Renting & Real Estate - July 2007

We just moved into a new house and when we did the place was filthy - walls dirty,carpets muddy, cobwebs everywhere. We were told it would be clean before we moved in. Also, when we viewed the property I specifically asked if a big under-stairs storage area had damp, and the agent said no. However, on moving in, it is so damp the door is actually rotten (and because of this, very difficult to open) and whenever you touch the walls paint comes away on your hand.

We have thus had to spend lots of time on cleaning and decorating, and buy additional storage (it's a furnished flat) and I have not had time to work all week (I am freelance).

My mother reckons we are within our rights to ask for two weeks rent free to make up for the time and money we have spent on this, and I wondered what our prospects were.

Has anyone ever done this?
Does anyone work for a property management company?
Any Advice?

2007-07-02 20:57:39 · 10 answers · asked by empanda 3

How do I approach him? When someone's on his property he freaks out and he has a zillion signs that says no trespassing. But he's always putting stuff on my property and it bugs me alot...

He's an older man...I'm just 24.

2007-07-02 20:34:00 · 8 answers · asked by ♥Come Break Me Down♥ 2

When I say cheap I mean cheap.. like 50k or under. As close to north/eastern Virginia as possible.

2007-07-02 20:19:31 · 5 answers · asked by Strange Person 2

i am wondering if my mother transfers ownership of a house she rents to my brother can he evict the tenants?

*the house is in rent control by the way.
**the house is in los angeles

2007-07-02 20:01:00 · 3 answers · asked by lily 2

I recently moved out of state from Denver to Seattle. After a month of move out, previous apartment guys have sent us a notice to pay $1250 for damages. When we left the apartment, we cleaned it up except couple of stains on the carpet and few pin holes. We stayed in the apartment for 2 years. Now we are being charged for carpet replacement ($550) which was already old when we moved in and many misc. charges like floor replacement etc. When we were there, they started changing floors for all newly vacated apartments but why we are being charged for their plan of work. Should the normal wear-&-tear happen when you live for 2 years? There are numerous complain about the apartment in the past (checked apartmentratings.com) about move-out fines. We are going crazy, didn't face this situation in the past (in last 4 apartments we lived, in fact we got the deposit back). How should we handle this situation? Should we talk to lawyers or consumer forums. Any help or idea would be appreciated.

2007-07-02 18:07:01 · 3 answers · asked by lovenfame 1

I am a first time buyer.

2007-07-02 17:14:23 · 9 answers · asked by Mandy 2

My name and info of course @ top

Objective:
To explore a new career that will allow me the opportunity to grow with the company.

Qualifications:
I have excellent customer service skills, I enjoy working with people and I have a very positive attitude.

Education:
Dobson High School Mesa, Az. 2001-2003

Relevant Experience:
Alliance Residential, Biscayne Bay apartments
Leasing Consultant, 09/2006-02/2007

-Toured apartments to our prospects and maintained a closing ratio of 30% or higher.
-Ran credit checks, verifications and necessary clerical work.
-Handled all resident issues in a professional matter.

Mark Taylor Residential, San Cierra apartments
Leasing Consultant, 12/2005-09/2006

-Toured apartments to our prospects and maintained a closing ratio of 30% or higher.
-Ran credit checks, verifications and necessary clerical work.
-Handled all resident issues in a professional matter.

(the rest wont fit!, see my additional notes)

2007-07-02 17:10:21 · 4 answers · asked by blah 3

for insurance purposes i need to figure out the square footage of my home..how do i figure that out

2007-07-02 17:04:04 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

That's my rent and it's subsidized the neighborhood is good.
The square footage I think its about 350.

There was someone telling me if my income was $10 then I only pay $2 for rent.
I first found about these on hud.gov

2007-07-02 16:48:14 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I need to download some free binding contract agreements between worker and employeer for contract work on a house of mine.

Do you know of any free websites or places I can get these?

2007-07-02 16:38:27 · 4 answers · asked by mickey 1

their name is on the mortgage?

2007-07-02 15:34:47 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I recently had a bad experience with a realtor that has a pretty good reputation but totally failed me and left me eating the cost of an extra inspection and the seller walking away with more than we had agreed because she failed to tell me that could happen. I guess she gets commission off the total sale price of the house so it wasn't in her best interest to tell me that could happen. I am wanting to post my experience with her and don't know which is the best medium of leaving feedback on realtors in TN. Anyone?

2007-07-02 15:10:41 · 6 answers · asked by yshejm4 2

i work in anguilla at a 5 star spa for a year now and they are renewing my permit for the next season which starts in november, but i live at the hotel, they want this apartment for some one else, and apartments here on the island are so hard to find, very there is a waithing list. what can i do? i have to go home to save money for the two months then come back but where can i live? what to do? i need help i am alone here? what to do?

Confused

2007-07-02 14:52:51 · 1 answers · asked by roland B 1

How long before our new address appears online for people to search for our address and get maps directions? We've lived here for about 9 months and still aren't online.

2007-07-02 14:40:32 · 3 answers · asked by BabyQuestions 1

I currently in the process of purchasing a home, my broker said I will be able to refinance within a year. but others say it is inpossible due the fact that I am getting 100%finance and I will not be able to refinance. is that true. The person that told me that is my landlord I not sure if he is being dishonest with me so I wont move out.

2007-07-02 14:29:36 · 4 answers · asked by karen a 2

I have found houses where they owe 75,000 but the house would sell for 400,000, it cant be as easy as buying the house from them for 100,000 selling it for 400,000 and making 300,000 can it??

2007-07-02 14:25:11 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

This is the first time I am selling a home. I just happend to be telling my mom this morning that I'm planning on taking my $100 shower head with me when I move and replacing it with this $20 one I found. But my mom flipped and said I can't do that and I could get sued. She told me to leave it there because the buyers have seen it and are expecting it to be there. I don't see the big deal. What do you think?

2007-07-02 13:48:12 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why aren't banks really eager to sell all those foreclosed properties they have? I mean, they aren't MAKING money by keeping them. We're trying to buy this bank owned home, but the bank is giving us such a hard time.

2007-07-02 13:40:56 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I live in Northern VA and there are properties that charge both- For example, $285 monthly and $75 quarterly. Is this the norm for large metro areas?

2007-07-02 13:22:08 · 3 answers · asked by Keryne 3

Thank's

2007-07-02 13:20:19 · 4 answers · asked by Vincent B 1

If you move into a place in the middle of the month say the 12th does this make each rent payment due by that date or is it due on the 1st then having a grace period?

2007-07-02 13:19:24 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I recently put a contract on a house. A week later I looked up the deed online and found out that the square footage on the deed is 200 sq ft. less than what was advertised for the house. Can I get out of the contract? There is no mention of sq footage it in the contract.

2007-07-02 12:51:32 · 5 answers · asked by Jenn 2

I have been working with an real estate agent for a couple of weeks. She is not as good as I hoped, but OK. The problem is that I can see her effort to push me to sign a contract. She gives much more positives than negatives on almost all properties. While the home market is not clear, she always insists that the local market will definitely boom, which I don't agree on.

I thought about switching to another realtor, but would feel guilty to do so as she has already invested at least 10 hours on my search. I know in this state, most realtors require the buyer sign the agreement at the beginning, but still some won't do that until they are ready to help the buyer make an offer. I am leaning to sign the offer with her. But ..., if she is getting worse, do I have options to switch agents beforel the agreement expire in 6 months? The agreement is not clear on that at all.

2007-07-02 12:10:45 · 11 answers · asked by TfC_137 3

My boyfriend and I have been renting a house since the first of April. The house had some work that needed to be done on it. It needed to have the guttering put back on after they had to take it off after fixing a part of the roof last summer, there are 3 windows with small holes in them, and there's some water damage in one of the rooms. Our landlord assured us the problems would've been taken care of immediately, but it's now 3 months later, and he refuses to return our calls or anything. We signed a contract for a year, and I know the landlord could charge us for the remaining months, which would be several thousand dollars, but don't we have reason to break the contract? We're looking at buying a house, but i don't want to owe him any money. The house isn't in good condition, and it's not due to anything we've done to it, but we're paying for all utilities, and there are holes in the windows!!

2007-07-02 12:08:03 · 6 answers · asked by meg 2

I just got an offer for some acreage I've been holding for several years. Probably will accept the offer, but I want to make sure I'm getting enough $$$$ per acre. I *do* know the housing and real estate boom is on its way down, as the market in this area is flooded with houses.

2007-07-02 12:05:29 · 4 answers · asked by ~RedBird~ 7

My husband and I found a really great deal on a house that we absolutely love the only problem is the basement flooded last july and were not sure what kind of problems we could run into listing says basement needs waterproofed but what about mold in the walls and how much do you think this would all cost the house sold in 2003 for 120,000 and is now on the market for 84,900 is a 5 bedroom full partially finished basement and 2 car garage with 2 bathrooms please help are we digging ourselves a hole or should we go for it? also if we were approved for a loan for 110,000 and the house is going for 84,900 could we take out more of a loan to fix problems?
PLeAsE HeLp????

2007-07-02 11:57:14 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

This month, July, I paid the rent on the 2nd partly because the 1st was a Sunday. I received a note from the owner on Monday morning telling me to pay a late fee charge of $30.00
He has given me a notice to pay the late fee in three days or he will start the eviction process. I checked with my bank and he has already deposited the rental check. Is he entitled to the late fee in California and could he evict me for not paying the late fee?

Would my credit be effected if I don't pay the late fee or I am evicted?

2007-07-02 11:45:58 · 8 answers · asked by Frank T 1

i have a neighbor who won't mow his yard. he rents the house next to mine. i own my home. how can i find out who owns the house so i can call his landlord and tell them that he isn't taking care of there property. by mowing the yard. the grass is about 2 feet tall.

2007-07-02 11:44:02 · 11 answers · asked by vcsharabond 2

what tips/advise do you have for people out there who want to buy a home soon.

2007-07-02 11:42:15 · 4 answers · asked by Arsh S 2

a house can have alot of square feet but not as much living space....so do you think a house with more actual living space is more important than square footage? I think id rather take that and i want a pretty big lot not huge...too high maintenance unless if ppl r gonna mow the lawn for u...expensive!

2007-07-02 11:24:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous