Renting & Real Estate - February 2007

Im a veteran. My employment historyI was on active duty military for 1/2 of 2004 & all of 2005. Most of 2006 I didnt work & collected unemployment.

I work now and my monthly income is about $1000 from my job of 3 months, $200 from national guard drill pay, and dont know if this is income, but I get the GI bill 8 months of the year for college which is about $840. My fiance who Id be buying with makes about $8-900 monthly.

Cant afford much of a downpayment right now. Monthly I think we can pay about MAX $800. This would include any insurance or other fees related to the house not including utilities, electricity, etc... anything I dont already pay renting (dont have renters insurance). If anyone knows, what all per month you pay to buy a house besides mortgage payment?
I've seen some decent ones in my area I would like around 120k+. If I can get approved for a loan for 800- per month, how much? I figured I could get some high interest loan and refinance later, am I wrong? TY

2007-02-22 05:01:04 · 8 answers · asked by Inquisitor 3

2 weeks ago it was FREEZING here in Chicago. Can my landlord make me pay for the new pipes. I didnt have any heat and all the pipes froze. He says its my fault. Is that right what can I do??

2007-02-22 04:59:08 · 14 answers · asked by ? 3

My wife (a real estate broker) has worked on a deal very hard and she lost it today. She is in very dipressed mood. I don't know if words like "...you can make other deals next time..." going to make her feel better or worse. For anyone out there who had similar experience as my wife had, can you tell me what words would make you feel better when that happened?

2007-02-22 04:43:19 · 10 answers · asked by pohwalee 1

I live in Las Vegas, NV and I live in the basement of a house with a separate entrance. The house belongs to my landlord, and we don't have a written contract or anything, but I do pay rent every month.

if it matters, it's not officially an apartment. he calls it "shared living." when I moved in, he said he would give me 30 day notice if he wanted me out.

legally though, and if I continued paying for the time that I am here, how long until I have to move out in nevada? sources are a plus. also, can he change the locks and not let me in and keep my stuff?

2007-02-22 04:41:06 · 4 answers · asked by collinchristine_edwards 2

I want to buy a home when my lease is up in August because I hate throwing my money away on rent. However, I always wanted to wait until I'm married to get my first house... I'm a little bit intimidated to go in on a mortgage by myself, because I feel so ignorant of the whole process (that and everything here is so expensive!).

Basically my question:

Should I rent for one more year (my boyfriend and I have been together for 2 1/2 years, so we'll either be getting married within that year or I'll be moving on), or should I just fight my fears and purchase now?

2007-02-22 04:38:11 · 7 answers · asked by OffLiCute 3

I need opinions here. I decided it's time to move out of my parents' house and I JUST started looking at apartments. All of my friends are married or already have living situations that they are comfortable with so I was really racking my brain for a roommate. My friend just called and said that her friend owns a house in the city where I want to live and has mentioned on and off that she'd like to rent out the extra bedroom to someone. She is going to ask her about it, but my question is, is this weird or awkward? I don't know this person and I'm pretty shy (it sounds like the house owner is pretty shy also). She already owns this house and has everything in it that she likes. I feel like I'm just using the space and her stuff -moving in on her territory. My mom is very overbearing now and I just need out. But I don't know if this is what I was going for. Maybe I just want my own apt, but I'm not sure if I can afford it. What do you think? How would you feel? Independent? Invasive?

2007-02-22 04:16:51 · 5 answers · asked by Katie L 3

right i have a 2 bedroomed house 1 double room and 1 single room my problem is i have 2 children ages 2 and 4 i can only fit bunk beds in there room as 2 single beds will not fit, my youngest sleeps on the bottom bunk but tries to climb to the top and on 1 occation he climbed to the top fell off and had a nasty head injury.

the council says my house is big enough for a family of 4 but surely they have to rehome us as its just not safe to have bunk beds and now i am pregnant again will anybody like my gp, health visitor or the citizens advice beable to help me by writing to the council i dont want a massive house just a safe house

2007-02-22 03:58:29 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

If you have signed a lease for a year with the apartment for a year, but then suppose midway through the lease (say 6-7 months since you move in), you are trying to sublease the apartment because you are moving out of state for a new job. You try hard, but are unable to find a person to take over your lease. You still have about a week before you move out of the state for your new job, but still haven't found a person to sublease your apt. What would you do in this case?

2007-02-22 03:17:50 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Landlord can't look into problem until April. We are spending money buying bottle water. We also bathe in this water. We have young children. I am concern for all our health. For what we are paying we should be able to enjoy a glass of water. We are unsure what to do. Any help would be appreciated.

2007-02-22 03:09:09 · 6 answers · asked by krmel40 2

My husband and I have found two good realators. One strengths is selling a house and we want to use him as the selling agent to see our house. The other one is good at getting you into another home. What are the pros and cons of using two different realators.

2007-02-22 02:58:13 · 8 answers · asked by BB 2

I am a male in the process of applying for the U.S citizenship. There is an option to change the name in the citizenship application and I plan to use this to change my name.
Once it is approved, I understand that the court will grant me the required legal papers with the new name.

The question is, what is the procedure to change my name in the title of my house and tile of my car?

2007-02-22 02:47:05 · 4 answers · asked by PB 1

2007-02-22 02:43:03 · 6 answers · asked by jamiesoulski 1

I'm renting a house & the owner wants to sell it.
He wants to show it this weekend, I only have 1 day to get it together but my question is do I have to let people in my home when my lease isn't up untill June. Dose he even have the right to sell before my lease is up

2007-02-22 02:35:25 · 14 answers · asked by rositha520 2

this will be my first missed payment (feb) and i live in mn.

2007-02-22 02:26:37 · 5 answers · asked by justwannano 1

2007-02-22 02:20:06 · 5 answers · asked by 21questions 4

I am in PA. I have already passed the real estate course I am preparing to go and take the test. I am not financially able to jump into this and quit my current job. I need the health benefits also for my daughter. Several agents have told me that I should not even bother because you can't make any money "part time". I won't consider it "part time" work. I consider this to be another full time job. My current job is 8 to 5. Isn't it true that the people buying and selling propery work also? I realize that this will be tough, but is it possible?

2007-02-22 02:09:52 · 5 answers · asked by Cheyenne 4

When my grandmother died she left over 7 acres of land to be split up between my father and his 5 brothers and 1 sister. When my father died last year, his share of my grandmother's estate was left to me, my mother, and my sister. My uncle wants us to sign over our share of the estate to him and his reason is because he has spent a lot of money to keep up the estate and paid taxes on it etc. (he's a millionaire mind you). All I asked is for him to buy me out of my share and we can negotiate so he can make me an offer for my share. This seemed like a reasonable proposal from me being that he's a savvy businessman and I am still a struggling student with school loan debts and a family to take care of. He flat out refused, insulted me and my deceased father, and told me that he could take my portion of the land without my consent if he wanted to. He's trying to intimidate me with big time lawyers and strong arm me into giving up my share. Does he have a case? Can he sue me? Am I right?

2007-02-22 01:56:31 · 6 answers · asked by TMOkoli 2

I have seen a lot of these questions on yahoo answers and I just wanted to pass on the news that I have a credit score of 565 and I have an eviction on my credit that is not paid off (almost is) and I got approved for an apartment with a low deposit. This is not really a question I just wanted to let people know that you can still fina a place to live with bad credit!

2007-02-22 01:36:19 · 4 answers · asked by Virginia Gal 3

Do i save any money buying with out a realtor?

2007-02-22 01:31:00 · 8 answers · asked by david g 2

There are some obvious ones: services provided, taxes, etc., but wonder if anyone has a list of things I should be keeping in mind as I evaluate various properties. Thanks for your help.

2007-02-22 01:10:58 · 8 answers · asked by C to the D 1

Is it a townhouse or a condo? What exactly is a townhouse/condo? Does this mean I would be paying condo fees because it's a condo or HOA fees because it is a townhouse? Thx

2007-02-21 23:58:50 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hello Friends,

I am looking for a Real Estate Software to calculating the commission of Different Builders and which automatically send the payment remainders to the Builders I had seen one software on www.India-Properties.in but unable to contact the seller so please suggest me the website or suggest me the Seller you may take the help from india-properties.in I am stay in Delhi so I will Reach only: New Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Rajasthan to pickup and purchase of the software.

Thanks

2007-02-21 23:02:28 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am renting an apartment for the last 6 years and always payed on time. The last 3 years I payed, direct from the bank, "month to month" because my job was unstable and I wanted to relocate quickly if I lost the job.
Well, I lost the job and I am ready to relocate. My landlord informed me (not in writing) that I can't move out before June 2007. He have me on a 12 month lease and I owe him 8 month back rent because the rent had increased.
This is the first time I am hearing of a rent increase and they want me to sign a new 12 month lease or I will have to pay more back rent. Can they do this? Please HELP!

2007-02-21 22:49:34 · 8 answers · asked by . 3

I have an agent in Bulgaria but they don't advertise in the U.K. I wondered if there are any companies that specialise in adverting overseas property rental?

2007-02-21 21:56:11 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

A friend of a friend recommended them but wasn't able to give any way of reaching them. They're not listed in the yellow pages or online.

2007-02-21 21:53:15 · 2 answers · asked by Cinnamon 6

From June 1st, any house being put on the UK market for sale will require an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) as part of a home information pack for potential buyers. This will show how energy efficient a home is on a scale of A-G (similar to that on fridges etc). It will also show it’s CO2 output rating.

Recommendations will also be made as to how to improve the energy efficiency, reduce energy use, reduce CO2 output and reduce fuel costs.

There will be a cost to the homeowner to have an EPC done but that will be counterbalanced by energy savings and a reduction in global warming.

Your views please – good or bad?

2007-02-21 21:38:18 · 3 answers · asked by Great Eskape 5

I let a shop to a Tenant 10 years ago. Nowadays he is not doing any business at the premises and keeping unwanted items in the shop. He has not paid the rent for the past 7 months and asks settlement to vacate ? What is the remedy and what kind of legal action can be initiated and how law will help me ?

2007-02-21 21:28:24 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

India Real Estate is a good option to invest in Real Estate Market and I want to know which one is the best Option for me is it Delhi Properties, Gurgaon Properties, Noida Properties, Rajasthan Properties or Haryana Properties. Please suggest me the website where I will found the best option eg: Information as well as Agents or Property Dealers in India both on one platform.

Please Please Please suggest me the serious suggestion only.

2007-02-21 19:40:32 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

House on a lot.

2007-02-21 19:13:37 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I would like to start a FSBO site. Do I have to be a licensed realtor to provide access for registering clients to Local and Statewide MLS exposure/inclusion listing? Thanks in advance for any help!

2007-02-21 17:59:30 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous