Renting & Real Estate - March 2007

2007-03-26 20:34:17 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

Can anyone give me some general tips or websites on what to look for and do when buying my first home?I would like to have the house inspected. Is that something I can get the seller to pay for? Would the realtor set that up?

2007-03-26 20:27:50 · 5 answers · asked by Julia B 2

we cant find my landlord so housing benifits have stopped.its not my fault,i havent seen him since sept 2006.i am now really worried.i am looking for a house but i feel really insucure.i love where i live all my family are up here my parents my oldest daughter and 4 grandchildren and now i will have to move to a strange area.i want to know what rights do i have being a sitting tenent,i have been in this house for 5yrs he only bought the house 2yrs ago and i havent singed any agreements with him so where do i stand

2007-03-26 19:52:18 · 11 answers · asked by paula r 1

I want to know if I lose any negotiating leverage by allowing the seller's agent to act as a dual agent. Will I get a better price if I cut out the real estate agent on my side?

2007-03-26 19:38:37 · 11 answers · asked by shawn1980 3

I know some lenders will not finance a manufactured house on it's own land, but surely there are others who would. What requirements would there be on getting financiang for this?

2007-03-26 19:26:10 · 4 answers · asked by fromorto12 2

I need to find out monthly prices for all the apartments in Columbus, OH. But I've tried everything and every website, but I get nothing. Does anyone know how to look for cheap but good apartments? I've never done this before =[

2007-03-26 19:16:02 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-26 19:09:49 · 2 answers · asked by tracysellshomes@sbcglobal.net 1

It is really a comment. I just want to say that if anyone is interested in selling a house make sure you tell your listing agent to give the address and price of your property because it is very annoying to call to ask information about a particular property and these agents want to get all your information. Agents you are really potentially missing an oppurtunity to sell a property by not listing price and location. There are times I look in the paper and there isn't even a city listed. I will not look at properties without an address or price. I also don't think you need to have two agents involved. It is in the buyer's benefit to have same agent because they will really try to advocate on the buyer's behalf so they can get bigger commissions. It is all about the money.

2007-03-26 18:55:16 · 4 answers · asked by lol 1

I am in between selling and buying a home. I need a place to store my belongings and stay for a few months. What are my best options?

Thank you in advance for your serious answers.

2007-03-26 18:27:59 · 2 answers · asked by Greymatter 2

if we need money means, shall we take it after 3 years?and how much we will get? after three how much interest you will give? when is the last date to invest money ? is there any loan facility in between 20 years? in between 20 years any accident and death case how much you will giving?

2007-03-26 18:09:03 · 4 answers · asked by geethanjali r 1

hai friends I want to be a builder(I am starting from scratch),i have bought 850 sft of land in a prime place in chennai and I can manage some 12 lakh rupees thro loans i would like to build a small apartment with just three two bedroom flats(just two floors).Now I want to know what formalities i should follow while building and selling this kind of an apartment . what kind of diffficulties will I have face from metropolitan development authority of this city, and from its corporation.Should I get special permission for building apartments or can I build it like my individual house and then sell it of as flats.Please help me

2007-03-26 18:08:00 · 1 answers · asked by paritran 4

Can anyone tell me good and free websites, which you can search Foreclosed Homes on? Thanks.

2007-03-26 17:48:17 · 4 answers · asked by bdreit76 2

A company buys a piece of land for $1,000,000. It puts down $200,000 in cash, and gets a $800,000 mortgage. The loan (0% interest) will be paid off in 8 years (8 even payments). At the end of the 8 years, the land will be worth $2,000,000 (it appreciates at $125,000 per year). What does the A=L+E formula look like in years 1, 2, & 10?

2007-03-26 17:47:56 · 3 answers · asked by Jay J 1

2007-03-26 17:40:21 · 7 answers · asked by Mariposa13 3

My friends own a home worth about 80-85,000. It is fully paid for. They are wanting to move to another town but do not want to sell this home. They are going to rent it to their son. Can they borrow 55-60,000 against that home to buy their next home? Their credit is fairly good. And very good with the bank they want to borrow from. If it is possible, do they have to tell them that is for this other house? Because if they do then they have to pay for a home inspection on the new house and all of that right?
And an extra question - About what kind of payments would they be looking at with a 30 year loan on that kind of money?
If it makes a difference this is all happeing in MT.
Thank you in advance for your help.

2007-03-26 17:26:59 · 3 answers · asked by purple dove 5

mortgage
tax saving
cost and benefit analysis

2007-03-26 17:19:43 · 1 answers · asked by J � 1

Well heres the deal. Im looking at a 195K house. I want to do a 80/10/10 loan. 80% on 30 yr fixed, 10% on 10 year, and 10% cash down which will leave me w/ 175K mortgage. Now the tricky part. Around October 07 I will be getting 60K cash that I want to put towards the mortgage. So doing it this was I will pay off the 10% loan and apply rest towards the 30 yr which would leave me with $115K. Now can I refinance that? If so how long do I have to wait to refinance?1 year? 6 Months? Thanks

2007-03-26 16:58:21 · 5 answers · asked by billyg33176 1

I am in the process of buying a new home and I found out that they placed the AC unit in the wrong place. It was supposed to be on the side of the house, but they put it in the backyard next to the kitchen window. They did this because they didnt have enough room on the side of the house because of the wall. They say that zoning does not allow them to extend the wall. they want to know if we still want the house and may offer compensation. What are my options???

2007-03-26 16:46:44 · 4 answers · asked by Robbyz3 2

I tried to ask this question earlier.. but I dont think I was as clear as i could have been. I have no negative marks on my credit check. I just do not want them to know that I was on the lease for my last residency. Can they tell?

2007-03-26 16:45:19 · 4 answers · asked by blushingdoll0 1

2007-03-26 16:25:24 · 6 answers · asked by ara2680 2

If Buyer backed out of the contract, he/she would lose the earnest money. But what would happen if Seller defaulted the contract (ie. Seller found someone who offered higher purchase price)?

2007-03-26 16:25:05 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

1) We are expecting a family gift of $2,000 in a few weeks to be put toward the purchase of our new home. Should we see a lender before we collect our entire downpayment or should we wait until we have ALL of the money?

2) We are looking at both Bank of America and US Bank, mainly because both have some great First Time Home Buyer Assistance programs. The question is: have you had a greater luck with either one?

2007-03-26 16:08:53 · 3 answers · asked by FaZizzle 7

I didn't tell them to remodel. Although its better I just don't want them to change the rent. I live in an Affordable complex.

2007-03-26 16:03:15 · 8 answers · asked by dmastre411 1

is it over the ground or underground? how does it affect a homesite?

2007-03-26 15:39:06 · 1 answers · asked by ravi_ncsu 1

2007-03-26 15:33:51 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

My wife and I are thinking of buying a home I recieved a good faith estimate from a broker. I would appreciate any comments or suggestions on it. It is a VA loan, w/ 30 year fixed rate at 6.280% (float). My Credit Score when checked was 775. My wife and I's approx. debt monthly w/ minimum payments on CCs is $550.00. We are approved on this estimate for $204,000.00. It has our monthly payment as $1,404.23. With the P & I at $1,261.90. On the phone the broker said with the $204,000 amount our debt % is 48% which is way to high! My job pays me $57,000.00 yearly. What would be a realistic price range for us to be looking at given this figures. Are the rates reasonable? This being our first home we are a bit out of our element. Any advice would be appreciated and I can supply more information if needed.

Thanks,
Jason

2007-03-26 15:13:37 · 8 answers · asked by jason_heffel 2

I am exporing some real estate options like maybe buying a condo I came across some timeshares. I saw where you could exchange your time share for other timeshares in other locations i.e. if yours is in miami you can exchange for one in mexico or whatever. is this basically how it works? is the fee + tax a one time thing or is the fee annual + tax? any info would be helpful! thanks

2007-03-26 15:12:53 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

We are currently renting a house from my parents. Their tax basis is roughly 1/10 of its current value. We would like to buy 60% of the house initially, and pay off the rest to my parent's over time. What would the tax consequences be and what would the best way to do this - or should we just continue to rent and buy another investment property?

2007-03-26 15:11:06 · 5 answers · asked by Stacy J 1

15 yrs fixed, 5.5% and 1 point. Is this a good rate for today (2/26/07)?

2007-03-26 14:32:34 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-26 14:30:52 · 6 answers · asked by MJ 2