Renting & Real Estate - July 2007

If a seller signs an agreement with a realtor and realtor provides a seller who is ready, willing and able to pay asking price, but seller chooses not to sell, is the seller still responsible for realtor's commission?

2007-07-08 08:39:29 · 7 answers · asked by headless 1

2007-07-08 08:10:59 · 2 answers · asked by leondsmith 1

the landlord is trying to charge a 500 dollar pet fee two weeks after we moved. we told the landlord's mother we had a dog and she said it should be fine and didn't think anything of it. the lease says NOTHING about animals at all.

our dog is a 20 lb welsh corgi

2007-07-08 07:45:22 · 8 answers · asked by isentaur 2

I own a home and the amount of my mortgage is going to change within the next year to an amount I will not be able to afford to pay. I know that it was my dumb error for getting this loan so you don't need to remind me of that but at the same time I truthfully did not know this would happen otherwise I would not have gotten the loan. The person who did my loan did not explain the loan to me correctly and I was too trusting. Anyways because the house market is going down I can't find anyone to refinance me into an affordable loan and I also rented out the house just recently which is making it harder for me to refinance it as well. I am worried that when my house payments go up I am not going to be able to afford to pay the difference on the mortgage (I already have it rented out for higher then it should be rented for) and then my house is going to be foreclosed on while I have renters in it. Any tips, suggestion, or help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

2007-07-08 07:44:10 · 8 answers · asked by Just Wondering 5

I want to build a new construction home. The loans I have researched want interest-only payments until the house is complete. That is impossible considering that would be as much as a house payment and I already have a hefty one of those! I will make a nice profit off my house once it's sold but I can't do that until my new home is built. And I can't build my new house until.......you see my problem?! They also require $5K down. Can that be included in the one loan I get so I don't have to take out two loans? I have to be overlooking something. I can't imagine it's this difficult for everyone who already owns a home and wants to build. Any tips or knowledge would be greatly appreciated!!

2007-07-08 07:17:41 · 4 answers · asked by Becky 2

payment due at the end of the 15 yr. term. Of course I would be doing the refi long before the 15 yr term.

2007-07-08 06:57:14 · 3 answers · asked by COblonde 3

I inherited a house a few months ago from a relative, that I have been caring for the past 5 years. I am living in the house, but I want to sell it, and move somewhere else. I was wondering if I should pay and get a title search to make sure there is no liens attached or other suprises, or should I wait until I put it up for sale, because I was told the buyer have to get a title search anyway. If one is found, does that stop the sale? I had checked the recorders office and nothing was recorded at the time, but I hear now that liens are recorded in different places. Also , I hear that if liens are there and you want to sell, then money is placed in escrow and lienholder is paid first and you get the rest, Is this true? Help! I m confused here! I have no expereince with buying or selling a house right now. Thanks!

2007-07-08 06:28:22 · 9 answers · asked by Alana 2

I own a rental house with an upstairs apartment that I also rent. The village sent me a notice saying that that house has to be owner occupied to be able to rent the second floor apt. I have tenants in both units. They claim this ordinance was passed in 1995 before I bought the house. My lawyer thinks the rule is illegal and suggests I sue. But this will take me 5000 to 8000 dollars and 12 to 18 months to get to court. If I knew I would win I would do it. But having been involved in property lawsuits before, I don't trust any judges to rule for what should be right. Do I have a good case?

2007-07-08 05:59:04 · 4 answers · asked by rstarre 2

Is there a online site which shows individual lot lines for residential housing in the minneapolis, Minnesota, and surrounding, area.

2007-07-08 05:53:07 · 2 answers · asked by Ralph 7

im in scotland

2007-07-08 04:20:16 · 2 answers · asked by suz 2

I live in a typical middle class town, however, for the past few years builders have been building all of these expensive, massive, monster homes that nobody can afford. Despite, the bid price tag, the builders seem to be in cahoots with some mortgage lender who ends up approving a loan for unqualified buyers. In as little as 1-2 years, the property winds up going into foreclosure. This apparently is a nationwide problem seeing foreclosure is now at an all-time high. Why don't builders build homes that people can afford? For the record it only costs builders $150,000 to build a house they charge $300,000 for.

2007-07-08 03:59:58 · 10 answers · asked by cave man 6

2007-07-08 03:53:25 · 11 answers · asked by Tifffany P 1

renters out

2007-07-08 03:14:50 · 4 answers · asked by D G 2

2007-07-08 01:50:11 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

The ambulance parking garage next to the house we're going to be closing on has a fence dividing the two properties. It is a regular chain link fence, but with those privacy strips. A good number of strips are missing. Can I go over there and ask them to fix it? If all the strips were there, my yard would be very private. Or should I just go out and buy my own fence or shrubs?
(It is just where the local hospital parks their ambulances)

2007-07-08 00:24:01 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

My lease has expired. Property management can't tell me anything. Will the bank let me know my options? Or am I on my own? Is there a website I can find out if they are in foreclosure? Downtown is 20 miles away. I don't have the time to make the trip to the county recorders office. Do I pay the rent to the bank? Or do I continue to pay the owners?

2007-07-07 20:24:09 · 7 answers · asked by Robin G 4

i want to get an aparment or mobile home under section 8. but i'm afraid that down the line when i want to buy a home for good without section 8, i won't be able to. like, my credit will be messed up or it will show or something. this is a big fear of mine. i am in a position where i can still figure something else out. i want to know if section 8 hurts you later on in life. i don't want to do it and regret it. please, if you've had it or have it, can you tell me if its worth it? is it helpful? will it hurt my future?

2007-07-07 20:17:37 · 8 answers · asked by lalalala 5

I just signed a one year contract with my house I live in now, but i desperately need to move out in a couple of months due to family issues. How can I move out either in a 6 month period or less and deal with the landlord? Please I really need help, thank you

2007-07-07 19:34:44 · 4 answers · asked by anastaysia 1

2007-07-07 19:01:24 · 1 answers · asked by HENRY MACK J 1

I plan to rent the property,, evantually make it a good investment

2007-07-07 18:59:08 · 4 answers · asked by ankush 2

the place was a wreck so i took the doors off the cabinets and painted everything white to make it look nicer. i feel it makes it much better but am worried the owner will charge me or evict me. i also added some shelves and painted some of the walls. what kind of fines can i expect?

2007-07-07 18:36:21 · 12 answers · asked by Matt 1

I just moved here and was super excited about my first home. I got the neighbor next door they are SUPER NOSY all the time, try to control me and my life just because I am NEW here. They even told me like that. When I plant a tree for instance they would come out inspect the area and so on. They dumped trash on my drive way couple of times, reported me to a county when I had some home improvement going and grass was bit tall on my back yard. What's up with these people??? and they are now trying to group up with the people across street I can hear them gossiping pointing finger at me. I have done NOTHING wrong, I just want to live here peace and quiet. I am from Japan, the neighborhood is old and red necky a bit. These people has lived here for 20 some years, they think they owns the area or something. I a so stressed out. What can I do ?

2007-07-07 18:06:56 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Please help me figure out what to do... I bought a house 1 year 7 months ago. Im having soo many problems with it my insurance wont pay and I have no money to make repairs. Would it be smart to stop paying on my house? I feel like just giveing up Im only 23 years old I cant handel the stress!!! My parents say come back home and save some money and get a apartment but what should i do? I tryed getting a loan DENIED!! I have tryed everything. please help me.

2007-07-07 16:56:58 · 11 answers · asked by free taco 1

I rent a condo but the owner hired a management company to handle everything so I deal with them directly and not her. Per the lease, I must give her 60 days notice if I am not going to renew my lease and she must give me the same. By July 1st (the date on which we would have to give notice to each other), I had not given notice vacate and neither had she, altho I left several messages to try to see what the situation was (management comp. is kind of incompetent). Today, I got a letter dated June 29th but postmarked and signed by her on July 5th, that said that she is going to renew but raising my rent by $75/month. Here's what I am thinking- the lease says that if neither of us gives the other notice then the lease will automatically renew "at the same terms and conditions as set forth in this lease." Since I didn't get the letter saying she was going to raise the rent until July 5th, I have a right to have the rent renewed at the original rate. Yes?

2007-07-07 16:47:23 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

the community i live in which is in florida is less than one year old and i have found out the deed for the home restricts selling or renting for two years. could i possibly get out of my lease due to this restiction?

2007-07-07 16:39:43 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Wouldn’t that be a conflict of interest?

2007-07-07 16:31:13 · 5 answers · asked by biggpaulie 1

My tenant recently moved out of my rental property. She (with help from her children) trashed the joint.

MN gives 21 days for landlords to inform tenants I sent her a letter notifying her of this fact. I wasn't sure of her address (she provided me one, but later said it wasn't correct), so I e-mailed her as well and cc'd her case worker just to make sure she had her letter.

A few days later, she sent me a handwritten note, notifying me that she had not received the letter, and that she had no choice but to take me to court. I promptly sent another letter via registered mail, which she has not verified having received.

Today I received a summons to appear in conciliary court, since she is suing me for double the amount of the deposit. Her game seems to be to ignore all communications on my end, so that she can pretend she never received them. Anyone had a similar experience? How best to proceed?

2007-07-07 16:00:44 · 9 answers · asked by kevin s 4

Thanks

2007-07-07 15:24:56 · 6 answers · asked by Bride2Be 4

I am interested in purchasing a bungalow style house that was built in 1944 and I was wondering if a house of that age would be considered historic.

2007-07-07 15:23:52 · 4 answers · asked by Sue T 2

there was a verbal agreement to pay it one month after movin in but had some stuff come up and could not pay it so now an additnal 800 has been added to the secuirty deposit amount and now the landlord wants us to pay 200 extra each month nothing about security was mentioned in lease what do u think ????

2007-07-07 15:15:38 · 10 answers · asked by mom05 1