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Christopher J. Charles, Esq. The residential housing market, including residential construction, continues to thrive. Because most contractors don’t get paid until a job is complete, the law affords contractors specific rights and remedies to ensure that they get paid. But, as the Arizona Court of Appeals recently held, contractors’ rights are not without limitations. Perhaps… Read more

Paul Furman President and Owner, President and Owner, AJF Engineering & Inspections Many “fix-and-flip” investors take pride in remodeling projects by using quality materials and licensed contractors, and by making upgrades to old, antiquated systems. Other investors “put lipstick on a pig” by using unlicensed contractors and cutting corners to maximize profits. Unfortunately, the “shortcut”… Read more

David Allen Partner, Jaburg|Wilk Attorneys at Law   The legal right to use someone else’s land for some limited purpose usually arises out of the user having either an easement or a license. A very common easement is one used for ingress and egress, meaning the right to travel over someone else’s property to reach… Read more

Kristin E. Rosan Partner, Madison & Rosan, LLP Attorneys at Law   We’ve all watched the home shows where spouses buy run down homes, fix them up, and then flip them to end buyers for a profit. The shows make it look so easy. What you don’t see on TV is all of the behind-the-scenes… Read more

Michael Bennett CEO/Owner, B.E. Lending   Flipping houses looks like so much fun on HGTV, and it seems so attainable…until you start to think about financing. Sure, flipping is a lucrative business, but it also comes with great risk. Although it may take some creative number crunching (unless you have a giant pile of cash… Read more