Second-home getaways often are used only during specific times of the year. For example, a riverfront cabin may go months – sometimes even years – without any occupants, while other popular escapes in ...

Thomas J. Brock is a CFA and CPA with more than 20 years of experience in various areas including investing, insurance portfolio management, finance and accounting, personal investment and financial ...

Describing himself as a "savvy investor," a man used an arcane property-law doctrine known as adverse possession to squat in a vacant Dallas-area home. Kenneth Robinson's gambit cost him $16 in filing ...