Renting & Real Estate - October 2007

Hi,

Don't know why am I coming across all these problems. Here is what is happening now. Buyer signed a contract last Tuesday to purchase a new house that I just finished. He puts down 3000 earnest money. This Tuesday I get a call from my Agent saying that the Buyer wants out. He also wants his 3000 earnest money back. His reason is that he received an at work email about re-organization of some DOT departments. When was the last time a state employee got laid off?

History about the buyer. I was at the site, when the buyer walked in with his agent, and he loved the house. Right after the meeting he calls me and asks me to lets fire both of our agent to save. I said this is wrong, and advised him to not do that because its not fair. He made me lower the price of the house from 344900 to 330000, and now the above situation. What should I do? Don't pay their earnest money and enforce the sale? If they refuse take them to court? Help please

Thank you in advance

2007-10-31 19:20:11 · 7 answers · asked by John B 2

I need six thousand dollars for a down payment on a house so I can start a family. How should I get it? Any rich people out there who want to lend me some.

thanks.
~Mike

2007-10-31 18:10:40 · 3 answers · asked by Uther P 1

Recently I noticed that there are cheap properties in Texas with good cash flow? Is there any reason why I should not buy there at this time?

2007-10-31 16:55:19 · 3 answers · asked by tax_question 1

2007-10-31 16:48:18 · 7 answers · asked by Tiffany 2

2007-10-31 16:20:12 · 3 answers · asked by mike5122000 1

Don't you have to put a down payment like a house and buy it?

2007-10-31 13:34:10 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want to buy a house. I was offered a two bedroom house for a reasonable price in one of those new subdivisions (near Pasadena, TX). If I have to sell it in the future how hard would it be to sell it? Houses in those new subdivisions are usually 3 bedrooms.

2007-10-31 13:33:33 · 4 answers · asked by yomera 2

I want to buy a house but there is a chance that I might have to sell it in a year (I might have to move, though I want to stay). Would it be smart to buy it even if I have to sell it within a year? Will I end up losing money and complicating my life? I am so tired of living in an apartment, but I must admit that when you don't own the place life can be pretty easy specially when you are single (no grass to cut, no spending money on repairs, etc).

2007-10-31 13:22:15 · 4 answers · asked by yomera 2

can my landlord cancel my lease if Ive paid my rent late two months in a row? does anyone know what the law is in california regarding evictions, even if ive paid my rent and it was just late???

2007-10-31 13:11:23 · 11 answers · asked by Ð. Flø§§... 2

How can I sue and complain about a Real Estate Investment company that defrauded all my money? The owner of the company is NOT returning all of my invested money that is already due. I want this Realtor to be ban on DRE and his business be reported to a proper agency where they can investigate and ACT accordingly? How can I start and how I can get my investment money back?

2007-10-31 12:39:41 · 7 answers · asked by Renan Q 2

My sister and her boyfriend signed the contract to buy a new home on September 21st. They were pre-approved in August for $225,000, the sale price was $188,000, and the house has been finished and move-in-ready for months.

The lender keeps pushing the closing date back, they initially told them it could get done within a few weeks, it's now been been well over 5 weeks.

2007-10-31 12:27:07 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have filed bankruptcy in the last year and dont have the best credit but i need to refinance so i dont lose my home. Does anyone know of any companies out there that will work with me?

2007-10-31 11:27:18 · 7 answers · asked by newjerseydaniel 1

I've called the apartment complex office three times in the past week, in order to get a new 6-month lease. My current lease expires today.

I don't think I should have to pay rent till they make the new lease. Am I right?

2007-10-31 11:05:51 · 5 answers · asked by monicanena 5

2007-10-31 10:01:24 · 4 answers · asked by glamorous1 1

im leaving with remmade for three years, he has the lease on his name. the lease expired. my remmade want to leave, but i want to keep the apartment for my self. the landlord does not want to renew the lease and he want us to move from it. even that iam able to pay more for rent.
he send me notice to move, but i did not know if he has the right to kick me out even i been leaving there for 3 years?
please if someone can help me for advice.
thanks

2007-10-31 09:51:15 · 13 answers · asked by elmehdi a 1

Ok first off, I have bad credit, including an eviction. When I was 19, I was pregnant & in college & my bf was starting a new job. Then I fell on the stairs, started bleeding, & went on bedrest. My lousy bf heard that it's illegal to evict a pregnant woman in NC, so he never started his job. I couldn't do anything about it, every time I even moved I risked a miscarriage, you know? The eviction ended up on my head.

I'm self-employed, & I do have large gaps which I may talk about later. There's no way I can qualify for a regular mortgage. I found an owner-financed property that is PERFECT for me & my kids. But I'm scared about even qualifying for those lesser terms.

I have a rich friend who offered to help & give me $6,000 to pay 15 months of payments. I would want the money to go towards that instead of a down payment. Could the seller & I put that money in escrow, and then have her deduct money every month for my housing payment? I'm trying to relieve her risk here

2007-10-31 08:47:51 · 6 answers · asked by merebear83 2

2007-10-31 08:17:09 · 6 answers · asked by jeff g 1

how does it work when some poeple buy a home they get money back. I don't know how it works is it that they are approved for a certain amount and if the house is less than what they are approved for than the can take the remaining of what's left. For ex i want to buy a home for 100,000 but i'm approved for 150,000 are you able to take the whole thing or how in the world do they get money back. i talk live chat with a couple mortgage companies and they said you can only get what the house is worth. If you would have went to a bank or some where else would it be eaiser than i mortgage company can you get what your are approved for or what then home is worth. Please help me understand

2007-10-31 08:16:22 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-31 08:12:15 · 6 answers · asked by T. W 1

My husband and I are buying a house (owner financed) from a couple in the town that we live in. Today they decided to drop by unannounced. They started pointing out things they didn't like.
I have a couple of trash bags sitting on the back porch (trash runs on Thursday) and they complained that they didn't like that. WELL...I guess I could leave the trash bags in the house so they can stink it up until trash day. A light fixture in the bathroom isn't working and my husband has it down to be replaced (can't do that till payday) and they complained about that. They went into the basement and saw that a pipe was leaking and complained about that (I didn't know it was leaking I don't use the basement for anything). And of course they came by on the day that I decided to clean out the dish washer so I had the racks out sitting on the floor and they didn't like that. Ok, well I guess I could let the dish washer get all yucky and grimy. I think we should move but hubby doesn't agree.

2007-10-31 08:11:34 · 10 answers · asked by clstogner 1

I moved to an apartment in the middle of March. Maybe a month later I found out that it had a leaking problem in the kitchen. It is now to the point that it is leaking above my sink and above my stove. My landlord has known for months, but still has done nothing. It is causing mildew/mold really bad. I have a 4 year old son. Also September 24, 2007 I smelled smoke. I called the gas company and they came out. It was the stove that had a leak, so they turned off my gas at the stove and where all the lines are. I am the only one without gas. He has known since the day that they came, because I called him while they were still at my home. I still have no gas. I don't know what to do. Legally we have no lease so I can go. But he said in front of my older sister and sister-in-law that if it cost too much he would give me back my rent for this month, October, and then I would have to get out. It is difficult because I cook dinner 5 or 6 times a week and now I can't. Help!

2007-10-31 07:43:56 · 10 answers · asked by Mother of one 2

We bought a house in a small town 6 months ago. Our possession date is tomorrow. It doesn't look like the people we bought from are making much of an effort to move out. They have built a house in another town and its complete but they aren't moving yet. Now they may have hired movers or are just moving tomorrow but I was curious what happens if they don't move out. Do we have any recourse if he doesn't move out everything? We both used the same real estate agent.

2007-10-31 06:39:29 · 11 answers · asked by lovelylady 5

I bought the house 5 years ago and our local permit department records show that there is an open unresolved permit on file from the previous owners and that they were in violation. The sellers produced a document that said the permit was finaled but it was not. I have spent $20K getting it fixed. Can I go back to the seller for fraudulent non-disclosure?

2007-10-31 06:26:04 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

At what stage can the seller of a house NOT pull out of the sale.. I've being told they can pull out at anytime they like is this right even when contracts are signed (but they have to give back the deposit....

2007-10-31 04:26:09 · 5 answers · asked by Irish816 3

2007-10-31 04:24:39 · 11 answers · asked by cashmaker81 6

Or do they go to their local post office?

2007-10-31 04:02:59 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

me and my boyfriend decided to get an apartment together but i dont want to put his name on the lease because they will say that we make too much money. I dont think that we make alot of money. Would it be okay if i not put his name on the lease? We are not on section 8 or hud or anything like that. One of my friends lives with her boyfriend and only her name is on their lease and she has never had any problems.
We have been together for 2 yrs and are engaged to be married. I do have an engagement ring. We just got engaged

2007-10-31 03:42:46 · 4 answers · asked by ♥ 3

Can lease-to-Purchase consider as purchase contract or not?

2007-10-31 03:24:52 · 3 answers · asked by sam 1

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2007-10-31 03:05:42 · 4 answers · asked by Arch 2

2007-10-31 03:03:26 · 4 answers · asked by scottie 1