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March 10, 2010

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Avoid Becoming a Mortgage Fraud Victim

Interested in Residential Real Estate? Purchasing a home should be an exciting time in one's life. Unless the individual is paying for the entire home up front, a mortgage is necessary. A lot of times, the lender supplying the mortgage loan will make it sound like it is wonderful and unmatched. It is usually not until it is too late that many surprise fees pop up and the person borrowing the money becomes a mortgage fraud victim.

Don't become a mortgage fraud victim! Contact our Residential Real Estate Lawyers today.

When applying for a mortgage, many papers are required for signing. While an individual may be able to read through these papers before signing, they may contain legal jargon that only a qualified Residential Real Estate lawyer would be able to understand. Without a residential real estate lawyer, the borrower puts him or herself at a risk of becoming a mortage fraud victim. A mortgage broker may state that these papers contain the verbal promises they gave, when in fact, they do not. Even worse, any of these papers may contain a certain term or condition that locks the home purchaser into contracts they do not wish to be locked into.

Mortgage lawyers help to make sure that:

Promises are provided in writing
There are no surprises written into the contracts
You or someone you know saves thousands
Other real estate contracts issues

Why waste time and money that doesn't need to be wasted? Eliminate the risk of becoming a mortgage fraud victim! Unlike many mortgage brokers, Real Estate lawyers have their client's best interests in mind. Don't go through the hassle and financial hardships of securing a mortgage loan without the expertise of a Residential Real Estate lawyer to help guide you towards making the right decisions.

Don't become a mortgage fraud victim! Contact our Residential Real Estate Lawyers today.

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Did You Know?

The garage is not considered in the square footage of a home.
A garage that is attached to the home is not considered part of the home's square footage. Only livable space is considered in the square footage calculation.

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RESPA protects certain types of transactions.

Federally related mortgage loan transactions, such as loans secured by a lien on residential property. This includes: refinances, home purchase loans, lender approved assumptions, equity lines of credit, property improvement loans, and reverse mortgages.

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According to real estate case law, second mortgage tax deduction on undeveloped land is not allowed.

Real estate case law states that you must have begun construction of a building on the land that and occupied within 24 months to submit a tax deduction. Otherwise, the land is an investment and the interest paid on the second mortgage does not qualify.

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