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Unclaimed Money from Deceased Relatives? 8 Tips to Recover the Funds

Staking your rights as an heir requires a full-proof plan. Fortunately, there are tips that can assist with this process. It is important to plan how to claim either money or property once a loved one dies. Sources say that there are millions of dollars in unclaimed funds that need to be recovered. In some cases, these are situations where relatives’ deaths were unknown. There are other situations when heirs have not received their complete inheritance. Learning tips to help you to claim what you deserve is extremely important. According to ABC News, there are online resources designed to assist individuals looking for missing money or even property after a relative has passed away. Sometimes this unclaimed property happens to be in the loved one’s name and not the heir. This requires your launching a strategic search to find out if there is an inheritance for you. In the absence of wills that dictate what is inherited and to whom, heirs often have to pursue this information on thei...

How to Win a Bidding War Before It Starts

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You are deep in a seller’s market, so any reasonably priced home is going to have serious competition. Just compare the first quarter of 2021 to the same period in 2020 in Fairfield county: The number of home sales jumped 43 percent and the number of listings fell 57 percent, a record rate of decline, according to a report by Douglas Elliman. This narrative is being replicated in markets around the country. “It’s trial by fire, where the buyer has to learn through pain that they are not in as much control as they thought they were,” said Jonathan J. Miller, president of the appraisal firm Miller Samuel, and the author of the Douglas Elliman report. Jennifer Thomas, a licensed saleswoman at the Metalios Group in Greenwich, Conn., said that in her market the winning bid is typically 10 to 15 percent over the asking price. But not always. “I’ve had winning bids and we weren’t the highest offer,” she said. “It’s not just about your price, it’s about your terms and conditions.” You probably...