The 14 Commandments of Real Estate

The VanHelsing Realty 14 Commandments of Real Estate.

The earth and all realty and things on it belong to God. Gen. 14:199 22; Exod. 19:5; Lev. 25:23; Deut. 10:14; Psa. 24:1; Psa. 50:10-12; Psa. 89:11; 1 Cor. 10:26, 28.

Land can be sold but not permanently. You shall grant a redemption for all the land in your possession (the original owner has the right to buy back land he sold). Lev. 25:23-24.

In the year of the Jubilee (every fiftieth year) land is to be returned to the person, or his rightful heirs or family, that originally possessed the land. Lev. 25:10, 13-17, 28, 31, 33-34.

If a house in the city is sold, it can be redeemed (bought back) within a year. After that the house is unredeemable and shall belong permanently to him who bought it. It will not return to the seller in the Jubilee. Lev. 25:29-30.

Houses in the rural or country regions may be redeemed at any time, and they shall be released in the Jubilee. Lev. 25:31.

If one becomes poor and is unable to redeem his land, a kinsmen of his may redeem for him what he had sold. Lev. 25:25; Ruth 4:3-4; Jer. 32:7.

If one has no means by which to pay the purchaser of his property the redemption money, then what was sold shall remain in the hand of him who bought it until the Year of Jubilee. Lev. 25:28.

Transfer of land to be by signed deed in the presence of witnesses. Jer. 32:8-12.

Deeds to land are to be preserved as a record. Jer. 32:14.

Silver used to buy land. Gen. 23:13-16; Josh. 24:32; Jer. 32:9.

Do not to remove established landmarks and boundaries. Deut 19:14; Deut 27:17; Job 24:2 Prov. 22:28; Prov. 23:10.

You should take appropriate precautions of any dangerous situation on your land which might cause damage or injury to other persons or their property. Exod. 21:33-34; Deut 22:8.

The mortgage of land and homes brings one into bondage. Neh. 5:1 -5.

Restitution is required for damage done to one's land or crops. Exod. 22:5-6.