GayRealEstate.com chose the top 5 warm climate cities with the friendliest LGBT policies in part on the cities that received high scores in the Human Rights Campaign 2013 Municipal Equality Index, MEI, 2013 report. HRC is the largest civil rights organization working for equal rights for LGBT Americans. Their ratings are based on factors including anti-discrimination laws and relationship recognition. Our choice for the top 5 warm climate cities are San Diego, CA., Atlanta, GA., Austin, TX., Phoenix, AZ. and […]

Finding and purchasing a home is a major decision that a good realtor can help facilitate. But, how do you know if you are hiring the right realtor for you? Below are the top 5 questions every gay home buyer should ask their realtor. 1. Ask if the realtor knows what the current state laws are that relate to gay’s purchasing homes. If the realtor is not up-to-date on current statutes, it could result in him or her giving you […]

Any real estate agent will tell you that improving your home is always a good idea.  It adds extra value that you can recoup if you ever decide to sell the property.  However, realtors will also tell you that the type of improvements you make will affect your property differently and that you shouldn’t always leap without looking to see how the improvements will change your home. For Montrose, CO citizens get Valley Restoration as a full service restoration company. […]

Once you have decided to sell your home, there are steps that need to be taken to get it on the market. The following will give you an idea of what is involved with gay divorce and selling the home. Family solicitors will discuss with you how to sell property when you are in the process of divorce. Your property division lawyer or family attorney like this Utah family attorney will protect all of your rights and the division of […]

Adding your same sex partner’s name to the deed of your home is relatively simple. You would need to complete a quitclaim deed, have it notarized and file it with your county registry of deeds. Some states also require witnesses or your partner’s signature on the quitclaim deed before it can be filed. Although the process is simple, the consequences of adding your partner to your deed should be seriously considered before taking that step. Unless you prepare a contract […]

You may buy your partner out of the home that you own together if he or she agrees to sell it to you. A problem arises when you both want the home or your partner does not want to sell his or her interest to you and you do not have a written agreement setting out how this situation will be dealt with. Your options are to work out an agreement with your partner or follow your state’s legal procedures […]

Whether you can obtain a VA loan with your same sex Veteran husband depends on a number of factors. The Veteran’s Administration, VA, issued Circular 26-13-18 in September 2013 in response to the President of the United State’s directive that the Executive Branch stop enforcement of the statutory language in Title 38, U.S. Code, defining spouse as someone of the opposite sex. The VA stated in that circular that it would determine whether same sex married couples qualify for a […]

It’s certainly possible for a straight realtor to sell a home to an LGBT individual or couple, but the case can be made that they won’t fully understand their clients or their clients’ needs.  Knowing real estate is one thing, but it’s not the same as knowing a client.  That’s why many LGBT people turn to gay and lesbian realtors when they set out to buy a home or sell theirs. One reason why non-LGBT realtors may have a hard […]

If no legal precautions were taken before his/her death to secure your right to live in the house then his family may have the authority to kick you out. It will depend on issues including who will be inheriting the property through intestate laws or a will. Family members who have no right to the home cannot kick you out. According to Lawyers.com, if you and your partner were married and live in a state that recognizes same-sex marriages, you […]