Posted on: 29th Dec, 2009 08:31 am
I am a Realtor & one of my old friends just called & asked this question. Seems as if he quit claimed his home & the mortgage & the bills are still in his name. The grantee is not paying the bills & the bill collectors are calling him. Can you explain this to me better.
don't they cover some title issues in realtor training? i'm a bit surprised you are asking this, given that you're a realtor. my faith in you would be lessened if i was your customer and found out your knowledge was lacking.
okay...here's the answer: a quit claim deed transfers one's ownership interest in a home to another person. that's all. the mortgage on a home is a completely different issue. when a person signs a mortgage, that mortgage is valid until it's paid in full, and the signer is obligated on that debt for that entire period of time.
does that help? i sure hope so. you need to get with your broker and obtain some more financial education, in my opinion. the public needs knowledgeable realtors who can guide them when they are seeking financing as well as in the purchase or sale of a home.
okay...here's the answer: a quit claim deed transfers one's ownership interest in a home to another person. that's all. the mortgage on a home is a completely different issue. when a person signs a mortgage, that mortgage is valid until it's paid in full, and the signer is obligated on that debt for that entire period of time.
does that help? i sure hope so. you need to get with your broker and obtain some more financial education, in my opinion. the public needs knowledgeable realtors who can guide them when they are seeking financing as well as in the purchase or sale of a home.
Hi acourt!
Welcome to forums!
Your friend has to check out whether or not the grantee has refinanced the mortgage in his/her name. If the grantee has not refinanced the loan and if your friend's name is on the mortgage docs, then he is responsible for paying the mortgage dues. It should be kept in mind that signing a quit claim deed will not release a person from his/her mortgage liabilities.
Feel free to ask if you've further queries.
Sussane
Welcome to forums!
Your friend has to check out whether or not the grantee has refinanced the mortgage in his/her name. If the grantee has not refinanced the loan and if your friend's name is on the mortgage docs, then he is responsible for paying the mortgage dues. It should be kept in mind that signing a quit claim deed will not release a person from his/her mortgage liabilities.
Feel free to ask if you've further queries.
Sussane
Hey Sussane..I just wanted to thank you for such a quick response. I appreciate your expertise in the matter. And as for you George...I'm not even going to comment on your reply. I hope that your job is to help a person & not tear them down. May God bless both of you. ~acourt123
i have to respond to that. in my opinion, it is a real estate agent's responsibility to have as much awareness of financing as possible; that's not to say you have to be a lender, but to understand the difference between ownership of the home and responsibility for paying a mortgage is elemental.
i am honestly shocked that you would have such a question to begin with, but my assumption was, of course, that you're a seasoned agent. perhaps you are new in the game and that hasn't crossed your path. by the same token, if the latter is the case, then i would have to find fault with the training you received.
i may not know real estate as you do, but i can hold my own. that's what i'd expect from any realtor who was working with one of my lending clients - to hold his own.
if i ruffled a feather here and there, that's actually a good thing. without rabble rousers, we wouldn't even have a country to call our own!
i am honestly shocked that you would have such a question to begin with, but my assumption was, of course, that you're a seasoned agent. perhaps you are new in the game and that hasn't crossed your path. by the same token, if the latter is the case, then i would have to find fault with the training you received.
i may not know real estate as you do, but i can hold my own. that's what i'd expect from any realtor who was working with one of my lending clients - to hold his own.
if i ruffled a feather here and there, that's actually a good thing. without rabble rousers, we wouldn't even have a country to call our own!