BAD WORD: “QUIT CLAIM DEED”
I said a bad word on the radio—“Quit Claim Deed.” Don’t say that in front of your mother or write it on the bathroom wall! When you...
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CJ Goodwin
Jan 171 min read
ALWAYS GET TITLE INSURANCE
“Always Get Title Insurance” is my old mantra—it’s more meaningful now than ever. I used to say Title Insurance was like a financial...
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CJ Goodwin
Jan 31 min read
BAD BUSINESS
Q: Can I buy title insurance for more than what I paid for the property? A: You can’t arbitrarily overpay for title insurance,...
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CJ Goodwin
Dec 18, 20232 min read
AVOID DOUBLE NEGATIVES
If you can afford a house, you cannot not afford to get title insurance. Does that make any sense? What I’m trying to say is that no...
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CJ Goodwin
Nov 28, 20231 min read
ATTENTION ST. AUGUSTINE SOUTH RESIDENTS
Just because you can get a County Permit to change your property in St. Augustine South does not mean those changes are condoned on the...
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CJ Goodwin
Nov 16, 20231 min read
THE ART OF WORRY
Gladys Mae knew the art of worry. She worried about her husband’s gallbladder, the price of gasoline, and if clothes on her clothesline...
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CJ Goodwin
Oct 25, 20231 min read
Harvest Time
You reap what you sow—it doesn’t always work that way. The Golden Rule gets bent around those who have the gold and want to make the...
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CJ Goodwin
Oct 9, 20232 min read
ALTERNATIVE ENDING
Owner’s Title Insurance is like a pre-written alternative ending to avoid misfortune. The happily-ever-after of home ownership should be...
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CJ Goodwin
Sep 19, 20231 min read
All For The Best
Some people are born to live at ease, doing what they please, richer than the bees are in honey…the rest of us have to work for a living....
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CJ Goodwin
Sep 5, 20232 min read
AFTER THE FACT
You’re after the facts before you buy real estate. That’s why you get a title search. Not only do you need to know who owns the...
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CJ Goodwin
Aug 15, 20231 min read
The $10,000 Question
What would you do with $10,000? Was your first answer: “Pay legal fees for a lawsuit I could have prevented for a nano-fraction of that...
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