by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Oct 2, 2018 | Home Ownership
Santa Fe/Pueblo. Flat roofs, parapet walls with round edges, straight-edge window frames, earth-colored stucco or adobe-brick walls, and projecting roof beams (vigas) typify the Pueblo style. Ranch. A development of the Prairie and Craftsman styles, Ranch homes are...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Sep 28, 2018 | Home Ownership
Liability Issues. If the benefitted land owner plans construction on the property subject to the easement, the easement should require the benefitted party to indemnify and hold the other owner harmless from any liability resulting from the work. The benefitted party...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Sep 13, 2018 | Home Buying, Home Ownership
Feng shui is a Chinese philosophy that has the goal of achieving an auspicious and harmonious environment. It is important to Chinese-Americans, with 86% of those surveyed saying that feng shui will play a role in a future home-buying decision, and 79% saying they...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Sep 11, 2018 | Home Ownership
Here are some of the styles of older homes you will encounter in the South-West: Craftsman. Smallish single story with full or partial-width porches framed by tapered columns, overhanging eaves, and exposed roof rafters. Similar to, but usually slightly bigger than,...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Aug 24, 2018 | Home Buying, Home Ownership
No Right to Change. Some of the more important considerations when granting an easement include that there is no legal right to terminate or alter its location without the consent of the benefitted property owner. So if years after an easement is granted, the burdened...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Aug 17, 2018 | Home Ownership
Probate avoidance is a primary consideration for estate planners and their clients. A revocable trust is usually the vehicle of choice for making non-probate transfers. But real estate must be re-titled in the name of the trust to make a transfer to the trust...
