Renting & Real Estate - September 2007

2007-09-26 09:32:27 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-26 08:49:12 · 5 answers · asked by Leeanne 4

WE NEED HELP, WE BOUGHT A HOUSE IN CALIFORNIA LAST YEAR IN MAY-2006 IN L.A. CALIFORNIA BUT WE LEND SOME MONEY TO A RALATIVE AND GOT INTO TROUBLE FINANCIALLY RESULTING IN BEING IN DEBT AND NOW WE CAN NO LONGER PAY THE PROPERTY, WELL WE CAN BUT THAT IS ALL WE CAN DO NO MONEY IS LEFT FOR LIVING AND WE KNOW THAT THE HOUSES ARE LOWERING THEIR PRICE AND NOT GAINING ANY EQUITY WHAT CAN WE DO TO SELL THIS PROPERTY FAST AND GET OUT OF PROBLEMS WE CAN NO LONGER BE LIVING WITH THIS LOAD OF STRESS I'M VERY VERY DEPRESSED AND CAN NOT FIND A EXIT. PLEASE NO JOKES WE KNOW WE MESSED UP AND NEED SUGGESTIONS.

2007-09-26 08:28:21 · 3 answers · asked by triztemuytrizte 1

I live in Tampa Bay Area. When will the real estate market turn around? Has it bottomed out yet? Should I buy a home now? Are taxes capped yet? What about insurance?

Thanks.

2007-09-26 08:09:31 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am nervous, I just purchased my first home. I did 100% finance. I noticed that home value is going down, will I be able to refinance after 6mos or 1 year. The way things are looking know I am scared that the value of my home might not go up.

2007-09-26 07:36:18 · 7 answers · asked by karen a 2

Paying intrest only sounds great to all these people so they can buy new houses for monthly payments fraction of the cost but that only lasts for a limited time and your then going to pay the full monthly payments which then about triples the amt you were paying. This is why so many houses are going into forclosing right now. This is what is causing tons of companies to go under and people to lose their jobs. Stop buying houses you cant afford!

2007-09-26 05:39:07 · 11 answers · asked by Yankeefan1986 3

I'm trying to make the smartest financial move. I bought condo in April 2006. Buying the condo with interest-only payments was not the best move, but I wanted to flip it. However, the market tanked in 2006 and I got stuck with the condo. Yes, I live in the condo. Im living paycheck to paycheck right now. I do have reserve capital saved for a year. The mortgage interest is deductible. Condo is in Florida in a gated community with the best location. 1/1 bed/bath. 626 sq feet. I bought it for 100k. TERMS: Fixed rate at 6.5% on the first mortgage, 80k. $605/monthly. Adjusts after 10 years. 2nd mortgage ARM on 20k. Payments $178 montly. 9%interest.
Thinking of either selling, renting, or refinancing when the market turns around in future. Holding right now. I cant keep making interest-only payments forever! I need an intelligent person to help me make the smartest financial move. I have 9 more years until mortgage adjusts. Should I sell, refinance, or rent in the future? I want to profit $

2007-09-26 05:14:37 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

We would like to move there asap and would prefer a country home that allows dogs.

2007-09-26 05:09:33 · 11 answers · asked by enchantress_of_mens_hearts 2

a neighbor got their apartment condemned, another neighbor took a photo of the sign on the door. Even though the photo was not distributed, or sold, the landlord is still trying to hunt down who did it, and persue legal action.

everyone has the right to stand on public property and take a photograph of whatever they deem appropriate, correct?

personally, i believe the woman that got her apartment condemned in the first place got what was coming. she never cleaned, and thinks the health inspector was out to get her. i share an attic space with her, and what i smell tells me, the health inspector was just doing their job.

what do you think? what can or cant you take a photograph of? what does this landlord have to power to do?

2007-09-26 04:56:51 · 9 answers · asked by ASLotaku 5

My fiance and I extended our year-long lease in back in July. Our original landlord was very attentive, and happy to attend to any problems we had with the property. Unfortunately, he sold the property, and now we are stuck with landlords that are unattentive and rude. We notified them of problems with leakage in the bathroom almost a year ago, and they neglected to fix it. Unable to stand it anymore, we removed the drywall and fixed the leak ourselves and put a new tile floor in to replace the damaged linoleum. Months ago, a new leak sprung, which we notified them of, and they still have not had it fixed. The drywall is growing black and purple mold, tiles are falling out of the shower walls, and the grout has turned almost completely black. I am tired of paying so much to bathe in a mold-laden bathroom. In addition, the wall paper is peeling, the carpets are damaged, and they NEVER pick up the rent on time (my check will sit in the mailbox for days). Can I legally get out of this?

2007-09-26 04:03:32 · 8 answers · asked by Rachel-Pit Police-DSMG 6

My boss also owns a storage facility for large objects such as boats, campers, cars, etc. The problem is that he has one or two customers who won't respond to phone or mail asking for payment on their storage. We have a couple of items that have been stored for a couple of years and we are not getting paid. One owner was keeping us informed that he was having a difficult time because his wife had/has cancer and that he would pay when they get back on their feet. Well we havent heard from him in over a year.

In this instance, what can we do and how do we go about collecting or can we take possession of these items and sell them for back storage. How does this all work?

Thanks!

2007-09-26 03:37:16 · 6 answers · asked by MyKidsMom 3

I'm still confused with that term, since we like the home we want them to build on a lot we select, but if the new home is already built and is ready for us to move in while my current home hasn't been sold yet. How long will it take for them to wait until my current house is being sold and will that new built home still belong to us and no other buyer can close on the new home?

Thanks!

2007-09-26 01:50:29 · 2 answers · asked by Magnix2k 3

2007-09-26 01:49:58 · 5 answers · asked by poppy1 1

Two of our leaseholder Flats [from 72 in total] are uninhabited and looking through the letterbox - Aaaggghhhh!!!!
Neighbours have complained about cockroaches.....and I dread to think what else may be living in there??

What can u do??

2007-09-26 00:30:19 · 5 answers · asked by JJ 2

I am a director of a Management Co........of 72 leaseholders/Flats.
Any ideas on how best to deal with unsociable residents please?
I have a few of my own but would welcome hearing from others on the subject with any experience.

2007-09-25 23:37:05 · 5 answers · asked by JJ 2

2007-09-25 23:12:49 · 4 answers · asked by wwwm8 1

2007-09-25 21:07:04 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

We are thinking of moving and we are trying to think of all the costs first before we move. On a tight budget. We are moving from a rental to a rent to own.

2007-09-25 20:13:50 · 2 answers · asked by ladidadida 2

2007-09-25 20:09:32 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just saw that a 30 year fixed mortgage is 6.07% and a 5/1 ARM is 5.91%. What are the reasons why these rates differ by nearly .2%?

2007-09-25 17:50:47 · 12 answers · asked by Brad H 2

Can a Mortgage Broker be held liable for pushing a loan through approval knowing that the borrower has little or no chance on making the payments on a monthly basis?

2007-09-25 17:21:43 · 4 answers · asked by ponderplus 2

I let a friend move into my place and now she has her boyfriend staying here they broke my door to my bedroom of the hinges and they will not stop smoking weed in my house and I have a 2 month old baby, and all the police said was that there is nothing they could do if the girl and her boyfriend don't want them to search there things. I told both of them to get out but before she moved in I wrote up an agreement for her to pay me $600.00 in rent but she only gave me $300 and said she would give me the rest three days later. now I call the cops to get them out and the cops say I have to let them stay and obtain an eviction notice for both of them an give them 30 day because she gave me money. So even though thay say 30 days could my rental office give them a no trespassing notice to make them leave? And yes they know becase the cops has been to my house 7 times in 2 days beacuse of them.

2007-09-25 16:13:24 · 5 answers · asked by tika 2

2007-09-25 15:25:35 · 5 answers · asked by lyssa c 1

I was interested in purchasing a property where the railroad was litterally outside my yard or in this case the terrace.

Its such a sweet deal but as with anything in life, there is always a price to pay. In this case, I fear it would be my health. The fact that asbestos was a common material for just about everything, it concerns me to purchase property so close to the railroad. At first, I didn't think I could get used to the noise, but a major power line plus railroad tracks which would face the center of the apt freaks me out b/c of the possibility of developing a serious disease.

In the city any pce of land is prime but at what costs. Its sad that developers do not disclose this information to you and you only have the opportunity to do an inspection when you're in contract.

After 9/11, a rep from DEP or was it the EPA stated the air quality was safe. Unfortunately, she developed serious lung conditions and admitted years later the air quality really wasn't safe.

2007-09-25 14:04:32 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

ive been served the 3 day notice and i know it takes 2-3 weeks to go to court...

2007-09-25 13:41:38 · 7 answers · asked by phxfly311 1

2007-09-25 12:51:53 · 9 answers · asked by johnnyb6231 3

and water from us. we have one large crawl space and the ran a ext. cord to the outlet on our side. power company would not do anything, landlord, nothing. called code enforcment she made the move out until they have their power turned on, but they rand our bill up? what can i do? i don't a neighbor war i just want some money from them.

2007-09-25 12:14:58 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

what is the differance in buying forclosure homes than ones by a realtor. Is it hard to buy a forclosure home? please help

2007-09-25 12:12:21 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am renting a 3 bdrm duplex and I signed a 1 yr lease on the property, however my landlord has ignored all of my concerns when I have called him about something not working or being broke. My screen door won't stay shut, I have no screens on any of my windows, and the absolute worst is that my kitchen light(which is flouresent) is duck taped together which is a fire hazard. I called my landlord over a month ago about the screens and the kitchen light he sent someone over to look at it and nothing since. I have a 13 month old baby and I feel that this house is not safe for her. So can I legally get out of my lease. Thank you! (by the way I live in IL)

2007-09-25 11:47:21 · 3 answers · asked by mdoud01 5

My home is tied to my partners job.
He resigned recently and we have just been verbally informed we have 2-4 weeks to move family out.
We have NOT had written notice, where do we stand??
Please answer if you have advice.

2007-09-25 11:28:08 · 5 answers · asked by raven 2