Discusses conservation easements, land donation, and bargain sale to a land trust.

"These are the document standards as passed by the 1996 Legislature."

We suggest you read this before you are buy or sell a home!

It includes a valuable set of definitions of real estate terms, an overview of the roles involved in residential real estate transaction, information about agency agreements, property conditions, the process of forming a purchase agreement (including offer and acceptance), financing, title and title insurance, closing, possession, resolving problems encountered in the transaction, special issues in "for sale by owner" transactions, information about real estate taxes, including special assessment, and information about who the owners of the property should be (how to hold title).

Step-by-step checklist for property transfers and splits. This page combines checklists for the Auditor's Office, Zoning Office, Recorder's Office, and Assessor's Office into one very convenient document.

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