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2010
In a way, I am torn. I have totally "bought in" to social media, and I do not miss a day when Ido not log in to Active Rain. I must admit that my ActiveRain experience would be truthfully designated as one for "fun and profit", because I have onlty been on ActiveRain since last March, and I hav...
02/02/2010
Even in today's distressed real estate enviromnet, there are times where a condominium consersion makes sense. I have been working on condominium conversions for more than twenty year. There follows a short summary of the process, with the thought that concominum conversion may make the best sens...
02/02/2010
It happened last evening in a bedroom community north of Boston. The tenant who had rented the home my clients are purchasing had vacated the dwelling on January 31, 2010 and informed all affected utilities,including the electric company. For reason still unknown, the electric company immediately...
02/02/2010
Anyone who owns a business venture should be concerned with certain basic truths. It is a sad but true fact that our society is becoming more and more litigious every day, and more and more small business owners are finding themselves on the wrong side of law suits. Right or wrong, the experien...
02/01/2010
I am not trying to intimate that I have no life outside of my profession. I have a beautiful and talented wife, four devoted children and three interesting grandchildren. On the other hand, when a favorite loan originator of mine asks me to sit with him or her at an open house for a few hours on ...
02/01/2010
In the past three weeks, I have been actively involved in three FSBO's. As a Massachusetts real estate attorney, I am often the "default resource" for people who do not want to pay a broker's fee for the sale of their home. Whether this is an accurate conclusion on their part or not, they no not ...
01/31/2010
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Elliott S. Topkins
Massachusetts Real Estate and Title Atty
Real Estate Resources
Realtor's Resource Blog is dedicated to furnishing current strategy and information to the Massachusetts real estate community of professionals and to out of state realtors and REO and relocation companies who need excellent representation in Massachusetts. My law firm, Topkins & Bevans, can cover the entire state of Massachusetts. I hope to use my 40 years of hands-on real estate experience to assist you and your Massachusetts Buyers and Sellers.