted on top of an eight-foot-high concrete wall. My second-floor unit is level with the top of the wall and all of the fence. I believe the terrible condition of the fence and the fact that my deck […]

Reader Question: We are dealing with a municipality issue. We have a big problem with a new fire code dictating new elevations and width measurements of the easement road which currently services eight homes. Our real estate agent discovered it answering a prospect’s question about fire codes. We requested a variance in this provision in a […]

  Reader Question: We are confused by our agent’s rent-up procedures. We rented our home to a couple who gave us a month-and-a-half for security. They also paid their real estate agent a months rent. Their agent split the month’s rent with our real estate agent. However, we didn’t get a months rent before our tenants […]