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When you go to Circuit Court ⚖️ for the purpose of an Order to buy and/or sell real estate, the property has to be sold for the APPRAISED VALUE, AT MINIMUM! 💵 (This does not apply to foreclosure matters.)

You will not be able to buy or sell the property for pennies.

There of course are potential deductions for relevant expenses paid for the benefit of the property, if you are buying out the other joint owners.

Back by popular demand, we will be offering our Tax Delinquent Property Again this year. It will be only virtual. This information is applicable throughout the state of South Carolina.

Buying Tax Delinquent Property in South Carolina Learn how to buy tax delinquent properties in South Carolina from the comfort of your own home!

Have ARAG as a benefit offered by your employer? Are you in need of a Will, DPOA, and HPOA? If so, call us at 864-498-7411!

When multiple people own real estate 🏡 , ALL of them are responsible for taxes, insurance, upkeep, etc.

It doesn’t matter who lives in the house. ‼️

Putting real estate 🏘️ in a Trust doesn’t save you from having to answer the following questions:
* Who is going to pay the mortgage/taxes/insurance?
* Who is going to maintain the property?

In order for the “Trust” to do this, there must be something income producing in the Trust.

Also in SC the property is not conveyed to the Trust, it is conveyed to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust. (This means one person is still in “control” which is usually what parents of multiple children are trying to avoid. However, you can name a bank/financial company as Trustee.)

Properties placed in Trust can be and are still sold at Tax Sales and Foreclosed on! ‼️

In order to better serve you, we are currently changing phone systems. If you are unable to reach us by phone you can always send an email directly to Attorney Michanna Tate at [email protected].

Our office is closed today, May 6, 2024.
All calls will be returned later this week.

Heir Property Lesson for the Day: 🏘🏠

Lots of people have an idea of what affects interest in real property. Many times, those ideas are wrong.

The following are quotes that I heard in Court yesterday:
1) "My mom helped my sisters get their own houses."
2) "My mom paid for my sister's funeral."

Neither of those remove someone's interest in real property. Even if a parent "helped" one child more than another or paid for someone's funeral, that doesn't mean they or their heirs no longer have an interest in the property. I was somewhat blown away by those statements yesterday. SMH

Also, it doesn't matter who took care of whom in life and/or in their last days, who is the oldest, who is the youngest, etc.



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The recent NAR ruling came up in my 🏘🏡🏠 real estate hearing today! 😳😲

I had an Heir Property/Partition Hearing this morning in Greenville County. The property will be sold in a private sale and listed with a Realtor. In these cases the Judge can set the realtor's commission. In discussing this on the record the recent NAR ruling came up. The judge ordered that commission be capped at 6% which was the previous "standard."

Also, this house was condemned by Greenville County in September of 2023 and on March 11th at 9:17 PM I had to file for an Injunction to save the property from demolition, just to get to the hearing today and allow the property to be sold. 😒

TAKE CARE OF HEIR PROPERTY SOONER THAN LATER!




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Real Estate Litigation Tip of the Day: 🏠

Both Quiet Titles and Partition Actions for Heir Property are LAWSUITS! They are not just someone signing a piece of paper. I always tell people not to get mad at their family members. The case is procedural, not personal!

Also, these cases become more costly and lengthy the more you wait because over time more people pass away and then their heirs are now included. Therefore, not doing anything now makes it worse for the next generation.




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I will be speaking at 2 FREE events soon:

1) March 23rd - I will be speaking on the home buying process from the perspective of the closing attorney.

2) April 6th - I will be speaking on proper estate planning and the issues that arise without it.

Please share.

Our office is dealing with a power outage. Our office should be back up and running tomorrow.

We are currently improving our phone system.

If you are unable to reach us successfully by phone at (864) 498-7411, you can email Attorney Michanna Tate at [email protected], or you can text our office at (864) 740-4276.

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Legal Real Estate Tip of the Day: If you still have a Mortgage on your property, adding someone to the Deed may accelerate your mortgage! Although that is something you can have done, contact your Lender first to make sure that it will not have negative consequences for you.

If you have been thinking about a service we provide, now is the time to call or come in to get started. Beginning in May, Attorney Tate's availability will be very limited.

Visit www.accesslawsc.com today!

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Remember, if you buy property at the county tax auction, and/or purchase property from someone else who did, you will likely need to do a Quiet Title.

Without a Quiet Title, you cannot get a construction loan, you cannot get title insurance, and you cannot sell to a buyer who requires a loan to purchase the property.

The process requires very little on your part. We just need the property address or tax map number to get started. And payment of course!

Schedule an in person or Zoom meeting today at www.accesslawsc.com. We can even have all meetings via phone up until the day of Court.

Due to our busy schedule, going forward, all consultations, other than those for Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice, will require payment of our consultation fee of $100 for 30 minutes.

(This does not apply to meetings during which services are rendered and paid for.)

Just because a doctor is still treating you to “fix” the alleged wrongdoing, this does not mean the SOL is not running. It is! Contact a lawyer sooner than later.

We received this email today from first time clients that came in just yesterday. They were a referral from a fellow attorney.

The parties entered into a Contract for Deed agreement many years ago and the buyer was making her last payment and therefore now needed title to the property. The parties drove to our office from Shelby, NC and Spartanburg. The property is located in Spartanburg.

Do you have a family member residing at a state run facility that was injured due to negligence? Did they suffer serious injuries? Was SLED involved?

If you answered yes to these questions, contact us today!
(864) 498-7411 OR [email protected]

You can also schedule a consultation at www.AccessLawSC.com.

FYI:
The COVID Shutdown
DID NOT
extend the
Statute of Limitations
on any matters.

This was posted on FB on a Sunday afternoon. Don’t let this happen to you… Get a Durable Power of Attorney now instead of at the last minute!

Schedule now at AccessLawSC.com

Contact us for your title search needs. We have a short turnaround time and depending on our schedule, we may be able to get it done within 24 hours.

Today we received a call from a daughter who's mother has a brain injury as a result of heart attack. Unfortunately, the daughter now is faced with the need to do a Guardianship & Conservatorship over her mother, in order to access her mother's funds to pay mounting bills. This is because her mother did not have a Durable Power of Attorney.

Trust me when I say, it makes more sense to spend a couple HUNDRED dollars now, than to spend THOUSANDS later.

Also, a Guardianship & Conservatorship comes with the following:

* Having to get a SLED background check and a credit check
* Having to post a bond
* Having to set up a Restricted Bank Account
* Having to move money to a bank that will handle a Restricted Bank Account (Many will not)
* Having to have Court approval to spend money on almost everything
* Having the Court monitoring the bank account forever
* Having to file ongoing account with Probate Court
* Having a social worker, GAL, and/or an Attorney appointed that you have to pay for (in addition to your own Attorney)

This is what it looks like to not have a Durable Power of Attorney in place! Save yourself the trouble and get one in place NOW.

Send a message to learn more

We are back open!

However, this time around our offerings are pared-down to a handful of matters. All appointments can be made at AccessLawSC.com. There you can see the cost of the services, but no payment is required at the time the appointment is made.

Our services include:
Title Search
Deed/Deed of Distribution
Pledge of Real Estate
Quiet Title Action
Cash Real Estate Closings
Last Will and Testament
Durable Power of Attorney
Health Care Power of Attorney
Personal Injury Cases (w/ Serious Injuries)
Medical Malpractice Cases (w/ Serious Injuries)

Our office is located at 206 Green Avenue, Greenville, SC 29601 (across from Greenville High). Parking is available in the lots next door (208 Green Avenue).

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Access Law, LLC updated their business hours.