Monthly Archives: February 2025

Appraisal Management Companies: Friend or Foe?
When you buy a real estate property, it is easy to feel like you must jump through an endless series of hoops before you can close on the sale. You know that closing almost always ends up costing more than you expected, so you set aside some extra money for the purpose, even if… Read More »

Common Legal Issues New Businesses Face
The entrepreneurship content that you watch when you are too broke to go out and too demoralized to respond to text messages from friends and family will lead you to believe that all you need to start a successful business is an original idea and oodles of charisma. They are mostly saying this to… Read More »

Are Non-Probate Assets Overrated?
Probate is an unpleasant reminder that there is no such thing as a free lunch. You know how, in order to get your income tax refund, you must complete the process of filing your income tax returns, and even when you do that, the refund you receive is a lot less than you were… Read More »

Bad News Beneficiaries for Non-Probate Assets
If your estate plan includes some non-probate assets, you are off to a good start, but complacency is the enemy of every estate plan, so don’t assume that you have all your ducks in a row just because you bought a life insurance policy years ago when your employer offered it to you as… Read More »