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Short-Term Rentals (Managed)
NOTE: Even though “short-term” can refer to any rental period of 90 days or less, this memo deals only with true vacation rentals in which …
Joint Ownership In South Carolina
Where there is more than one purchaser, those purchasers must decide how they will hold title. Some may wish to hold title in the name …
Tax Sale Deed
What is a Tax Sale Deed? A “tax deed” is issued by the Delinquent Tax Office – it is not a warranty deed and …
Tenant Estoppel
What is a Tenant Estoppel? A “tenant estoppel” is a document signed by an existing tenant in which the tenant acknowledges certain things about …
Quiet Title
On occasion, we are asked to close a transaction in which the seller purchased the real property at a tax sale and, therefore, holds only …
The Vacation Rental Act (SC Code §27-50-210 et seq.)
A “vacation rental” refers to a rental period of less than 90 days in duration. Most commonly, “vacation rental” situations are weekly rentals of a …
Electronic Signatures
Are Electronic Signatures Binding? First, let me explain the controlling law. A version the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act was adopted in South Carolina several …
Short- Term Rentals (Unmanaged)
NOTE: Even though “short-term” can refer to any rental period of 90 days or less, this memo deals only with true vacation rentals in which …
Long-Term Leases (Unmanaged)
Things to Know: The buyer steps into the seller’s shoes as landlord. This means the buyer will be: a) subject to a claim by the …
Long-Term Leases (Managed)
Things to Know: The Management Agreement will continue to control after closing. If the buyer wishes to have another company manage the property, the buyer …
They Lied!! | Evaluating Fraud In A Real Estate Transaction
Some people will lie to get what they want and some of those people want you to buy their home. Over many years of legal …
Crackdown On Fraudulent Primary Residence Exemptions
As in most places, Horry County residents enjoy a reduced property tax on their primary residence. That’s as it should be. What’s not as it …
Allowable v. Non-Allowable Costs
What Are FHA/VA Allowable v. Non-Allowable Costs? “Allowable” and “non-allowable” are terms unique to FHA and VA loans (also USDA, but we don’t see …
Can Real Estate Agents Give Gifts To Clients?
This office has been asked about the following rumor: As with most rumors, it is followed with, “I heard about a guy …(insert tragic ending)” …
Selling Your Vacation Home? Here’s Something To Consider.
If you are selling a vacation/rental home, there is a chance you will need to obtain a Certificate of Tax Compliance from the South Carolina …
Solar Panels
Solar Panel Purchase/Lease Plans and How They’re Handled at Closing The existence of solar panels will probably not be found in a title search …
Seller Financing and Private Third-Party Financing Under the Dodd-Frank Act
The Dodd-Frank Act (“Act”) limits the situations in which seller-financing and/or private third-party financing may make take place. Under the Act, any person who offers …
Agent on the Street
We salute and serve the Agent on the Street by answering his occasional call to inquire about a unique point, address an odd wrinkle or simply do some double-checking – here he can ask questions anonymously for the benefit of other agents and whatever betterment it may bring to the real estate profession.
Agent on the Street
We salute and serve the Agent on the Street by answering his occasional call to inquire about a unique point, address an odd wrinkle or simply do some double-checking – here he can ask questions anonymously for the benefit of other agents and whatever betterment it may bring to the real estate profession.
