Tuesday, December 05, 2006

Significant Others Need To Think About Their Legal Status When Buying A Home

Significant Others Need To Think About Their Legal Status When Buying A Home

A young relative called over the long weekend. He had just made an offer on a house and wanted advice about inspections and other details. We had been in e-mail touch for several weeks as he worked through his mortgage pre-approval, structured the offer and generally obsessed over a very important decision. But I had never thought to ask a critical question of my own: "Are you and your girlfriend - buying this house together?"

They would, he responded, both be on the deed, but only he would sign the note...

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