Renting & Real Estate - July 2007

We live in wisconsin and we rent a townhouse with multiple units. Well I complained about repair pracices and sent a letter certified mail regarding the issues and then 2 months later with our lease coming due they sent us a new lease offering only month to month. When I called they said since I was unhappy they figured I would be happier this way. Also I should note when I initially called about issues regarding repairs and complained the management said "well it's a good thing your lease is coming due isn't it." I do plan to move but I just had a baby and will atleast stay through the next 6-9 months. They have only given ud 15 days to decide to terminate our lease or go month to month. What can we do?

2007-07-27 23:08:49 · 6 answers · asked by Debbie M 2

to my solicitor, and say whover completes first takes the properties? You see i dontwant to turn one away, the other doesnt complete for watever reason and then im back at square one! Is what im doing wrong ethically?

2007-07-27 22:47:12 · 3 answers · asked by navster01 2

there is a commercial property for a sales price of $80,000 but the problem is that the property has liens over 100k..so, sale can not cover the liens...so, owner just wants to get rid of property and is selling it to me on a cash deal for $5k...can i take liens off after that? since it is a cash deal,can i back date the contract? please help!

2007-07-27 21:23:26 · 6 answers · asked by *BURBERRY DIVA* 1

I'm 30 years old and has always lived at home. I'll be moving out sometime next year. However, I got a question...would some lenders give me a higher interest rate because i've never had a rent or a mortgage before?

Would it be more beneficial to rent for a year then buy? Would it make a difference?

FYI, I have a fico score of 776.

2007-07-27 21:21:25 · 7 answers · asked by Why Me? 2

Everytime we have our landlord come and repair something our rent goes up.For example we had the landlodr come and put a new screen door on,rent went up.We had him fix hot water tank,rent goes up.

2007-07-27 20:22:19 · 10 answers · asked by podunkassdude 1

2007-07-27 19:12:54 · 6 answers · asked by hahaman 2

Has anybody ever bought real estate and then rented out each room individually? Do you generally make more money this way or is it about the same as if you rented it out to a tenant? I know Don Barden began to create his wealth that way. I figure this would work best in areas of low income people, and college students. Probably risker but is the markup greater?

2007-07-27 19:12:46 · 3 answers · asked by night_taker_1999 2

2007-07-27 18:22:55 · 3 answers · asked by JOSEPH J 2

Low interes Cal Vet Loans information

2007-07-27 18:11:12 · 1 answers · asked by srsage47 1

2007-07-27 18:00:16 · 11 answers · asked by hahaman 2

A couple nights ago I heard a noise in my ceiling and my husband went into our kitchen to get a drink and a rat jumpedout at him. We dont live on the greatest end of town, but we are very clean infact my husband is OCD. Of course we grew concerned and called our landloard,and she said " I would advice you to buy a mouse trap". Is this legal? Isnt she responsible for maintaining all health codes? I would say this is a health issue.
Also, our lease is up in September, so if we don't fix the problem and move out of this discusting house can she keep my deposit?

2007-07-27 17:14:15 · 3 answers · asked by estojones 1

what is the main purpose of these B/Ls in relation to custom clearance and bank L/C?

2007-07-27 17:07:44 · 2 answers · asked by Jennifer J 1

I wanted to know how much do you think home sellers here in miami florida will lower there selling prices. For example, someone is selling there house for $800,000 its a 5/3...its been on the market for quite sometime lets say like 4 months..since the market is pretty much stagnant how much do you think they would lower the price...( or how much can i negotiate off the selling price) i know there is certain circumstances but I wanted just to get an estimate...thanks so much

2007-07-27 16:56:59 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-27 16:32:35 · 7 answers · asked by SE 1

So here is the deal. Back in Feb. me and the wife put down 5k to hold the townhouse while the built it. We went through initial qualifying with only a couple minor issues. We fixed those and are due to close on the 15th of Aug. They are now saying that I'm not making enough money, which I am making the exact same amount as before and with less bills even. anyways, at what point can I get my 5k back? I was told initially that if we can't get financed, we can get it back. But if we choose to not follow through with the house, then we forfit the money. I know I can check the paperwork, but I am at work for the next 10hrs and can't check on it till then. Any help or suggestions are appreicated.

2007-07-27 16:25:19 · 8 answers · asked by navydave1974 2

Me and my husband want a house so bad but we are in a finacial struggle right now and have dwindled our savings. We have a child so we are really working with one income. I only work partime. Any advice on how we should go about getting that down payment saved and owning a house? I have never owned before so I really don't know much about buying.

2007-07-27 16:09:18 · 16 answers · asked by DancerGirl 1

I am in a three month contract with my real estate agent at four percent commission for his company and I want to fire him because I don't think he is doing enough to sell my house. He is always making me excuses that the market is slow but I know my house can sell because my house is beautiful. I've already had my house listed with this guy for over a month now and I haven't even gotten an offer on it. My agent keeps telling me that he has put it on the MLS and realtor.com and sent out flyers for my home and spoken with other agents about it but I don't think that is enough. He has only done six open houses for my house and it seems like he wants to do them only occassionally now and I want him to keep doing them because I don't feel he is doing enough to sell my home. What can I do to fire him? I am in a three month contract with him and I am two months away before it expires, but i want to fire him now. what can i do?

2007-07-27 15:39:15 · 6 answers · asked by Jonathan M 1

i understand that a1033 by act of god is two years and eminent domain taken by city government is three tears , when and how is the three years figured , an irs agent said that any time you sold in first year is considered one year ,next is two and next three years, can any one confirm this,also i read that its three years after the date you close, john b

2007-07-27 14:29:28 · 1 answers · asked by john b 3

If i purchase triplex as an investment property in California but later on decide that i want to live in it, can i?
Rules about it and things i need to know if i decide to do this. If I rent then live in it and rent again any rules?

When the units are being rented I need to claim rent as income on my taxes and then i can subtract expenses( HOA, depreciation, etc..) .

So when I move in can I claim 1/3 of the property as my primary residence and have my interest on mortgage tax deductible?

2007-07-27 13:10:19 · 1 answers · asked by Lost I 1

If a buyer of a home elects to have a "home inspection" prior to the closing, are they allowed to be present during the inspection when the seller/owner was told they can not be?

2007-07-27 12:00:23 · 4 answers · asked by kcdude 5

My fiance and i are moving out of our townhome in october.

We don't have good enough credit to buy a home so we were looking to rent a house.

We came across this beautiful duplex .. one side of the duplex said "Buy Or Lease".

What steps do we have to go through to lease this?
Harder to lease then to rent a home?
Is it pretty much like renting except the money goes towards buying it?

Any info would be great, thank you.

2007-07-27 11:18:02 · 2 answers · asked by Mike Gravel 2008! 3

I leased a home in a residential community with 12 other homes on the property in a small corrupt town in Texas. The owner sold the property after I moved out. I tried to file a lawsuit in the county I live (& leased ) the home in. MY county says to file in the county HE lives in & vice versa. I have written him several letters and sent him a certified letter demanding the return of my deposit. I have come to find out he owes a lot of people money for their deposits. I think that is why he sold the property. My deposit including pet deposit was $1000. I am entiltled to 3x that amount since it wasn't returned in 30 days nor did I receive a letter with any deductions. I have everything documented and I can't really afford an attorney. I know that I need to file a lawsuit, but where?

2007-07-27 10:22:11 · 4 answers · asked by ludakris 1

If Im looking to buy a foreclosure at a Sherriffs auction and dont have the full amount in 30 days. Can I pre arrange with a lender to lend me the amount after I buy It( pay the 10% down). Like anything under 30,000 or whatever they pre approve me for. Is this possible?

2007-07-27 09:49:01 · 5 answers · asked by michigangutcrush 2

we are buying a house and it was just appraised for less that what we offered. What now?

2007-07-27 09:20:04 · 8 answers · asked by lee 1

2007-07-27 09:17:44 · 0 answers · asked by Jimbo 3

For example, if I owe $200,000 and I have $50,000 equity, when I refinance can I use the $50,000 to pay down the amount owed. The new load would then be for $150,000 and I would have $0 equity.

2007-07-27 09:04:29 · 7 answers · asked by magicjumbo 1

What exactly are these? How are they different from other sales? Can owner re-claim property? Any info would really help.

2007-07-27 09:02:15 · 1 answers · asked by michigangutcrush 2

2007-07-27 09:01:37 · 3 answers · asked by Leon 1

2007-07-27 08:57:53 · 5 answers · asked by masterjnla 2

I'm in the Hudson Valley, NY, 2.5 hours from NYC

2007-07-27 08:53:30 · 5 answers · asked by JAppleseed013 2