Renting & Real Estate - June 2007

I may be moving to and working in Manhattan in October and would like to know what my expenses might be.
I know what my rent will be but am not certain of electric, heat and basic transportation to and from my work.
Should I allow $150.00 per month? I'm a single person without an extravagant lifestyle....no auto to store ...bus or subway will be fine......any thoughts?

2007-06-21 05:14:44 · 2 answers · asked by Papillion 2

Also, the house is 1/2 mine and 1/2 my fathers. He has creditors going after him. If the creditor puts a lein on the house, can they affect my 1/2? Also, when the house sells-can the creditors go after the equity made?

2007-06-21 05:10:45 · 9 answers · asked by tradu77 1

2007-06-21 04:57:10 · 6 answers · asked by bernie0805 5

She isn't working for us. She's working against us. We want to change realtors, but don't know what rights she has. We live in KS if that helps any.
Thanks for your help!

2007-06-21 04:55:26 · 3 answers · asked by bernie0805 5

If the bank repossesses a house would it be sold for the exact outstanding amount owed or if a profit is made where does it go to?

2007-06-21 04:53:55 · 4 answers · asked by JUSEve 2

Approximate costs only if you know, just curious

2007-06-21 04:47:10 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

my loan is approved...i gave the other seller attorney 10% down to be put in an escrow account, contract is sign by both party. my closing date is sometimes in aug. i think i may lose my job so i dont think i want to go ahead w/ the purchase.

what would i lose or how much money would i lose if i dont go thru with it? i haven't pay for any attorney fee yet (im a buyer). so far i pay $400 for appraiser. another $400 for ucc and lien search. i put $25,500 in an escrow account.

so how much would i lose if i dont go thru? please let me know. thx in advance.

2007-06-21 04:43:32 · 5 answers · asked by seafood10 3

ok so we have a little over a month before our lease is up and my fiance and i are having trouble finding a place to move......i have good rental history, yet no income (too pregnant to work) and he has great income, but 1 eviction on his history. i seriously dont know what to do!!! nowhere will hire me becuase im so far along, and no one will approve him for an apt becuase of his 1 stinkin eviction from 2 years ago!!!!! our family wont help either ( i know how nice, guess theyd rather see their kids and baby live in a car first right?) anyone have any suggestions? becuase im really stressing here!

2007-06-21 04:41:16 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I love mangos and I eat the skin with it. Gives it a little crunch. Texture thing.

2007-06-21 04:37:27 · 7 answers · asked by Shelley C 2

The cost to rebuild the home is $101 sq ft. The home is 1000 sq ft.

2007-06-21 04:27:39 · 6 answers · asked by been there- done that 2

2007-06-21 04:26:12 · 4 answers · asked by Albert G 1

I was a co-signer on our mortgage and it has affected my credit.

2007-06-21 04:17:20 · 4 answers · asked by BMO 1

After my offer got rejected by the seller, my real estate broker shred my deposit check even after I told her that I'll pick it up? What should I do? I am in California.

2007-06-21 04:12:59 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I would like to know, if with the structure of a doublewide, we can cover the walls with brick,over every single wall. Is this possible, do we need a permit for that, because we own the land. They told us there are no more available loans to refinance these houses.

2007-06-21 04:01:18 · 2 answers · asked by olivia 1

2007-06-21 03:52:01 · 1 answers · asked by sdrallie@sbcglobal.net 1

I purchased a stock coop. apt. in Los Angeles 8 years ago and just found out that the transfer was never recorded. Was the title company supposed to do this?

I have been paying my property taxes thru the HOA.

2007-06-21 03:44:46 · 3 answers · asked by charlotte q 2

city, state


im looking to relocate , i am currently in central NC. I currently am a personal trainer but am looking to change careers, i was an assistant store manager for 8 yrs prior to that, i want a starter home with garage and a big back yard.. i am a quiet person and looking for a nice place to live, i am open to suggestion

2007-06-21 03:18:44 · 9 answers · asked by NC GUY 1

i have a lease with an appartment building and want to get out. I have 2 months left ont he lease at 700 a month.
What would hte best way of going about this be? if i leave how much will i have to pay?

2007-06-21 02:15:51 · 7 answers · asked by ainger452 3

Apartment is around 950 sq feet. I did leave stains on the carpet. I heard that my landlord has a policy of replacing the carpet after about 5 years and 5 years have passed since the carpet was replaced.

2007-06-21 02:08:16 · 8 answers · asked by ponya 2

I signed a year agreement for an apt May 07 and have come to the conclusion that the apartment isn't what it was cracked out to be. For instance, my bedroom window doesnt close all of the way and only locks on one side so there's a constant draft. We notified them office of this our 1st day there. The laundry room on our floor is supposedly "under construction" although I have never seen anyone there working on it. And to top it off, our apt contains a garbage shute. And the door to the dumpsters is always open b/c a hinge is apparently broken on the door. So when I walk my guest by to get to my apt you can smell the garbage and see a ton of flies flying around. Its embarrassing and very unsanitary. Me and my mom decided that we dont want to stay there anymore b/c they're making no effort to try to fix the problem. But my lease says if i break it then i am responsible for the remainder of the lease. What can I do to get out of my lease? PLEASE HELP!!!

2007-06-21 01:55:46 · 6 answers · asked by baby_phat 1

2007-06-21 01:32:19 · 11 answers · asked by justasking 1

Here is the situation. The housing market here in NJ has dropped significantly in the past year, it is very much a buyer's market. The townhouse was built in 1987, and nothing has ever been updated. The kitchen and 2.5 bathrooms are way outdated from the 80's, the carpets need to be replaced, the floors are this cheap laminant from the 80's, the walls need to be spackled and repainted...

The seller purchased it for 260L three years ago, and now she's asking 306K. She has made ZERO improvements to it, and its obvious she put no money into updates and upkeep. I think its rediculous she expects to make over a $50K return in three years having put NO money into it, and the way the housing market is right now. In my eyes, the way the housing market is way lower now, she would be LUCKY to get what she paid for it 3 years ago. She expects top dollar for something she put nothing into. Who says she needs to make a profit?

Should I low ball her on the offer?

2007-06-21 01:29:39 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-21 01:29:04 · 11 answers · asked by Daniel T 1

I moved in with my partner last year and rather than sell my house I rent it to a good friend. We both signed a tenancy agreement (witnessed by another friend) which I produced myself (not through a solicitor). Anyway although she pays the rent on time every month problems have arisen:
I went to the house last week whilst she was away (she knew I was going) and I was shocked at what I found. The bath (enamel) was badly stained and looked like it hadn't been cleaned in months, the garden was over grown with weeds and there was rubbish which had fallen out of the bins all over, grass was growing out of the top of the drains, the washer (mine) was full of wet clothes even though she was away for a week (stank) and my neighbour (well, her neighbour!) told me that the back steps of the house are always covered in *** ends (I will not allow smoking in the house) and she never opens windows/curtains even in the very hot weather.
What do I do ??? I don't want to kick her out

2007-06-21 00:26:14 · 9 answers · asked by cavviecath 3

I am a great tentant renting a studio apt in NYC for $1050 a month. Every since I moved into this apartment a few months ago with my newborn, there have been problems. Leaking sink, leaking ceiling, chipping paint, bugs. Yesterday, there we 3 inch long thick cockroaches jumping on me and my child. I have suffered many bug bites which have scarred my body.
I was lied to and misled into this apartment by a realtor who insisted that this building DID NOT have any bugs and everything was well maintained.

What are my rights? How can I get out of this apartment?

2007-06-20 23:43:50 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

If I lived in a house for 3 years, then I rented it out for 2 and a half years, will I have to pay CGT if I were to sell the house now?

Is there any simple website that lets you calculate CGT (like you type in rough costs and it tells you what you would owe in CGT)?

2007-06-20 23:26:42 · 4 answers · asked by bo b 2

My house has been on the market for 3 weeks now and only had 3 showings. I know the market is very slow and hope the interest rates drop. My agent told me that he had this idea. His idea is to raise the 6 percent to 8 and and that would get more showings. Meaning the buyers agent will make more money so he/she would work harder and get me more showings. Does that make sense? Why would I pay 8 percent? That is over 30,000 out of my pocket. thanks

2007-06-20 23:07:47 · 8 answers · asked by Janet S 1

If you have a s corporation or a LLC?
to invest in real estate, do you need a business license?

2007-06-20 23:04:42 · 2 answers · asked by beach_babe971 2

I am planning to buy a house to avoid paying high rent and will take a mothly repayment mortgage with minimal deposit.As I know,the for first few years,the monthly installments are composed of mainly interest and small part of capital repayment(80-20 ratio).That means for first few years I will be paying interest more and will have very low equity in house.Now during that period if I want to sell house,am I going to loose money considering following:

A.The property price remains almost same.The property does not get appreciated in 2 years.

B.My Income remains same.

Example:
At the time of buying:
Property Value: 100,000
Total to be returned: 150,000 (50,000 is Int)
Monthly Installment: 1000 (800 Int,200 Cap repay)

After 2 years:
Property Value: 100,000
Capital Repaid: 4,800 (200*24), Interest Paid: 19,200
Money Paid: 19,200 + 4,800 = 24,000

Now if I sell the house will I get 24,000 as part of selling (after paying off everything to the lender) or just 4,800.

2007-06-20 22:26:14 · 2 answers · asked by vikas_iaggarwal 2

are they trustworhthy

2007-06-20 21:59:00 · 4 answers · asked by lou 1