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What to do when the owner of the property you are selling is deceased
First you need to ask the sellers if there is a will. If there is a will then...
Read moreWhat makes a legal description
A legal description is a way to identify a piece of property. On a Warranty Deed it is...
Read moreWhat makes a legally binding contract
Tennessee courts have found that the key elements that are necessary to create a binding...
Read moreEscrow account
An escrow account contains funds held by a lender for future payment of property taxes and ...
Read moreTN Property tax sales
Under Tennessee law, county and city real property taxes are a first and best lien on the real estate ...
Read moreWhat is tax proration
Most real estate contracts contain provisions relating to proration, whether to prorate taxes or ...
Read moreWhy are my property taxes collected at closing?
The sales contract controls if the buyer, seller or both will pay the property’s real property tax for ...
Read moreHow are my property taxes calculated in Tennessee
County assessors of property appraise real estate for assessment purposes. The county commission and ...
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