Renting & Real Estate - December 2006

Now i am receiving all this letters telling me that they can get me a lower interest rate . I have a VA loans with 350,000 . i am new to this can somebody help me ? i will really appreciated

2006-12-22 07:01:46 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-22 06:50:40 · 4 answers · asked by Jeff A 1

Here are the details:

We live in the SF East Bay area. We bought our home in 2003 for $442,000 and--after some work done we owe $500,000. Yesterday I took my daughter to daycare in a neighborhood that I'd love to live in and saw a friend in that hood outside of his house. We got to talking and we both expressed interest in selling our homes. Our house would probably work for him because he can stumble home from the local bars. His house is in a good family-oriented neighborhood. I told him we wanted to downgrade--that we probably couldn't afford his house and he said "we can work something out." I zillowed our house and it's worth about $600,000. His is $530,000. He bought it in 2001 for around $50,000. It would be cool to avoid transaction fees and the like and I need to ask him if he's interested in our house. He invited us over for a NY party during the day and I want to have a few tricks up my sleeve when we attend. What would you do?

Thanks!

2006-12-22 06:34:17 · 6 answers · asked by Mythical Creature 3

Me and my husband want to buy a house. A fixer upper has crossed our path here in Gainesville FL. It's 1600 sqf and in a good neighborhood. We are young (19 and 21) and skilled and can do all the labor ourselves. We plan to sell the house in six or seven years and we want it to sell quickly! lately the market has sucked so much, I don't know if it's a good idea to pour an extra 10 grand into a house when people are selling at the prices they bought them for. Let me know what you think!

2006-12-22 06:29:27 · 15 answers · asked by Michelle T 1

or is she trying to get more money out of me

2006-12-22 06:19:23 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Has anyone heard of buying houses for back taxes owed?? Is it legit?? Or are they homes that have been abandoned for years and need a lot of work!

2006-12-22 05:55:07 · 3 answers · asked by mamaexfour 4

In california I was getting $8 SSI + $233 state supplemental + $635.

Do you think I can survive in washington with $450 left for food, transportation, laundry, hygiene supplies, electricity, gas, water, heat.

2006-12-22 05:37:24 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-22 05:21:44 · 4 answers · asked by Botak 1

is it true that now i can purchase a residential apartment & can use it for commertial purpose without society's permission?

2006-12-22 05:09:30 · 3 answers · asked by adityaganesh 1

I own a nice beach condo in North San Diego County and would like to do a long term exchange, maybe 2 months to another tourist destination.

2006-12-22 05:04:08 · 3 answers · asked by robert s 2

I have a house that my sister and I are on title. She has not made a mortgage or tax payment for the length of ownership. My name is on the loan alone. Now she is claiming that it is her house because her name is on title. Does she legally have a right?

2006-12-22 04:49:38 · 10 answers · asked by sunshine 1

2006-12-22 04:46:29 · 10 answers · asked by lo 2

I also have a borrower with a similar situation, but her credit score is 609. That's her only score. Please let me know. Thanks.

2006-12-22 04:24:34 · 4 answers · asked by Patrick F 1

I have signed a contract with the seller and have given a thousand dollars to the title company. Everything is going well and we're ready to close in a month. I just found out however that a water treatment facility is being built in the rear of the house approx. 25 meters. Can I back out of the contract without legal repercussions?

2006-12-22 03:51:56 · 22 answers · asked by lei 2

but my fiance has a criminal record will he want to pull reports o n the both of us, or should i tell him i want only me on the lease and my fiance and daughter as an occupant also, i have bad credit and rental history but re-building my credit and history

2006-12-22 03:43:05 · 3 answers · asked by k 1

...and, would it be worth offering a good explanation of what you based your price on, or would that just offend?

The owner designed the house, and it is extremely, er, "unique." We like it, but the odds of other people liking it so much aren't so hot. And some elements of the design, whether anybody likes it or not, plain reduce the value -- extra-small rooms, etc. We're pretty much going to have to insult her designs, and her extremely high view of her house, pretty thoroughly.

Compared to what we can compare it to, it's absurdly overpriced. We want it, but not at the asking price. We also don't want to wait a year for her to figure out she needs to lower the price.

Should we:

Point out the reasons we think it's overpriced, not in the context of an offer, and see what the response is?
Make a lowball offer without comment?
Make a lowball offer, with a list of reasons why?

I grant that this is a bit of a silly question, but I'm curious as to what others would do.

2006-12-22 03:07:01 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

are we liable for the power bill, we never had anything written down, no tenancy and the electricity was never discussed, we provided power to his out buildings and the majority of the power was used heating the place with no central heating, we often asked for things to be fixed such as plumbing so we could use the bath and other small items but they never were, where do we stand in law?

2006-12-22 03:02:35 · 17 answers · asked by orfeo_fp 4

2006-12-22 02:56:10 · 9 answers · asked by nicki1980 1

I live in the UK and have a capital of just over £100k (which I believe is about $250.000)...
Would I be able to buy a property (let's say a 2 bedrooms house) just outside Melbourne without having to borrow money from a bank?
Would you recommend it?
Thanks for your opinions...

2006-12-22 02:51:35 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Me and my husband want to buy a home in NJ or in TX. We have a income of only 3 grand a month because I am in school for RN and will be for the next 2 - 3 years. We really want to buy a home now because we have 3 boys 6, 4, and 2. My credit is bad and his is O.K . Will anyone give a homeloan for at least $180,000.

2006-12-22 02:11:23 · 12 answers · asked by mrskyesha 2

2006-12-22 01:06:35 · 11 answers · asked by wiselady 1

The property is in Tennessee. The date of foreclosure was 9/28, and the date of sale was 10/31. Thank you in advance!

2006-12-22 00:57:57 · 4 answers · asked by TC 2

I am looking to buy a home and because I am putting less than 20% down I was told I have to pay private mortgage insurance, I am wondering what is the calculation in order to determine what my monthly payment of pmi will be for a loan of $115, 000.

2006-12-22 00:46:25 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

can anyone tell me what has caused house prices to be so high and also when will they come down?

2006-12-21 23:34:10 · 10 answers · asked by cotsey 1

i can spend £300-350 monthly.

2006-12-21 21:32:03 · 4 answers · asked by WPIZDEMANTO2 W 1

I had bought the flat in 1997 and it is registered under my name; free hold flat. if i can't take the money to US, what is best way to sell, so i get maximum money?

2006-12-21 20:08:58 · 5 answers · asked by SAI RAM 1

Recently had a balcony apartment fire, they had to cut out a good portion of the balcony, and they think the little weber type of grill caused the fire however there is no evidence of it, grill is still how it was left, coals still black and the way they were left, the fire looked like it started on the other side. The grill was closed, anyways the apartment complex is trying to charge us for the damage which they estimate in the thousands, should I get an attorney?

2006-12-21 18:49:54 · 9 answers · asked by lcpunk69 1

I am moving to San Diego for a new job next month and my primary office location is in downtown San Diego, however, I will be required to drive to Irvine 2 (or 3 times - in a pinch) per week, also.

Does anyone have any thoughts on the most ideal areas to live in which I will not require air conditioning during the summer (due to a medical condition of one of my family members)?

2006-12-21 18:30:59 · 5 answers · asked by Mauisnj 2

My friend just became a real estate agent and has no experience in web design at all. She would like me to help her with her real estate agent web site. I've designed web sites for people before, but never a real estate site. She couldn't answer this because she didn't really understand... but when you see an agent's site and it has the mls search on it, is that something her company should give her access to, or is it a web designer who should have knowledge of a program that gives you access to this. I am totally new to real estate procedures and options but would love to help her out and kinda think it would be easier to ask this to someone who understands my question. Please help!! Any advice, sites to go to for directions, or references to other helpful agent tools would be nice. Thanks!

2006-12-21 18:28:30 · 3 answers · asked by ybettm93 1

My niece lives with me for free she does not even help to pay for rent nor utilities. All of a sudden she has become boy crazy and she wants to move out. But she does not have credit nor a job to get an apartment. He parents live in a different country and they would want me to assist her with getting an apartment. Her parents have been very helpful to me in the past and they expect me to return the favor by signing the lease in my name for their daughter. If you were in my shoes what would you do?

2006-12-21 16:33:16 · 8 answers · asked by Ani - kalabar girl 2