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What is a Residential Lease Agreement with Option to Purchase?

A Residential Lease Agreement with Option to Purchase is very similar to a Residential Lease Agreement. The same requirements for the writing, including the name of the parties, description of the property, rental term, etc. must all be included in Residential Rental Contract with Option to Buy. The major difference between a Residential Lease Agreement [...]

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What is an Employment Application?

By definition an Employment Application is a form that is generally used as a way to screen potential applicants for a job. The application will elicit information from the prospective employee that will help employers judge a candidate’s qualifications and skills. Employment Applications will ask about education, prior employment, references, special skills and other questions pertaining to [...]

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What is a Rental Application?

A Rental Application is a form provided by a landlord to a prospective tenant which elicits information that is helpful to the landlord to screen tenants and find out if they will make good responsible tenants.  Rental Applications will generally ask about prior rental information and history, credit information, employment information, vehicle information and information about [...]

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What is an Offer to Purchase Real Estate?

An Offer to Purchase Real Estate is also sometimes simply known as a Real Estate Offer. This written document is used by a buyer to make an offer to buy real estate based on a  certain price and upon certain contingencies being satisfied. Some offers include a time limit for acceptance. They can be used for a parcel of [...]

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What is a Real Estate Sale Contract?

A Real Estate Sale Contract is also sometimes simply known as a Real Estate Contract. It is a sales contract that is used for the purchase, sale and transfer of the ownership of real property from a seller to a buyer. Generally they are used for the sale of Residential Real Estate. These types of documents provide for [...]

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What is a Prenuptial Agreement?

A Prenuptial Agreement, also known as an antenuptial agreement, premarital agreement or prenup for short, is a private contract between a future husband and wife who plan to marry that sets forth the distribution of assets as well as debts that will occur in the event of divorce or even death. While the content of such premarital agreements can vary, they [...]

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What is a Homestead Declaration?

A Homestead Declaration is a legal document that is based on the homestead laws, which protect homeowners from loosing their entire home to creditors. The laws will protect (up to a certain amount) the value of the homes of the homeowners from creditors, property taxes, bankruptices, lawsuits, as well as any situations that may arise because of the death of [...]

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What is an Independent Contractor Agreement?

An Independent Contractor Agreement is contract formed between an independent contractor and a company requiring the services of the independent contractor. These kind of agreements will set forth terms such as the project, the services to be rendered, the term and length of the agreement, the amount of compensation, the handling of expenses and any [...]

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What is a Promissory Note?

In very simple terms, a Promissory Note is a written promise to pay. Sometimes it is called a Note Payable. The Promissory Note is a contract between a lender and a borrower, whereby the borrowers promises to pay the amount borrowed to the lender within a certain period of time with a certain amount of [...]

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What is an Accident Release?

An Accident Claims Release form is a document whereby one party releases another party from any claim or liability as a result of an accident or personal injury. A common use for this type of form is after an accident when the party at fault might want to compensate the other party for any damages and wants [...]

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