Mineral Rights and Eminent Domain: What you Need to Know
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 08/30/2013
- Oil and Gas
Most property owners are aware of the basic concept of eminent domain. As a well-known legal framework with deep historical roots, eminent domain has provided governments with adequate grounds to appropriate and improve specific parcels of ...
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What Tax Credits are Available for Property Managers?
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 08/28/2013
- Real Estate
Few classes of business owners and managers receive the gold-plated tax treatment that landlords and property managers enjoy. Whether they own a couple of modest rental houses in a quiet town or manage a multi-property portfolio that spans ...
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How are Pipeline Right of Way Agreements Structured?
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 08/26/2013
- Oil and Gas
It used to be said the country ran on the railroads. These days a good portion of it runs on pipelines that carry gas, petroleum, and other products across the region. And like the railroads these pipeline operators need land to build, ...
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Oil & Gas Title Opinion FAQs
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 08/23/2013
- Real Estate
The real estate industry is built upon a strong legal foundation that relies heavily on a clear chain of ownership. While it's not difficult to establish the chain of ownership for a newly subdivided parcel, lands that have frequently ...
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What Are Real Estate Sales Comps?
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 08/21/2013
- Real Estate
When you sell your home you will hear the real estate agent talk about “comps” as you discuss setting your asking price. This term is short for “comparable sales,” specifically looking at homes similar to yours to see what price is being ...
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Should you Buy a Foreclosure?
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 08/16/2013
- Real Estate
The economy is recovering and foreclosures are down but certainly not out. Many homes landed on the foreclosure list in the past four years and some are still being added, although not at such a rapid clip. The lure of a foreclosure is, of ...
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Can You Conduct A Seismic Survey Without the Landowner's Permission?
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 08/14/2013
- Surveying
For years, seismic surveys have been a cornerstone of the American energy industry. New technologies have standardized and simplified the seismic survey process, and it's now commonplace for landowners in energy-rich regions to commission ...
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What is a Capital Improvement and How Can it Boost Your Appraisal Value?
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 08/09/2013
- Real Estate
Although many Americans don't view their homes or shops as tangible investment vehicles, real estate is often the most important and valuable asset in a given individual's investment portfolio. Like any other asset, the value of real ...
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Should You Lease or Purchase Mineral Rights?
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 08/07/2013
- Oil and Gas
If you own land in a region that's known to contain significant oil and gas resources, your parcel's subsurface mineral rights could be quite valuable. Since recent advances in drilling and exploration technologies have increased the value ...
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Options for Creditors After a Declaration of Bankruptcy
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 08/05/2013
- Legal
You are a creditor. One of your customers or clients has declared bankruptcy. What will that mean for your bottom line and what do you do to minimize the impact to your business? How can you recoup your debt? Will it even be possible to do ...
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