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If you are selling or buying a home, it is important to remember that there is more to negotiate than the purchase price.     There are many things that can increase the value to a seller or buyer such as: Earnest Deposit: A seller will likely ask for a higher earnest...

In a seller’s market, it is a good idea to have your home loan pre-approved. What is a Mortgage Pre-Approval? When you are pre-approved for a mortgage, it means a lender has determined how much you can borrow, the loan programs for which you may qualify, as well as...

Selling Your Own Home – Things to Consider: A For Sale By Owner, or FSBO, is a home that is being sold directly by the seller, without a listing real estate agent. The benefit to the seller is that he or she is not paying a commission on the sale of the home, saving...

Easements affect the property rights of many real property owners.     An easement grants to the holder a right to use land owned by another. Affirmative vs. Negative Easements: Easements that grant usage rights are affirmative easements, while easements that restrict...

HOA Architectural Committees: You are choosing a new paint color for the outside of your house, and you think, “Since all the other houses are beige, I think I’ll paint mine blue.” On second thought, you had better check your homeowner’s association (HOA) governing...

Commercial property buyers in Missouri and around the country may be drawn to an office building, retail store or warehouse because it is located in a thriving area or has the potential to provide solid returns, but they will usually wait until due diligence efforts...

Missouri commercial property owners who are wanting to offer their properties for sale, should do several things before they do so to help to facilitate the transactions. By taking these steps, the property owners may increase their likelihoods of selling their...

Usually a tenant will accept a landlord’s letter of intent to lease space if the letter sets out the basic business terms (e.g., rent, term, deposit, etc.) and nothing more. However, this is a missed opportunity for the tenant. For most commercial tenants, they will...

Most commercial leases provide that the tenant will attorn to, or recognize, any purchaser of the property at a foreclosure sale as the new landlord. The provision usually states that the subordination will be automatically effective, but that the tenant will enter...