by braddornish | May 9, 2020 | Real Estate Practice
If you have never heard of a land contract, then you may want to learn a little more about them before agreeing to them in a contract to buy a home. Installment land sales ask you to make periodic payments. They are also called contract for deed, a land contract or...
by braddornish | May 9, 2020 | Real Estate Practice
You want to invest in real estate when the stakes are low and the likelihood of a profit is high. The market is always changing, but do you know when it’s the right time to invest? A good rule to follow is that if you have the money to invest and can make the monthly...
On behalf of Dornish Law Offices, PC | Apr 10, 2020 | Real Estate Practice
For investors and prospective investors in Pittsburgh, the financial effects of the global pandemic can present both concern and opportunity. It is wise to be attentive and think about risks. A key aspect of investing, regardless of the environment, is to be fully...
On behalf of Dornish Law Offices, PC | Jun 24, 2017 | All, News, Real Estate Practice
By: Bradley S. Dornish, Esq. Sooner or later most real estate investors face a real estate agreement of sale dispute. It is less likely for consumers but always a possibility. There are required non-court processes in both the PA Association of Realtors’ residential...
On behalf of Dornish Law Offices, PC | Feb 15, 2017 | All, News, Real Estate Practice
By Bradley S. Dornish, Esquire Solicitation of mortgage backed loans for rest estate investment has long been regulated and greatly limited by both Federal and Pennsylvania Securities laws. Federally, under the Securities Act of 1933, the offer and sale of securities...
On behalf of Dornish Law Offices, PC | Aug 3, 2016 | All, Business Practice, News, Real Estate Practice
By Bradley S. Dornish Recently, I attended the National REIA Mid-Year Leadership Conference in Atlanta. While there, I had the opportunity to network with Charles Tassell, National REIA’s Chief Operating Officer and Director of Government Affairs, and with Jeff...
On behalf of Dornish Law Offices, PC | Apr 5, 2016 | All, News, Real Estate Practice
By Bradley S. Dornish, Esquire Last month, I was contacted by a seller who sold his home last August. He had been trying for months to figure out why he paid 2015/2016 school taxes through his tax escrow, paid more 2015/2016 school taxes at closing, and never got his...
On behalf of Dornish Law Offices, PC | Jan 2, 2015 | All, Landlord-Tenant, Real Estate Practice
By Bradley S. Dornish, Esq. Since the passage of Act 129 in the summer of 2012, landlords in Pennsylvania have had far more direction from PA law on how to handle personal property left behind by tenants who have vacated their rental units than was ever previously...
On behalf of Dornish Law Offices, PC | Jan 2, 2015 | All, News, Real Estate Practice
By Bradley S. Dornish, Esq. ACRE is the Western PA chapter of National REIA, the National Real Estate Investors’ Association. The association has given us connections to and feedback on the quality of national speakers, and has kept us up to date on issues facing real...
On behalf of Dornish Law Offices, PC | Jun 21, 2014 | All, Real Estate Practice
By Bradley S, Dornish, Esquire The old adage “If it walks like a duck and it quacks like a duck, it’s a duck” might as well be the title of this article, since most of what I am about to tell you is aptly covered by that adage. Real estate investors are often told by...
