Renting & Real Estate - June 2006

How do I know which broker to sign up with, in order for me to practice my real estate? I want a broker which will pay me my fair share when I help a client buy or sell a property. What is the typical commission percentage I should ask for from a broker?

Lots of questions but I am confused.. thank you

2006-06-22 11:04:58 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

if I buy land with nothing on it, then build a house on it, does it get reappraised for taxes IF I keep it myself to live on? Also, lets say I sold it WHILE the house was being built, is it appraised as having half a house on it?

2006-06-22 10:49:55 · 6 answers · asked by kevbeer2003 4

2006-06-22 10:36:59 · 3 answers · asked by ColvinBri 2

The basement where the meters r located is always locked and the previous landlord would never come to the premises to allow the utility companies access to the basement to read the meters...The new landlord that purchased the building installed automatic read meters and as a result of this I was charged the proper charges incurred for all the back estimated bills and now my bill is more than I can handle. I set up a payment agreement with the utility company but fell in default due to a lose of income....Is there anything that I can do in regards to this situation b4 my utilities are shut off....I'm in New York City

2006-06-22 10:21:20 · 2 answers · asked by curious 1

2006-06-22 10:09:26 · 5 answers · asked by clubcar641 2

2006-06-22 09:36:54 · 4 answers · asked by hpnotix 1

2006-06-22 09:26:10 · 3 answers · asked by hsameephx 1

2006-06-22 09:10:56 · 24 answers · asked by summit685 1

I own a 2 unit duplex in Texas (DFW) which have seperate addresses and want to sell one unit. The mortgage company is telling me they can not or will not do a partial release of the title to enable me to sell. Is there any way around this that will enable me to sell just one of the units, instead of having to sale the entire duplex?

2006-06-22 08:57:50 · 4 answers · asked by bigbadrob 1

2006-06-22 08:55:45 · 2 answers · asked by Patrick O 1

2006-06-22 08:38:22 · 10 answers · asked by Yenny V 2

2006-06-22 08:08:25 · 7 answers · asked by dimst 1

2006-06-22 08:03:09 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-06-22 07:56:34 · 14 answers · asked by halo 1

Would you purchase a 1 bedroom condo 3 years old in a great location near shopping, new malls, excellent resturants and 15 MIN to the beach in Jacksonville florida. Or purchase a house that is built in 1950's in same location for same price. House or Condo?

2006-06-22 07:24:39 · 14 answers · asked by Runabout 2

A bunch of teens in our area want to get together and take an old abandoned building that has been vacant for years and turn it into a teen community center. How does one go about finding out who owns the property? What steps need to be taken to approach the township or village about this undertaking?

2006-06-22 06:38:49 · 5 answers · asked by heartwhisperer2000 5

I had a bet with a friend. He says that the largest owner of land in the world is the Roman Catholic church. I bet that that its Macdonalds. Anyone comming first with credible reference for this bet gets selected for the best answer. Don't waste my time if you can't back up your reply. Oh yes, I don't mind even if I'm wrong or if both of us are mistaken.

2006-06-22 06:29:57 · 4 answers · asked by vincent D 2

2006-06-22 06:16:49 · 2 answers · asked by BillyT 1

Does anybody know who buys Section 32 loans off a lenders portfolio? I only have one that I need to get rid of.

2006-06-22 05:28:17 · 1 answers · asked by lester 3

2006-06-22 05:19:45 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was approved for a loan, but it is not enough to cover the house I want, I need some more money from some where, like asap. the company I went through had me pay an upfront fee of 445.00 which 400.00 will be given back at the closing, and it is not refundable other than at closing, what do I do?

2006-06-22 05:09:07 · 5 answers · asked by keke16 1

I was pre approved for a home loan (90,000) but regular homes don't come close to that in my state. i have to do 100% financing and zero money down. what are my options?

2006-06-22 05:03:15 · 3 answers · asked by keke16 1

I closed on a house in Texas last July. At closing, they estimated the property tax for the year and then had the seller pay the prorated portion of the tax for the time they owned the house in that year.

At year end however, we discovered that they had underestimated the tax and we were short on our escrow by about $2000. The mortgage company made us pay the difference to "Catch up" our escrow.

The thing that makes me mad is that this means that the sellers underpaid the tax by over $1000 at closing. Whose fault is this, mortgage company, title company, or me? Is there any way I can recover the money from the title company? Are they liable?

2006-06-22 04:15:00 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-06-22 03:58:51 · 15 answers · asked by Johnycomelately 2

2006-06-22 03:47:23 · 16 answers · asked by Rae E 2

I own a house with a family member who cannot make the payments. Would it be legal for me to refinance them off of the mortgage and title, start collecting rent and having them apply for Section 8 Housing credits? Would this be a legal move? Legal but shady? or illegal? If you do not know, how much do Real Estate lawyers charge to discuss this?

2006-06-22 03:38:21 · 4 answers · asked by mkostelnik@sbcglobal.net 2

need to know the fine details of leasing my home while away on business for over one year

2006-06-22 03:30:14 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

How exactly does an 8020 Home Loan work??? IS it least favorable option??

2006-06-22 03:12:46 · 10 answers · asked by YoYo21 2

2006-06-22 03:06:46 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

In my area the property value has skyrocketed in the past year or so. A friend bought his 1400 sq. ft. home for $130,000 three years ago, today it is worth $300,000.

Will this top off and property values head back down?

There is a lot of building going on around here, because of this I think the values will continue going up, so I want to buy now, but don't want to lose my shirt when/if the property values go down.

2006-06-22 02:40:20 · 6 answers · asked by sprklng74 2