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How Title Insurance Works.
Title insurance is unique. Unlike other insurance options that require monthly premiums, title insurance is charged as a one-time fee. It is paid by the buyer at closing, and is approximately equal to .5% of the purchase price. Basically it protects you and your...
Insurance Coverage for Remodels, Part 1.
Are You Insured? Protect yourself during your next major remodel: 1. Make sure the contractor has insurance for not only injuries and property damage, but also negligent workmanship and injuries sustained on the job. Check also for workers' compensation and liability...
Can you Do a Short Term Rental in a HOA?
Arizona law states that a member of a HOA may use the member’s property as a rental property unless prohibited in the CC&Rs per A.R.S. §33-1806.01. Accordingly, unless the CC&Rs expressly restrict “vacation rentals,” “transient lodging” or “short-term...
How to Hold Title.
Typically, married couples in Arizona hold title as community property with right of survivorship. Following the death of one of the spouses, title will automatically pass to the surviving spouse, avoiding the necessity of a probate. An alternative is to place the...
Rents Keep Increasing.
The metro Phoenix area has the nation’s second-fastest growing apartment rental rates. Some renters may pay hundreds of dollars in higher rent over the next year, according to a new report from RentCafe. From September 2017 to September this year Phoenix had the...
Horrifying Home Stories for Halloween, #2.
An agent listed a home in Antioch, California. When she periodically visited it she started to have “experiences” in the home. On one occasion she was shoved by an invisible force. She was also told during a showing to 'get out' by a disembodied voice. Despite all...