Homestead, Mechanic’s and Materialman’s Liens Series – Post #1: What’s the Deal with Homesteads?

What’s the Deal with Homesteads? Texas has a complicated system of protections for the family “homestead.”  The Texas Constitution protects your home so that creditors can’t take it away and leave your family homeless.  But there are exceptions . . . the money you purchase or build a home with normally results in a lien or mortgage.  If that mortgage …