Every now and again I am called upon to assist clients and realtors determine how to proceed when there is a cloud on title which needs to be cleared before the client can obtain financing. Basically, if there is a cloud on title, mortgage companies won’t lend, when mortgage companies don’t lend, only cash buyers
Thoughts & Theory
Why Shouldn’t Mediators Help Parties Evaluate Conflict within a Mediation?
By Bob Zierman on
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Is it appropriate to advocate in mediation? This seems to be a very loaded question. The Uniform Mediation Act at bedrock is undergirded with the idea that mediators are there to facilitate a process. The claim then is that the parties are the experts at the conflict and the mediator is the expert in the…
Do you have what it takes to go “Against the Gods”?
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Hmm? That title is a little bit odd. Sounds like some sort of promotion for Led Zepplin [1] … or perhaps Spinal Tap [2]. Yet instead, it is a promotion of one of the more interesting books I have read in the past and expect to again do so in the future.
Peter L Bernstein…
Imagine a Sheer Change from Boundaries to Title Lines
By Bob Zierman on
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Yesterday, Curt Sumner had NSPS treasurer Bob Miller on his radio program. [1] Apparently, Bob is the first in a series Curt intends to invite on his show to get surveyors better connected with their leadership and as indicated in one segment to illustrate that leaders are really just normal people who are willing to step…
RE: Katie O’Sullivan’s NWSidebar Post – You’re a Hero, Toby Piering
By Bob Zierman on
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I encourage lawyers to read the NWSidebar’s post by Perkins Coie’s Katie O’Sullivan titled: You’re a Hero, Toby Piering. [1] I agree!
Moreover, at slightly north of 300 words, you will get through it in less time than it will take you to reach over, grab, look at the cover, nod disapprovingly, and replace…
Welcome Invitation to Prospective Neighbors
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Dear Prospective Neighbor –
My family and I look forward to having a positive relationship with you.
Feel free to stop over and say hello. If you go forward with plans to purchase …
We hope not to be strangers to each other, but want to respect your privacy.
We understand there will be times…
Realtor Jeff Menday’s Tidying Recomendations
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Yesterday morning before going back to my realtor’s post, I received an email from Realtor Jeffery Menday [1] which instead of bragging about having sold this or that house provided something of great value for neighbors seeking to sell their house and the Realtors who are helping them in this effort. I republish the list…
Mediators Usually Help Disputants See the Whole Fence – Not Just Their Own Side of It.
By Bob Zierman on
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As someone who has been focusing on boundary law almost exclusively for the last 5 years, I have come to understand that in a conflict there are always (proverbially speaking) “two sides to the fence.” I think this language, or perhaps “two sides to a coin” help people to more concretely understand the concept that…
Is Insuring Boundaries Possible?
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Jeff Lucas, PLS, Esq. has had the idea of creating an insurance company to insure boundaries for some time. He explains the history of the creation of the insurance industry in his recent POB article. [1] Jeff also gives an overview of the arc of the audiences he has approached on the subject as expressed…
Peace Is Created By Disciplined and Passionate Lawyers
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I encourage anyone who (like me) didn’t attend Washington Supreme Court Justice Bob Utter’s April 29, 2015 memorial service at Washington State’s Temple of Justice to read the admiring words Judge Robert H. Alsdorf (ret.) had to say about Justice Utter as reproduced in the NWSidebar. [1] Below, please find some of the cut-out excerpts…