Renting & Real Estate - January 2007

I have to move down there Near L.A. and i'm not sure how price ranges are between cities around that area. Whats a decent area with a affordable price range for a one bedroom apartment? please let me know! And please dont tell me to search online, i've been doing that and was hoping i can get some inside scoop from residents in cities near L.A.. Thanks!

2007-01-15 17:51:40 · 8 answers · asked by soul 2

What would be the most beneficial things to fix to add value to our house? It needs many things but what would be best?
Paint(in/out)
Sod (dirt and stickers now)
Carpet(replace or tear out and let the new owners put flooring in)
A/C (needs new handler)
Kitchen cabinets (particle board that is falling apart)
Windows (old and not all working right)
We just want to fix some things but can only afford to do a little at a time while adding value to house. Right now I see "AS IS" in our future sale ad....I would at least like it to read "needs a little TLC" So what would be the first things you would fix?

2007-01-15 17:39:09 · 13 answers · asked by tleigh517 2

i paid everything off on my credit i been saving my money and now im tring to get this house. please help

2007-01-15 17:37:56 · 13 answers · asked by bigboyd65 1

He says he doesn't want to pay for it because the house is supposed to be for me and my brother. Neither my nor my brothers name appears anywhere on the Deed, just his and his new wife. He bought it as a single man after he and Mom divorced so just his name used to be on the deed. He has taken out a couple of loans on the house to fix up his house that he lives in.
Don't get me wrong I pay rent but should I decide to sell this house to buy another, as was the plan, I won't get what the house is worth.
Now I know that some of you are thinking "I wish that my Dad bought me a house, what is she complaing about?' There is so much more to this story but there is not enough room.
Besides, what I really want to know is, Is there someway that I can make my Dad pay for these problems with the house? As I said I do pay rent, so I am his tenent. He would not do this to anyone else. Are there legal steps that I can take if I have too? "Pretty Please does not work on this man."

2007-01-15 17:32:33 · 11 answers · asked by Gamma 1

I am putting together a website for roommates for my rental properties. It will have a page for advice for roommates I would love to add some real horror stories. Do you have any great stories?

2007-01-15 17:25:58 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

my mother died she intered a writen contract with someone leaving a deposit and amount to pay until home was paid off she died and contract was not honored by other partie im a only child what can i do i still have notarized orginal copy the house was paid off befor her death.

2007-01-15 17:24:30 · 2 answers · asked by realchicsrule 1

Is location that important to its potential for appreciation? Or are other factors more important?

2007-01-15 15:37:25 · 6 answers · asked by Caribou2 1

my credit is pretty bad (midscore in the 5's)

2007-01-15 15:11:16 · 6 answers · asked by benjie b 2

My husband and I dont have the best of credit, we're trying to find a cheap apartment (most likely low income housing) will they most likely deny us? Or would we just have to pay a bigger deposit? Obviously people need places to live, so not all landlords can deny people with bad credit!

2007-01-15 14:46:01 · 3 answers · asked by ? 1

2007-01-15 14:12:25 · 7 answers · asked by trangphi2003 1

I gave my mother my apartment, this is in the state of California , Btw and now she was served with a summons, a five day summons, and the manager wants her to pay all the late fees that's been accumualted by the eviction fees that the owner have to pay....is that legal...plus, now even though I moved out..they have me on the summons paper' so if she' doesn't pay an eviction will be on my record..

2007-01-15 13:59:30 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-15 13:54:57 · 3 answers · asked by Basic D 1

I am looking at buying a mobile home in a trailer park. Seems there are alot of different laws and stuff for buying one. Like down payments and different costs. Any one have any idea off all the different things you have to watch for or pay when buying a home like this please I need all the help and info so I do not make any mistakes

2007-01-15 13:50:54 · 4 answers · asked by Basic D 1

I am a Realtor and have several homes currently listed. I would like to be able to find more buyers for the homes I have listed. I run big, expensive ads in the newspapers and do not get any calls. I have Open Houses and no one comes. I send out monthly newsletters to past clients and feature the listings, but no one is interested. Me and my sellers have to wait for other agents to bring clients through, which I hate waiting! I would like to be more proactive and find creative ways to find buyers myself so the homes sell! I am thinking maybe people out there have ideas I can try or things you wish your agent would have done for you when you were selling your home. Maybe there are agents out there who are doing something creative now and want to share. Any ideas??

2007-01-15 13:37:46 · 5 answers · asked by msmicki7777 2

I have a buyer for my house and I don't want to pay a realitor's fee. I'm in the state of Texas. What are the steps that I will go thru? (1.) And will either one of us have to pay a closing cost. And if so, Approximately how much is it on a $80,000 sale? (2.) Will I need a Lawyer? (Approximately how much should he cost?
Thank You

2007-01-15 12:21:09 · 8 answers · asked by Ken G 1

myhouseis about 100years old ive been livinginitfor16years its likeapertmentsexceptmy familly takes up the space insted ofthepublic.....its not 2 floors but the house is huge itslike 5 diffrent lil appertment inmy property

2007-01-15 12:09:15 · 3 answers · asked by subhuman 2

I would like to know the qualifications to get into low income housing, for Illinois. I already looks on HUD but I didnt find anything. I would like to know pretty much, how much I'd have to pay, credit checks, all the info and facts.

2007-01-15 11:59:12 · 3 answers · asked by ? 1

I got a bridge loan for my house I just bought. I have my other house on the market for sale. Its been 9 months and my home as not sold. Can I get out of this bridge loan and refinance it. Can I foreclose and move back to my first house. Somebody help........

2007-01-15 11:54:36 · 4 answers · asked by Gonzo 1

I'm asking about first time homebuyers. My understanding is: the lower your score, the higher your downpayment. The higher your score, the lower your downpayment. Sometimes as low as zero except for closing costs.

2007-01-15 11:47:15 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I would like to know how to get involved with real estate "short sales"...I love customer service, but I want out of retail and the R.E.S.S. breed of service can save a lot of people a lot of money, as apposed to convincing them to spend more money as you so often find yourself doing in the retail environment. However, I don't have money to spend on seminars, boot-camps and other such conveniences or money traps (should that be the case). I would really appreciate anyone who would be willing to take their time to teach me at no cost up front...and i have no problem arranging appropriate kickbacks for the kindness once I get going. Thank you in advance for your time.

2007-01-15 11:38:15 · 5 answers · asked by Nuclear M 1

I live in montgomery county, and i heard there is a way through some sort of trustee transaction that doesnt list the sale amount of your house within the public records. Does anyone have any details?

How about for Virginia?

2007-01-15 11:21:32 · 5 answers · asked by HelpfulGuy208646 1

I have received an offer on my home, which is for sale by owner. Do I need to submit a refusal to offer in writing if she wants it by 5 pm today, and just submitted the offer at 1pm?

2007-01-15 10:31:40 · 5 answers · asked by Dreamer57 2

My current landlord is the worst landlord I've ever had in my life. During my stay here he would show up unexpectedly to talk about his wife or his life, he even told me he was convicted of kidnapping. I asked him to not show up to my door but never cared, strangely when I needed something repaired or fixed he never show up, I begged him for 5 months to repair my garbage disposal and he never put the smoke alarms he said he would install at the begining of my lease.

I had a fire right on my door, thankfully I was able to stop the fire from spreading but it burned part of the porch and stairs. The fire came from outside but aparently I am the one who has to pay, I'm fine with that and I asked the landlord to provide a carpenter he trusts to do the job (I want somebody he chooses, that way there will be no misunderstandings about me getting somebody to do it cheap) but it has been 2 weeks, he says he'll send somebody and never does!, my lease ends in 15 days, what am I to do?.

2007-01-15 10:30:47 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

hey im new in the business and i have 2 houses right now and i have them on MLS , my question is, is the only way i can sell these houses faster is by doing open houses and MLS? is theer anything else i can do, i feel so unproductive cuz idk what to do if there isnt a open house and i dont want the clients to feel im not working for them..

2007-01-15 10:24:21 · 8 answers · asked by calhoun11566 1

This year, my family moved from Michigan to San Diego. We knew, when taking the new job, that we'd have a tough time selling the house. We'll we failed and in November, to avoid continuing to have to shell out all the mortgage and those heavy Michigan winter heating bills, we turned it into a rental. We still lose $300 per month but it's better than losing all the mortgage. So this year I will only post $2,365 loss mostly due to cost to get it in service, but this will likely be a loss of at least $4K until I can pay off the mortgage, or refinance. What should I do? I don't care about the loss due to my high salary in San Diego, but I don't want the loss + an audit. Should I take the loss, but not put it as a loss against my salary? I read a little about this 'passive loss rule', but I hardly understand all the consequences. I don't have any other passive income to write it off against? Should I start some other passive income to write off this loss against? Thoughts would be great.

2007-01-15 10:13:34 · 3 answers · asked by Ryan W 2

We have a 5/1 ARM with interest only mortgage currently. Got it at 5.25% 3 yrs ago. We have been making interst only payments so far with no payments towards the principal. But our home price has gone up by above 50k over the same period which I guess would count as equity. I expect my income to increase in the next few years substantially but as we get closer to the 5 yr mark, I am getting very nervous that our payments are going to get sky high and was looking at a 30 yr fixed rate loan at abt 5.8%. We plan to stay in this house for atleast another 3-4 yrs. Do you think it is wise to refinance at this point?

2007-01-15 10:13:18 · 10 answers · asked by madshop 1

I have been looking all over the net but not had any luck except sites telling you where for a fee, I cant really imagine that the companies selling these properties would want to keep any interest away by charging people for the knowledge of knowing where to buy reposessed properties from.

Any help would be appreciated.

2007-01-15 10:06:25 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I owe $51,000 on my house and I had it appraised at $33,000 as is. I has several problems that I would have to fix before I could sell it. I have someone that would buy it at the $33,000 and would fix it up. It needs a new roof, new carpeting, patched holes, fixed plumbing, and a separate gray water septic tank (for laundry water) installed. Basically, I would need about $18,000 to fix it up and sell it at the price of what I owe ($51,000), so I wouldn't make anything on it. Plus, I don't have $18,000 or anywhere near it. Should I sell it as is and then continue to pay on my mortgage? Will my mortgage company let me do that without the house to have the lien on? Any other advice and/or websites you can direct me to would be appreciated.

2007-01-15 10:03:28 · 7 answers · asked by ladydavonia 2

I have already been pre approved, picked out my options at the design studio and am waiting for my pre-construction appointment. The sales agent told me they should have it ready by june but I have heard of other people building homes and being given a quote and it actually being about 2 months after "due date". Anyone that knows anything, please help!

2007-01-15 09:55:24 · 2 answers · asked by Brittany A 2

What is the average cost of installing a stand up shower in a bathroom that does not previously have one. We are buying a house soon and want to know the cost difference between having one already in the house or installing a brand new one later in a house we like that has no stand up showers.

2007-01-15 09:48:58 · 7 answers · asked by bunnyt1604 1