Renting & Real Estate - July 2007

my husband and i are going to be moving within the next 8 months to either north or south carolina.. when is the best time to look for a house and a job for him down there?...we are in maryland at the moment and have lived here all of our life so we want something different for my son. thanks for the answers..

2007-07-09 10:06:41 · 4 answers · asked by ~Ashley~ 5

2007-07-09 10:03:41 · 9 answers · asked by slimjd07 1

Wanting to rent this house!

2007-07-09 09:52:43 · 3 answers · asked by hottievballcoach 1

i am under contract to close on a house approx one month from today. i have already applied for a mortgage about 2 weeks ago. the bank is now coming up with newer requirements and additional documents every day. what bothers me is that once i comply, they sit on it for at least 3-4 days before asking for new things. (standard answer: our specialist is reviewing your case) they have given me fax as the only option to submit documents and most of the times -'oh.. we didnt get your fax"..

what can be done in this situation? am i totally at the mercy of these cronies now? can i threaten them with going to another bank? is going to another bank even an option left in front of me? (after thought - i do realize that another bank is not going to be any friendlier than this one!)

2007-07-09 09:50:07 · 7 answers · asked by irobot 1

We have recently bought a property in swansea for 70k, we have spent 5k on repair's and 10% deposit. We have a tennant in paying us £400 pcm. Our repayments are £251 pcm, How long shall we keep the property to get the best gains out of the house, we are new to this and any advice would help! Thanks

2007-07-09 09:47:02 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am moving into an apartment in chicago thats a duplex apartment and I need to know how much are utilities per month i.e. gas,electric etc... Rent alone is $1375 so need to know how much it is all together. Average prices for winters n summers etc... Also is $1375 a good deal for a brand new duplex in Rogers Park Chicago area??? 2 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, 2 living rooms, kitchen, washer/drier, balcony, all new rehab. Thanks!!!!!

2007-07-09 09:43:44 · 4 answers · asked by jackie03vj 1

2007-07-09 09:21:32 · 10 answers · asked by wildcherrygrl85 1

I am renting a furnished apartment but soon will be moving out after purchasing a house.

I have not got on well with my landlord for the last 2 years and realise they will plan to take my deposit. I have good reason to believe this.

I am not a thief and do not condone strealing. However I am contemplating in taking some of the furniture from the apartment to offset the loss of my deposit.

Anyway this is not a question about morality but one about legality.

So my question is this:

If my deposit is to be used by landlord to replace missing or broken items then am I not in my right to actually to take or even destroy any objects in this furnished apartment ?

2007-07-09 09:09:49 · 14 answers · asked by SunOfAJava 1

I need a two bedroom,garage and yard. Just me and my dog. What price range would this fall in?

2007-07-09 09:06:49 · 4 answers · asked by inspector 5

Its just me and my husband.
We can't have children and we don't want any.
We have one credit card at $14,000 and one car note debt at $19,000.

Do you think it makes sense to have a mortgage if we don't plan on leaving it to anyone when we die?? We travel alot and unpredictable repair things in a home is not worth it.
What is your feedback on this?

2007-07-09 08:48:11 · 7 answers · asked by CWeb44 1

We have tried everything to get them to move out. We have had many interested buyers as well but b/c they will not move out, we cannot sell. They do not want to sell b/c they are living in that house for free (it was inherited by the 3 of us). They do not pay rent. What are some ways we can get them out of the house?

2007-07-09 08:31:45 · 14 answers · asked by magarwal 2

I live in Houston, Tx...and had a bankruptcy about 2 years ago..Well im working and i have a good job now and i want to buy a new home. I have a co-signer available that has excellent credit and income. Can i buy a home with a co-signer so sooon after bankruptcy though?

2007-07-09 08:19:28 · 12 answers · asked by lkevin_conroel 1

We rented an apartment and the railing on our back deck is made of dry rotted wood. When we moved in it looked pretty good. The wood is so dry rotted I could stick my finger through the wood. Throughout our stay, from leaning on the deck and other things, the dry rot pushed through and deteriorated. The owner wants to charge us to replace the railing. She says, even though it was dry rotted, it looked good and I have to return it in the condition i recieved it. I disagree. I think i should have a railing that I could lean on etc. like any other regular deck. what do you think

2007-07-09 08:10:48 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Our renter has a decent job in law firm, no car, and still does not pay the full amount each month. She is now around 4k behind b/c she'll pay couple hundred this month then nothing next two. Very inconsistent. Just found out she filed bankrupcy. I want her evicted, but hubby keeps giving her the benefit of doubt. Any suggestions, we wanted to sell this house, but housing market forced us to rent. We've tried having her rent to own, but her credit is bad. HELP!! We really don't know what to do.

2007-07-09 07:55:42 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-09 06:26:40 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-09 06:26:29 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

How much do you spend on the upkeep?

2007-07-09 05:36:19 · 6 answers · asked by Gypsy Gal 6

2007-07-09 05:33:59 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

They sell pre -foreclosed homes. Are they a scam? There web site is hrnational.com They claim to put you in a home with no money down and no credit check. You just take over an existing mortage. It sounds good but too good to be true.

2007-07-09 05:17:25 · 2 answers · asked by amber w 1

All these rich people have millions and even billions of dollars that they are "sitting on" and I was wondering if I could get 50 thousand to buy a house

2007-07-09 05:16:22 · 8 answers · asked by luvleecor 1

Four months ago, I applied for a mortage. Here were my stats then:

- No co-borrower
- Credit score of 690
- $450 in monthly debt payments (car and credit cards)
- Gross montly income of $2800

By my local credit union (where I bank), I was offered $125,000. Since this number wasn't suitable to me, I paid off some debt and got a higher paying position. My new stats are:

- No co-borrower
- Credit score of 715
- $167 in monthly debt payments (car payment only)
- Gross montly income of $3200

I went back to my credit union feeling pretty confident they would offer me more. I mean, why not? I have over $500 more each month than I did the first time! That should mean that I can afford $500 more for a mortgage payment right? WRONG.

They only offered me $127,000.

Can someone PLEASE explain this???

Anyone with similar stats who got a higher offer with another mortgage company? Anyone in the field who can offer a solution?

THANKS!!!!

2007-07-09 04:28:32 · 7 answers · asked by OceanGirl99 2

I have the opportunity to purchase my council property at a good price. I am aware of my obligations to the council but if I were to renovate the property and sell it within a few months at a profit would I be taxed? This would be my only property.

2007-07-09 04:14:27 · 10 answers · asked by Andy L 1

I was in Carlsbad this past Dec-Feb and loved it. I have visited S.D. previously (city) and loved that too. I understand the housing market has taken a major nose-dive and I was wondering just how much (percentage/dollar wise) the average home has dropped.

I would love to move there permanently, but the homes I liked were still $200K over my maximum.

Any suggestions? Homes, condos only as close to the water as possible.

2007-07-09 04:13:49 · 1 answers · asked by MadforMAC 7

I can better afford to invest in real estate away from my hometown. I live in New Orleans and for various reasons want to invest outside of my area. Is it realistic to think about purchasing a rental home 5 hours away?

2007-07-09 03:42:02 · 13 answers · asked by andrew 1

Or do you really need a "licensed" appraiser to determine the value before placing it on the market? What would REALLY need to be repaired (fixed, replaced, refurbished, redone) before attempting to sell it - like roof, plumbing, wiring, floors, etc.?

2007-07-09 03:35:34 · 11 answers · asked by debodun 2

We have closed on our house and since then my fiancee & I have found major problems with the house that we were not aware of when were buying, My realtor thought it would be helpful to forge my name to the contract when putting the offer in on the house since I wasn't able to get away, and I want out of this house, can I do that since technically I didn't sign the contract. PLease help me in any way you can!!

2007-07-09 03:29:43 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I live in Palm Beach County, Florida. I'm trying to figure out how to get out of my lease. My landlord lives in Georgia and doesn't care about our place at all. We're having major problems with the sink, mold is starting to grow. The bottom of the cabinet underneath is rotting away. I really think it's starting to become a health hazard. The a/c backs up all the time, and we have to flush it out or water will leak out of the ceiling.

I'm not great at Legaleese. I've been trying to read Florida tenant statutes. I basically want to know if there's a way to get out of my lease and get my deposit back. Or to even just get out of it without owing her any money!

Any ideas? I'm just frustrated with this!

2007-07-09 03:25:49 · 8 answers · asked by kristmas13 1

I just leased my first house and I am trying to decide which energy company to use. All the information I found is based on 1,000 kWh a month. I don't know if that is alot more than a house would use or alot less. We have a 3 bed room house, 2 stories, average size, and only 2 working adults live there. I need to figure out if using one company that is 10 cents more a kWh is a huge difference in the long run or not....I am trying to show my husband that it is better to use the companies with renewable energy...but so far I don't even know....Thanks

2007-07-09 03:24:09 · 1 answers · asked by shrekmaddox 1

I just moved into a new apartment less than two weeks ago. When I left my last apartment, my landlord said I was financially obligated to still pay the rent as well as lose my deposit since I would be breaking my lease when I left.
I've lived at that place since Oct of '02. Since then, I've went to the office to re-sign the original lease next to a handwritten line stating that the lease would be extended for another year every year up until Oct of '06. Thing is, last August ('06) the original landlord sold the property to new owners. And when last October arrived, I was NEVER called in to re-sign the lease for another year.
When I left my old place I stopped in to talk to the manager, it was then she mentioned that I was obligated to pay to pay until October of this year, but since she found someone to move in in August I was off the hook from then on. She said I was stilll obligated to pay for July, though. So this weekend I dropped off a check because she said if I didn't pay, they would come after me. I didn't want my credit affected, so I payed for July.
At the time I talked to the manager, I requested a copy of my lease. She gave it to me, and it had my signatures for '02 to '03, '03 to '04, '04 to '05, and '05 to '06. Remember I said I didn't go in and sign anything for '06 to '07.
Here's the thing: on the handwritten part for '05 to '06, it was obviously altered and a 6 was written over the 5, and a 7 was written over the 6 so it appeared that I signed for '06 to '07. So if this were actually the case, it would leave a gap in the timeline for '05 to '06 where I didn't sign.
Is this a valid practice? Am I obligated to this lease even though I didn't actually sign it for '06 to '07, but someone altered it so it looks like I did? They didn't even use white-out over the old numbers so its obvious that it was altered and the old numbers can be clearly seen.

2007-07-09 03:20:47 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I live in a duplics and my land lord is saleing it. do i have to let people in to look at the inside of my house? I just moved for my old home that got sold 3 years ago and people were comeing left and right to look in my home. I did'nt feel comfortable! Is there a law saying i have to?

2007-07-09 03:07:00 · 9 answers · asked by violetrosebudd 2