Renting & Real Estate - September 2007

I live in a very expensive city (San Diego). I plan on being here for a while longer but don't want to piss money away on rent anymore.
The only thing I can afford to buy out here is a manufactured home because a decent 500sq ft. condo or townhouse out here won't go for less than $275K (yes I said 500 sq ft ridiculous, I know) and of course if I'm paying a mortgage, I want more room.
I grew up in the suburbs and know nothing about this.
Any info would be helpful.

2007-09-03 08:19:09 · 11 answers · asked by what's the point 4

Are they built well? I have heard they are built really well nowadays. What about re-sell value? Would the home increase in value as much as another home? I have to admit when looking to buy a home and I see the word "modular home" I think lower quality. I would think other people would too.
What do you think?

2007-09-03 08:07:31 · 8 answers · asked by Emily 5

There are tons of condos being built downtown and apartment complexes all over town were converted into condos not to mention all of the new housing developments being built everywhere and places sitting on the market for several months at a time.
With all of this surplus housing, how many years do you think it will be until an average chick like me will be able to buy a 1bd/1ba place for a reasonable price out here?
As it stands, the only thing I could afford to buy out here would be a manufactured home but those seem to have more hidden costs than a townhouse or condo would.

2007-09-03 08:06:14 · 3 answers · asked by what's the point 4

I passed by a house that really interested me and had a 4rent sign.I kept calling the number on the realty sign but it was disconnected so I left a note on the door.A few days later, a man called stating that he was with the new realty co. that took over the property and asked to meet me at the house so he can show it to me.I agreed and loved the house.He gives me his bussiness card and said that I needed to call him on his cell to reach him.Next day I forgot about that and tried to call him at the office but that # was disconnected! When I told him about this, he said it was b/c they are merging with a new co. and their # will be changing soon. He wants me to take him a check for the amount of the rent and deposit and sign up the contract but he wants me to leave it blank b/c he claims hes not sure which company name they will be using.Could this be a hoax? Something just seems fishy to me!

2007-09-03 05:17:21 · 7 answers · asked by Blue 4

2007-09-03 04:25:53 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

We have an apartment housing inspection this week. What does that entail. Apartment is fairly clean, but I would like to know what they do and what we can do to make it even better. they are doing this complex wide not just ours. I would think that it is a yearly thing, but any help would be appreciated

2007-09-03 04:01:24 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

We had a bad experience last time we sold our home, as the agent who "sold himself" to us a a top performer from his firm, was just a sleaze who bought up as many listings as he could and then waited for the commissions to come in. After 6 months we eventually fired him, and sold the house in a month.

We would like advice on what we should look out for to avoid this on our current house. We have plenty of time now, and plan to interview several candidates.

No Offense to any Realtors, but we want advice from regular consumers, not anyone currently working as a listing or buying agent.

2007-09-03 02:56:43 · 8 answers · asked by Carey R 1

quick summary

we rent a house,

the...

oven was faulty/dangerous (yellow flames)
we had a gas leak - (yellow flames) boiler needed servicing
fridge fused, needed replacing

our landlord fixed it gave us new oven within a week and a half. we paid for the engineer to come out and he reimbursed us.

i was askin earlier if i had rights to ask for money off as we were without hot water, heating and oven for over a week.

i spoke to him and he agreed to take £100 off our rent which is £800 pcm.

was this good?

plz advise.

2007-09-03 01:54:50 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

a business tax sales tax?

2007-09-03 01:46:07 · 5 answers · asked by gayannboxing 2

2007-09-03 00:37:01 · 2 answers · asked by p.seisser 1

2007-09-03 00:20:54 · 4 answers · asked by Nesha 1

Can anyone please provide me with a step by step outline of actions that need to take place to recoup costs for damage to my rental home that was caused by the tenants. Tenants have 5 months left on their lease.

2007-09-03 00:00:17 · 6 answers · asked by Johnny H 1

I was evicted/Locked out by the sheriffs department from my apt. The sheriff gave me 5 minutes to gather a bag of clothes and what else I could of my personal effects. It has been 2 months since this incident, I have no heard anything in the form of letters or calls from the land lord regarding my possessions. During this time I have mustered up enough money to if nothing else bargain for my belongings. I contacted the landlord and he stated that my stuff has been trashed. I find this very difficult to believe since the majority of the stuff was high end sound equipment. As it seems I feel the landlord has sold my stuff with out notifying me. I am in Philadelphia PA. There was a coalition named T.A.G. (Tenant Action Group) which assisted normal folk, but apparently they are now defunct, which is why I am posting here. Thanks in Advance... P D P

2007-09-02 23:49:05 · 15 answers · asked by James B 1

Do you get taxed if you sell your home? If so, under what circumstances...

2007-09-02 21:16:28 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-02 21:07:50 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've always just deemed this type of real estate as just too risky, and a game that only big boys. Just wondering, for instance I live in Gary, and a lot of the properties are selling wholesale for 5-10k wholesale. Now if you could find an appraiser, to tell you the market value of the home after improvements. Lets say he told you 55k. Lets say you found a contractor that told you he could do those proposed improvements for 15k. So now you just do the simple math..lets say..20-25k invested plus 10k incidentals(gas, taxes, insurance etc) so potential for a max investment of 35k..say at the least house will sell for 10K under market value..which leaves you with a clean 10k. Is it really as risky as I once thought?

2007-09-02 20:23:14 · 5 answers · asked by night_taker_1999 2

I am looking for a studio type or 1 bedroom apartment in Torrance, CA. I will be moving to CA these couple days from Oregon. My boyfriend got a job from Japanese company. His company is close to Toyota company. So, we want to rent an apartment which close to Japanese area since my boyfriend is Japanese as well. Does everyone knows if there is any apartments near Japanese area? We only can offer from 950 to 1200 per month. Safe area is really important.

2007-09-02 19:47:55 · 4 answers · asked by Ja 1

2007-09-02 19:27:13 · 3 answers · asked by t1 1

always wondered about this question

2007-09-02 18:52:37 · 15 answers · asked by dsm562 3

My 92 year old Grandmother requires that someone live with her as she cannot return home without a "full time" resident to care for her needs.

She prefers it be myself, as I AM family & for cost purposes also.
I am confused about this scenario & any input would be greatly appreciated!!

2007-09-02 17:50:22 · 5 answers · asked by Michael D 1

My landlord removed mine and my husbands stuff from our house and moved someone else in within a matter of hours. I don't know what I can do about it? In the process of this, they went through our stuff and took jewlery and other possessions of ours. What can I do to show this guy that he can't get away with it?

2007-09-02 17:49:41 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

My son is up to date on his rent, however his roommate was not. The landlord said since both guys signed the lease, both had to be evicted.

2007-09-02 17:21:50 · 6 answers · asked by curious 1

I have never bought a home and am interested in learning. What do people normally negotiate off of a sellers asking price? For example, a 1.4 Million Home located in the San Francisco Bay Area. Im sure there is a lot of things that factors in, but just a ball park figure. THANKS

2007-09-02 17:11:10 · 3 answers · asked by AL ASPIRATED 1

the gov siezes property until the tax gets paid, if you are willing to pay the overdue taxes, you can own the house

2007-09-02 15:13:20 · 6 answers · asked by Nick 2

My wife and I both have bad credit, I had bankrupt. in 2001 (discharged in 2002) And I have about $25k way over due in student loans. My credit score is about 580. My wife has a credit score of around 520, she only has credit cards that were late. How can we get a home with no money down?

2007-09-02 15:07:34 · 13 answers · asked by roenajdje 1

2007-09-02 14:57:06 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have to move by the third ( tomorrow) Our landlord sold the house we have to move. We were only given ten days to move and I have alot of kids with me. I also have to border 2 dogs somewhere that I can trust for 2 months. We are working only enough to move on and a house. We have all the stuff for both dogs already but don't have the money for one of those kennels. Plus we need to find a house in an area close to my husband work here in Joplin, Missouri. So if anyone knows of a house between 3 to 4 or 5 bedrooms in a $600 to $800 range let me know.

2007-09-02 12:54:51 · 3 answers · asked by coamissouri 1

We have saved up a lot of money in hopes of buying a house out of foreclosure (with cash). If we did this we would save $750/month and have a yard for our dogs. It will cost 2k to make the house livable.

If we didn't buy the house, I could pay off 3k in credit cards.. take all of my dogs to the vet (they're almost due).. take a vacation to Egypt.. and most of all.. I need a car!! I have been car less for 6 months. I also need to see an optometrist soon for more contacts.

What would you do?

2007-09-02 12:16:00 · 12 answers · asked by PlasticTrees 2

pest control, security, easy access.

2007-09-02 11:49:31 · 2 answers · asked by steveodwrds 1

hey. does anyone kno any apartments/condos/etc. for 3 ppl to live in.preferably studio city or sherman oaks

2007-09-02 11:03:39 · 2 answers · asked by sushigal818 1