Insights
Plain answers to the questions families ask us most, written for the moment a letter arrives and nobody knows what it means.
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What happens to a home when someone dies without a will?
The order the law uses to decide who inherits, where Texas, Florida and North Carolina part ways, and why inheriting is not the same as being on the deed.
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What happens when an heir is missing?
One relative nobody can reach can freeze a house for years. How the search works, and who pays for it.
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03
How a property tax foreclosure unfolds in Texas, step by step
From the county lawsuit to the courthouse steps, and the two year window that opens after the sale.
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How a property tax foreclosure unfolds in Florida, step by step
No lawsuit at the start. The debt is sold to an investor, and the clock runs quietly for two years.
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How a property tax foreclosure unfolds in North Carolina, step by step
A court ordered sale that is not final on auction day, thanks to the ten day upset bid period.