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Practice Area Articles

“As Is” in Texas Residential Transactions

Adding A Co-Owner To A Texas Deed

Adverse Possession in Texas

Affidavits of Heirship in Texas

Anonymity in Texas Real Estate

Asset Protection in Texas

Assignment (Wholesaling) of Residential Earnest Money Contracts in Texas

Assignment of LLC Membership Interests

Assignment of Real Estate Notes and Liens

Assumed Names in Texas

Assumption Transactions in Texas

Buying or Selling a Texas Business

Charging Orders in Texas

Co-Ownership of Property in Texas

Confidentiality and Non-Compete Agreements in LLCs

Corporate Transparency Act and FinCEN Regulation

Death of a Sole Residential Tenant

Deceptive Trade Practices In Texas Real Estate

Deed Corrections in Texas

Deed Execution and Recording in Texas

Deed Warranties and Covenants in Texas

Deeding Property to an LLC

Deeds in Lieu of Foreclosure

Deeds in Texas

Disclosure Obligations of Sellers and their Brokers

Discovery Post-Judgment in Texas

Dodd-Frank in Texas

Due-On-Sale in Texas

Earnest Money Disputes

Equity Stripping for Asset Protection

Evictions of Residential Tenants in Texas

Executory Contracts in Texas

FinCEN Reporting and the Residential Rule

Foreclosure in Texas

Fraud by Residential Real Estate Sellers

Fraudulent Transfers in Texas

Hard-Money Lending

Higher-Priced Loans: Federal Regulation

Homestead Protections in Texas

How to Use a Real Estate Lawyer

Introduction to LLC Tax and Banking Issues

Joint Ownership with Rights of Survivorship

Joint Ventures in Texas Real Estate

Judgment Liens and the Texas Homestead

Judgments in Texas

Lease-Options in Texas

Lease-Purchases in Texas Real Estate

Letters Of Intent In Texas Real Estate Sales

Lien Release and Removal in Texas

Lis Pendens in Texas

LLC Formation in Texas

LLC Governing Documents

LLC Tax and Banking Issues: A Brief Overview

Loan Fraud and Money Laundering

Mediation in Texas

Partition of Texas Property

Partnerships and Joint Ventures in Texas

Personal Guarantees In Texas Real Estate

Piercing the Veil in Texas

Professionalism in Electronic Communications

Real Estate Investors Using Real Estate Lawyers

Real Estate Litigation in Texas

Redemption Issues for Investors After Purchase at a Tax Sale or HOA Foreclosure

Release and Removal of Liens Against the Texas Homestead

Residential Contracts in Texas: The Value of Special Provisions

Residential Leasing: A Critique of the Texas Realtors Lease

Residential Leasing: Death of a Tenant

Residential Leasing: Repair Questions to the Landlord

Residential Leasing: Suggested Lease Form

Residential Real Estate Contracts in Texas: Do You Have A Contract?

Residential Real Estate Contracts in Texas: Identifying the Parties and Property

Residential Real Estate Contracts in Texas: Protecting the Interests of Buyer or Seller

Right of First Refusal in Texas

SAFE Act and Dodd-Frank

Security Deposits in Texas Residential Leases

Seller Finance in Texas Residential Sales Transactions

Series LLCs in Texas: An Overview

Series LLCs in Texas: Registered Series

Seven-Day Notices in Texas Real Estate Transactions