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Understanding a Credit Report and How to Find Yours: Credit reports are generated by three credit reporting agencies (CRAs) – Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion. Your credit report may vary depending on which agency the report comes from, as creditors can choose which bureau to report to and not all creditors report to every bureau. To...
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A. What the Managed Forest Law Program is Wisconsin’s Managed Forest Law (MFL) and Forest Crop Law (FCL) programs encourage private landowners to use their property for sustainable forestry by offering reduced property taxes.[1] The MFL program is the only program currently open for enrollment, as the FCL program was closed in 1986. Private landowners...
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What to Know Before Using Your Property as an Airbnb, VRBO, or Other Short-Term Rental In Wisconsin: 1. Know Wisconsin State Law Governing Short-Term Rentals In 2017, Wisconsin enacted a new short-term rental law to combat restrictions that municipalities and other local governments were placing on short-term rentals. The law defines short-term rentals as those...
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Attorney Shannon E. Wynn has been named to the 2024 Wisconsin Super Lawyers List.  Attorney Wynn has been named a Wisconsin Super Lawyer consecutively since 2021 and named a Wisconsin Super Lawyer Rising Star from 2012-2020.  Attorney Shannon E. Wynn has been selected to the 2024 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list. Each year, no more than...
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Purchasing a home is usually one of the largest purchases individuals make during their lifetimes. Special care and consideration should be given to choosing any home – but especially a first home. It is likely that your first home will not be your forever home and therefore, when you eventually go to sell that first...
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How do I make sure my minor child is taken care of if I die? There is a common misconception that you can simply tell a trusted friend or family member that they are the person you would like to take care of your children in the event of your death. Unfortunately, a conversation like...
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What You Should Know About The National Association of Realtors (NAR) Settlement In 2019, a class action lawsuit was filed against the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and other national brokerage firms alleging that NAR’s rule (which required brokers to advertise on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) that a seller would compensate the buyer’s agent)...
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What happens in the State of Wisconsin when you die without an estate plan? Intestate Succession: When someone who lived in the state of Wisconsin dies without an estate plan, they are said to have died “intestate” and are thus entitled to the state’s laws of intestate succession. In other words, the state decides what...
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What are exemptions? Bankruptcy exemptions allow you to protect your assets up to a certain amount, which means that the bankruptcy trustee appointed to your case cannot take those exempt assets to pay your creditors. Exemptions are organized by specific assets and can be used to protect things such as your home, car, retirement benefits,...
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If you are considering acquiring real estate with a spouse, family member, business partner, or any other individual, you will be required to specify how title will be taken to that property. In Wisconsin, there are three ways to take title to real estate: as tenants in common, through joint tenancy, or through marital property....
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