Bonds can play an essential role in protecting owners from the financial risk associated with liens and other contractor claims on Texas construction projects. Two types of commonly used surety bonds ...

Mike, a client of mine, walked into my office one day with a big stack of unopened envelopes from the IRS and a stressed frown creasing his face. “They did it. The IRS took all of my money out of my ...

Reposted from the On the Level Newsletter. Ohio’s Mechanic’s lien laws, codified in R.C. §1311, provide a contractor, a subcontractor, material supplier, and more recently, an architect or ...

A property lien can be either general or specific and voluntary or involuntary. A mortgage lien is a specific, voluntary lien. The priority of the liens on a property determines which debt will be ...

It is generally understood that contractors and design professionals may not place mechanic's liens against government property. But this concept takes on different shades of meaning in different ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Doretha Clemons, Ph.D., MBA, PMP, has been a corporate IT executive and professor for 34 ...

In real estate, first-lien loans (primary mortgages) let you finance a home purchase, while second-lien loans (home equity loans or HELOCs) let you tap your home’s value for cash. The holder of the ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Marguerita is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor ...

The tax issue for NBA player Terry Rozier is apparently behind him. The Internal Revenue Service released the $8.2 million ...