Renting & Real Estate - May 2007

First off, most the info I find says that manufactured homes are bad investments and they depreciate over time.

However, I don't know about my area specifically. Me and my significant other make a combined income of almost $120K a year where we live and unfortunately that's baerly enough to afford purchasing a one bedroom condo where we live. But we would still like to get out of renting and being at the mercy of a landlord to raise our rent whenever he feels like it.

So, i've been looking at manufactured homes in our area and they're considerably cheaper. I can get a 3-4bd manufactured for the price of that same one bd. condo. I figure a mortgage on a manufactured would give us a nice place to live while allowing us to build some type of equity in it without throwing money away on rent. Then if we can build enough equity and continue saving other money we can sell the home and upgrade into a nicer condo at some point.

Any thoughts on this? Thanks.

2007-05-23 11:47:23 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

If a lease says something but your local law is different can the landlord force you to do it because it says it in the lease? i.e. the city regulations say property owners must take garbage to the curbside, my landlord says if signed for it I have to follow it. I disagree. What do you guys think?

2007-05-23 11:34:44 · 5 answers · asked by Little anionyx 3

2007-05-23 11:33:48 · 4 answers · asked by bruney200 2

our contract said our home would be listed until august, but we just found out that we are having a baby and can't afford two budget-altering changes!

2007-05-23 11:27:52 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

We have a house in Indiana and we gave it to some company to give it on rent to someone. We said it to be yearly but somehow that guy signed a 2 year contract with the tenants living there right now, What do I do ? Any suggestions....PLEASE

2007-05-23 11:21:18 · 1 answers · asked by Sunny Grewal 2

i have heard the best source a realtor has for leads are through referals.....but what if you are a new agent....where and how do new agents get leads

2007-05-23 10:48:24 · 6 answers · asked by RCW 1

I have heard 1,000 old people tell me that my husband and I should be looking into bankruptcied homes instead of trying to build right now. I agree the market is favorable for this... but I cannot find a way to locate said houses!!! Every avenue I look down on the internet requires a subscription before the price/location is even disclosed!!! Is there not any other way to find FORECLOSURE LISTINGS???

2007-05-23 10:47:59 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-23 10:30:34 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am renting a 4 bed 2 bath. One of the bath sinks doesn't work and the other bath shower doesn't work. Technically I'm renting a 4 bed 1 bath. Do I still owe all of my rent, or can I legally deduct some money due to me renting a 4 bed 2 bath and only having usage of 1 full bath?????

2007-05-23 10:26:32 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

The doctor with a new mercedes,huge home, and all the extras. or..

The old man down the street with that old 80's pickup truck and a 2 bedroom house.

in general just answer....dont do the it depends......use common sense

2007-05-23 10:23:42 · 6 answers · asked by adam r 3

2007-05-23 10:22:11 · 8 answers · asked by scarlett11 3

The sellers offer no survey and there's no property line clause in the contract as there have been in other contracts we signed on other properties. Next door neighbor has definite property line issues and another neighbor is possibly using part of my daughters potential property, in addition to a possible easement. The survey is expensive what do you think? If her garage is 12" on neighbors prop. could anything be done? What would her rights be?

2007-05-23 10:03:29 · 5 answers · asked by peace seeker 4

2007-05-23 09:46:49 · 1 answers · asked by jim c 1

Tenants was renting a business property for a restaurant, the lease was up in May. But landlord illegally evicted the tenants in December 2006.
Tenants had a lot of parties and cooking class already scheduled, plus tenant wasn't able to operate the restaurant since the illegal lockout.

Can tenant sue for lost wages, if so what type of proof does tenant need to show the judge in small claims of how much they would have made if they were not illegally evicted.
Tenant rent was due on 12/03/06..
Tenant was locked out 12/06/06 for failure to pay rent.

Landlord took tenants to court for the december rent and also for damage to property in Feb for $5000, but was only awarded $500 for a broken door, as tenant said she knew how the door got broken.
The judge said that the tenants was locked out on 12/06 and did not owe december rent..

Landlord then took tenant property to satisfy their judgement of the $500, tenant property was worth well over $40,000..

2007-05-23 09:36:43 · 5 answers · asked by Chef D 4

My wife and I are looking to buy a house and we currently have a lease on our rental home until Dec 31st. We want to break the lease and buy before home prices start going up significantly again. Any advise? Any loop holes? We live in El Paso Texas.

2007-05-23 09:35:34 · 6 answers · asked by yanks006 3

2007-05-23 09:16:18 · 8 answers · asked by lori 1

I want to buy a house, but because of my credit score it is very difficult. Can I get opinions on this program on leaseoption home buying. Do you think this is a good idea? Brokers or loan officers help?????

2007-05-23 08:53:18 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-23 08:44:36 · 2 answers · asked by jakemansnanna01 1

2007-05-23 08:40:41 · 3 answers · asked by sterling r 1

bad management, bugs , crime, etc. how can i legally get out of the lease i signed. i live in georgia

2007-05-23 08:19:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have $15000 ready to invest right now. My husband has excellent credit and we're thinking of getting a "hard money" loan. I have read many books about it front to cover and done some research on houses for sale. I found a website (www.discountedproperties.com) that has listings where a wholesaler assigns the contract to buy the house (being sold by owner) to me for a fee, I would then flip it and sell it for a profit. Does this sound like a good idea? Has anyone done it this way?

Also, where can I find a website of houses that have been recently sold in my area?

Anyone who has recently, with the market the way it is, flipped houses? How have you done it? Did you partner up with a Real Estate agent or did you sell the house yourself? How much of the work in the house have you done?

Any help would obviously be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.

2007-05-23 08:03:53 · 12 answers · asked by TinkyPatz 2

2007-05-23 07:51:56 · 3 answers · asked by Yoggi B 1

Closing costs....i know I should ask my Realtor but I just got off the phone with him, and I keep bothering him with quesitons and i just want to know if any of you guys can help me out.

2007-05-23 07:46:52 · 3 answers · asked by I'mdabess 2

about 3 years ago I looked at an apartment, it seemed pretty nice and I had asked the rental agent what type of an area it was and she said very good (I was 19 at the time). After signing the contract I called my Grandfather who reccomended that I talk to the local police department and make sure that it was a good spot. Upon calling the police, I found out that not only was it NOT in a good area, the previous tenents had been arrested for dealing coke. I immediatetly called the rental agent (who was on the phone) and left a message with the secretary that I was rescinding the contract and to please call me) she didn't. The following morning I called again and spoke with her she said that I wasn't allowed and that I would be liable for all the unpaid rent till it was rented out again, I told her that since i had notified her within 45 min. I wasn't paying. They have now (3 years later) put it on my credit report as delinquent rent, I hadn't heard anything since then. Can they do that?

2007-05-23 07:46:26 · 2 answers · asked by Nicole E 4

I am trying to buy a house because the neighborhood we are in is getting worse by the second, but we have horrible credit due to stupid kid stuff. Anyone know of a place that you can get a place with horrible credit,no down payment, low payments a month in a good neighborhood?

2007-05-23 07:40:36 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Just got a new landlord who raised the rent 55.00 and has informed me my storage/garage will be turned into another unit next month. This was part of my originial rental agreement with prior landlord, can he do this?

2007-05-23 07:30:25 · 2 answers · asked by fierybluebutterfly 2

How can i find the history of my home located in ocilla,georgia ONLINE ! i have tried many different websites and no luck. any suggestions!?

2007-05-23 06:51:45 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Our lease is up in June (thank God), and we're in the process of moving out of this apartment (2nd level).

We held a garage sale a few weeks ago at my in-laws place, and we sold our sofa, among other things. While getting the sofa out, we discovered that getting things in was easier than getting things out.

This is how our hallway in front of the front door is positioned:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v637/FaZizzle/DoorPictures002.jpg

If you can't see very well, you have to go through a Z to get to the apartment itself. When you have to fenagle a true-sized couch through the door, it was nearly impossible.

In the end, this happened:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v637/FaZizzle/DoorPictures001.jpg

Now we are trying to prepare ourselves for security deposit. Obviously we won't get the security deposit, but what other costs would be added? While it is no excuse, the poor design of the apartment IS the reason the door was damaged.

2007-05-23 06:44:19 · 6 answers · asked by FaZizzle 7

My home was built in 1900's and i have tried reasearching it many times it is located in ocilla georgia. any suggestions on how i can find information?

2007-05-23 06:22:45 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-23 06:15:07 · 6 answers · asked by herditb4 1