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Water from rainfall or snowmelt flows wherever gravity will take it without regard to property boundaries. The natural formation of the ground will generally determine how water will drain from a landowner’s property into the neighboring parcels (and vice...
If you own a parcel of real estate in Michigan, you likely have a written deed in your possession that formally conveys title to you. This document contains the name of the grantors and grantees of the property, the legal description of the real estate, and...
Short terms rentals have become a new and easy method for some homeowners to generate extra income by renting out their home while they are away for a few days or even a few weeks. In the last 10 years, websites such as AirBNB, Booking.com, FlipKey, HomeAway,...
If you fail to make payments on your mortgage and go into default, then you run the risk of having the bank take your house in foreclosure proceedings. If you have lost your job or other income, then it seems inevitable that the foreclosure will happen and...
If you go to the local register of deeds office in Michigan and go back in time to look at property deeds recorded in the 1940s or earlier, you may be shocked to find that some of these deeds have restrictive covenants that actually prohibit certain races (or...
If you purchase real property and you also buy a modular home or manufactured home to put on the site to reside in, you might be surprised to learn that it doesn’t automatically become part of the real property like a brick-and-mortar house would be. ...
There are two types of foreclosure proceedings in Michigan: judicial foreclosure and foreclosure by advertisement. The only difference is that judicial foreclosures are processed through the court system and foreclosures by advertisement are not. Either...
Ordinarily, the rights of a property owner are spelled out in a deed properly recorded at the county register of deeds in Michigan. However, many property owners will be surprised to learn that it is possible for a trespasser or squatter to take possession of...
There are few things more valuable in the world than owning land. Real estate can be used by the owner to live upon or utilized as a capital asset to generate additional income. It can be retained for the lifetime of the owner and passed on to his heirs and...
With two peninsulas and 2,963 miles of shoreline, Michigan has the longest maritime boundary in the United States against four Great Lakes. As a result, there are several opportunities for residents to purchase real estate with beautiful lakefront property. ...