Renting & Real Estate - June 2007

8 month to go..I dont live there they do.There are two names on the lease. One is mine. What are my rights and can I take them to the court..

2007-06-10 06:12:39 · 13 answers · asked by leopoldo 2

I'm looking for important tips as I'm about to refinance. I would like to know what should I pay attention to when choosing a financial institution.

2007-06-10 05:46:32 · 4 answers · asked by Peter_33 2

house that my Sister will not be living in for 6 months she has offered to us at alot less than we currently renting for and this is a house. The area is considered a bad area to live with some gang activity around. I currently rent here in California for 2500 a month she offering 1500.00 . She also asked me to watch over the place while she is gone ( this house has been her investment for 20 years payment is cheap. Any suggestions for me?

2007-06-10 05:11:33 · 4 answers · asked by Lynn H 1

We found a steal of a house and the equity of the new house is much more than the equity of our house. This may be a silly question, but our mortgage now has a great interest rate and I don't want to lose that. We have about 100,000 equity in our currently house and if we bought this new house we would have about 200,000 equity. We would with the money we would get from selling our house (god willing) we would be able to use roughly 120,000 towards this new house. The banks would be winning on this deal considering if I foreclosed (not that I ever have plans to do so) they would double the money I owe them by selling the house.

2007-06-10 04:38:33 · 3 answers · asked by Serena 5

I see a 2 acre piece of property for sale on yahoo real estate that looks reasonably priced and is ready for utilities. I'm just wondering if this is a good investment to make now for my future. I know that property/real estate is usually a safe investment....Any opinions on this are welcome.

2007-06-10 04:36:01 · 2 answers · asked by serialmom12 5

That means average Los angeles home owner has to make $240,000 per year or $20,000 /month since average home prices over there is $600,000? What do LA residents do to make that much money? Are they all lawyers or doctors or something?

2007-06-10 04:01:12 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

for example; if you were in an MVA and you lose your job and house. Can you still apply for a mortgage? And the source of income is social securties disabilty

2007-06-10 04:01:11 · 2 answers · asked by santos 1

My mother in law and her husband want to buy their first house in maryland. My problem is they want my husband to co-sign for the loan because of her credit. They say my husband has better credit that way they would have 2 loans at 6.375 and another at 6.50 instead of 6.375 and 11.00 . Now they also say in a few months my husband can take his name off the mortgage. That is what I would like to know. After 3 or 4 months can he take his name off the mortgage or do it have to be on for the remainder of the loan?

2007-06-10 02:54:52 · 7 answers · asked by Kathryn G 2

2007-06-10 00:30:58 · 2 answers · asked by Nick C 1

2007-06-09 23:32:48 · 3 answers · asked by mark t 1

The home I am renting is very expensive; the landlord is selling it and would like us to move out before our contract ends. She did not tell us she was going to put it on the market when we signed the contract 3 months ago. I have a family of five and we are stressed out from just finishing up our cross-country move. I think the landlord should pay me to move out early, especially because my company is picking up the cost of the house through the end of the contract, but if I move out then I'm on my own. So I think the landlord should settle with me for at least the amount of the rent through the end of the contract, plus some amount of "inconvenience". Legally, I don't HAVE to move out until the contract is up. So is there a precedent for "inconvenience fee" of moving out early to help a landlord sell his/her house?

2007-06-09 22:54:21 · 5 answers · asked by haolefeet_2000 1

I have lived in my home for 6 years. I am selling to move and will make 175k to 200k. Do I have to pay capitol gaines taxes. How long do I have to purchase another home to avoid the taxes.

2007-06-09 22:46:35 · 3 answers · asked by Daniel D 5

I'm considering to live in beijing for half an year, where can i find information on house-renting? Any websites that provide such service? As I had no experience in renting a house, how should I judge whether the rent fare is fair or not?what documents do I need to sign?

2007-06-09 22:42:52 · 4 answers · asked by MelanSolo 1

do you know of any deterrents that can be installed specific to stop this? i have found several devices for handrails, tables, sidewalks etc.. but no speedbumps.

2007-06-09 20:35:58 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm a young single mom so this house will be for my 6 year old son and I. It was a bank owned property then flipped.

I showed the house to my parents and they loved it so i placed an offer and had it inspected thinking I was getting a great deal.

The inspection came back with a pretty good list of things to fix up. Its a 1957 house so most of the things are pretty common. But it was as if they started flipping it and then got tired and decided to just sell it. They didn't do anything outside, only inside. kitchen was poorly painted as if they were in a hurry. It has new bathrooms, but the toilets and sinks are loose & not put in properly. Cosmetically it looks great and the issues are not too major but they add up and take up all my money that I have saved to furnish the home.

We found a couple suspicious things during the inspection. They are little things but now I'm really scared about buying this house wondering what else they are covering up. Is this a good idea?

2007-06-09 19:42:56 · 9 answers · asked by ☠ ☠ ☠ 3

Whats to prevent someone from saying on a mortgage application that they are purchasing a home as their primary residency, then selling it 6 months later anyways. I mean what are the penalties in this case? primary residence it seems get better loans and are easier it seems than investor loans, so why can't you just pretend the house is for you?

2007-06-09 16:30:17 · 4 answers · asked by tonip1963 3

it's new constuction so I'm the first owner... some of my neighbors are on there, but not mine yet? I closed at the end of feb. 2007.

2007-06-09 16:10:01 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Lets say you make reservations at a hotel
you get there and your room is under construction. Should u get a discount or r u just happy that the room
is being up graded?

2007-06-09 16:00:09 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

We are keeping the place clean, trying to keep things uncluttered and staging. What else can we do?

2007-06-09 15:47:35 · 5 answers · asked by D 3

I just graduated from college and I have a debt of close to 50,000 dollars that I owe to the US DEPT of Education. I have 3000 dollars take home pay. I also have 50,000 dollars in my savings account. Zero credit card debt. I am looking to buy a townhome in northwest suburbs of chicago. I've already been preaproved for the loan. The house I am looking to buy is around 170,000. The assmt fees is 160/monthly and 3000/annual taxes. I don't have any other bills besides a cell phone , car insurance and my health insurance which is 300 combined. Would you consider buying a house in my situation?? Do you think it would be risky. I only plan to do a 5% downpayment. My loan also has 0 closing costs..and 6.625 interest rate thru Bank of America.

2007-06-09 15:32:29 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a tenant that is very non-responsive and always late on rent. I asked several times if he would like to renew the lease and they said no , so I signed up new tenants to move in after his lease is up. This is a collage student and I e-mail receipts to him and his parents. What concerns me is his parents are under the impression that there son was intending on saying another year. Bottom line his lease is done in about 7 weeks. I want to ensure he is out no later than his last contract day. How can I assure this?

2007-06-09 15:10:05 · 5 answers · asked by rstump1 2

2007-06-09 14:05:10 · 0 answers · asked by Brad M 1

I am trying to find a home to buy in zip area 80908 that has five acres. Sites I have seen don't have an acreage search criteria

2007-06-09 11:53:28 · 1 answers · asked by Lighthearted 3

I got a civil judgement on me, and my home is in foreclosure, can I short sale the home with the judgement on it.

2007-06-09 11:16:01 · 3 answers · asked by kimberly t 2

Hello, Me and my friend currently rent part of a house in Radnor Township, PA. We have a small kitchen with a mud room next to it. We hardly ever cook, and when we do its with a george foreman grill, so we don't need the bulky stove that sits off the side of one of the counters. We really want more space to hang out, so we would like to move the (gas) oven to the mud room, without having it hooked up, along with the electric refrigerator which will be hooked up. The landlord's only objection to this is that he doesn't know if this will get him in trouble in an inspection because there will be no sink in there, and the oven will not be hooked up. Does anyone know if the apartment will still be rentable without the oven hooked up and the sink in another room? Are there other issues that i dont even see?

2007-06-09 11:10:53 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm just confused as to why after people live in a home, the property value increases; but when people drive a car, the value decreases? I guess I understand that cars get worn out and mileage gets higher along with problems that come with it. But wouldn't homes sort of be the same? Any input is great. Thanks!

2007-06-09 10:45:48 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I like this detached building which is a listed property.It says Grade II double fronted mid victorian 5 bedroom house.It is in in a newly established Conservation Area

2007-06-09 08:30:22 · 2 answers · asked by reema 1

out how much previous owners of a home paid for utilities? Manily heating

2007-06-09 08:12:19 · 3 answers · asked by loved 2

Northport, LI property values seem to be plummeting and I am worried, I have already reduced my house 50,000. It is a beautiful house, so it's not that. Any sugestions? Am not happy with the real estae co either.

2007-06-09 08:07:52 · 1 answers · asked by Deborah S 1

I bought a house. Problem is I have not sold the house that I already have. Also the house I'm purchasing has an apartment and I don't know anything about renting. Can I get out of the contract?

2007-06-09 08:07:41 · 3 answers · asked by whithuose 1