tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396229388553471862024-10-25T01:01:28.481-07:00twarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10566392969072749527noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639622938855347186.post-36093583056496971612014-02-19T07:18:00.001-08:002014-03-04T15:32:23.895-08:00If you are selling your house without an agent and you have to be out of town for a while, do you know what to do? Years ago, I learned how to handle that situation when I'm selling my house. To show my house to interested buyers when I'm out of town I needed help that was set up in advance of my trip. I found out about a Limited Power of Attorney form which allows me to give a trusted person the legal right to show and even contract to sell my home in my absence. Since I learned about it, Limited Power of Attorney forms have worked well for me whenever I needed someone else to assist me in selling my house.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Now please remember that I am not a lawyer or any kind of expert in real estate law, but what I understand is that in most states a person has to be licensed to help someone else sell a house. There are exceptions of course, but whenever someone who is not the owner of a house gets involved in a transaction, that person is legally required to have a real estate license. To repeat, I'm not giving legal advice, I'm simply explaining one idea that has worked for me in the past for selling my house.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Ever since I learned about using a Limited Power of Attorney form, one that is properly drafted by my attorney who is, of course, licensed in my state, I have had good success with it. I sign the form to appoint a certain person who is named on the form, to represent me in the tasks involved in selling my house. It's important that I choose a person I can absolutely trust, of course, and that choice is completely my responsibility. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Then, thereafter, he or she is called my "attorney in fact," but that term has nothing to do with being an attorney; the only similarity is that both a licensed attorney and an attorney-in-fact can assist me regarding the sale of my property. This person, my attorney-in-fact is representing me only for certain very specific tasks when I <a href="http://housebuyersolution.com">sell my house</a>, and has no other legal rights or responsibilities for me at all.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Whenever my attorney-in-fact has dealings with buyers signing paperwork to <a href="http://housebuyersolution.com">buy my house</a>, he or she can complete a sales contract for the buyer to sign, and then sign the ales contract on my behalf as well. This is a great advantage for sellers who may be unavailable to sign in person when the time comes. <br /> <br /> <br />twarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10566392969072749527noreply@blogger.com0