SOUTH FLORIDA REAL ESTATE ATTORNEYS PROTECTING YOUR INTERESTS IN A REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION Property values and real estate sales in South Florida and across almost all parts of the country are thriving. However, with so few properties on the market, buyers are scrambling to still find deals, while sellers want the most bang for their […]
THE FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN REAL PROPERTY ACT (FIRPTA) 15% WITHHOLDING SINCE FEBRUARY 16, 2016 FIRPTA, which stands for the Foreign Investment in Real Property Act was enacted in 1980 to ensure that foreigners, who are not required to pay income taxes or file income tax returns in the United States, paid their income taxes upon […]
FLORIDA REAL ESTATE ATTORNEYS South Florida Real Estate Lawyers The most important and first decision to make when considering purchasing real estate in the United States is to hire a real estate attorney. This one decision will determine whether the final result is a smooth and successful closing or not. A real estate lawyer in the […]
EXPERIENCED LANDLORD/TENANT ATTORNEY JACQUELINE A. SALCINES, ESQ. Anyone who rents a dwelling in Florida is covered under Florida Statutes Chapter 83. In addition to any responsibilities given to the tenant under the written lease, the tenant has additional responsibilities under the law: TENANT OBLIGATIONS To ensure that you do nothing that causes the landlord to be in […]
EXPERIENCED LANDLORD/TENANT ATTORNEY JACQUELINE A. SALCINES, ESQ. Tenants in Florida often take the law into their own hands and think that by withholding rent they are going to get their landlord’s attention. While they do get the landlord’s attention, it often results in their getting a 3-Day notice of eviction. For many tenants, unfamiliarity with Florida Statutes […]
MIAMI DADE LOAN MODIFICATION AND FORECLOSURE ATTORNEYS The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced last week a new program to significantly reduce and forgive mortgage principal balance for delinquent Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans. The impact of the program is expected to assist underwater homeowners that are still struggling with mortgage payments, high interest rates, […]
EXPERIENCED LANDLORD/TENANT ATTORNEY JACQUELINE A. SALCINES, ESQ. For many homeowners, renting their homes is a daunting task. Burned by prior tenants or merely new to the rental industry, and unaware of their obligations or requirements as landlords, many homeowners face savvy nonpaying tenants. At least once a week, I assist a Landlord with an nonpaying tenant who […]
EXPERIENCED MORTGAGE AND REAL ESTATE ATTORNEY JACQUELINE A. SALCINES, ESQ. Many homeowners think that refinancing is as easy as walking into a local bank or finding one online and applying for a new loan. There are many factors that go into a refinance, specially in the middle of another high property value boom in South Florida, […]
EXPERIENCED REAL ESTATE ATTORNEY JACQUELINE A. SALCINES, ESQ. HIRE THE SERVICES OF A KNOWLEDGEABLE REAL ESTATE ATTORNEY WHEN YOU ARE BUYING OR SELLING PROPERTY IN FLORIDA. Whether you are buying or selling real estate in Miami, Florida, don’t go it alone. South Florida homeowners are once again reaping the rewards of high property values and the […]
South Florida homeowners are once again reaping the rewards of high property values, causing many homeowners to be eligible to either refinance their homes, or take out equity lines, for a cash out. Refinancing allows a new loan to replace an old one. The reason to refinance are either to obtain a better interest rate or […]