May 25, 2026
The Historic Preservation Covenant That Survives Foreclosure and Kills Your Renovation Budget
A deed covenant from 1987 can block your gut rehab in 2024 — and the foreclosure sale didn't extinguish it.
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Jurisdiction-specific guides on foreclosure title risks, lien priority, and what survives the auction sale — written for investors who bid at courthouse steps, trustee sales, and online auctions.
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May 24, 2026
The Conservation Easement That Kills Your Development Plans Permanently
Agricultural conservation easements run with the land forever, blocking subdivision and development regardless of zoning changes or new ownership.
Read more →May 23, 2026
The Oil and Gas Lease That Binds Your Foreclosure Purchase for 20 More Years
Mineral leases run with the land and survive foreclosure. That foreclosure flip in shale country may come with a decades-long production agreement you can't terminate.
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The Severed Mineral Rights That Let Someone Drill Through Your Foundation
Mineral estates severed in the 1950s can still grant drilling access today. Your foreclosure deed won't mention them.
Read more →May 21, 2026
The Solar Lease Fixture Filing That Survives Your Foreclosure Purchase
UCC fixture filings on solar equipment create security interests that survive foreclosure—and the panels stay bolted to your roof.
Read more →May 20, 2026
The Prescriptive Easement That Survived Your Foreclosure Purchase
A neighbor's decades-old path across the property became a legal easement before the mortgage existed — and your foreclosure deed can't extinguish it.
Read more →May 19, 2026
The Unrecorded Easement That Lets Your Neighbor Block Your Development
Prescriptive and implied easements don't appear in title searches but survive foreclosure and can halt your project cold.
Read more →May 1, 2026
The Easement That Means Someone Else Has Rights to Your Property
Utility easements, drainage rights-of-way, and access easements are permanent encumbrances on title. They survive every sale and foreclosure, and they can eliminate the improvements you planned.
Read more →April 25, 2026
The Deed Restriction That Voids Your Renovation Plans
Deed restrictions and restrictive covenants recorded decades ago can still prohibit uses, limit density, or bar certain improvements — and a foreclosure sale does not remove them.
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