Renting & Real Estate - October 2007

Why not take equity out of your home from refinancing and put that into an investment vehicle that earns you interest? Considering that home equity doesn't earn you any rate of return, wouldn't this be beneficial?

2007-10-14 13:43:48 · 6 answers · asked by jeremyweiser 2

I'm looking for free or cheap first.

2007-10-14 13:31:49 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am asking because I am planning on moving in the next 2 yrs to a town nearby. I plan to rent out the home I am living in now. Its a fairly large house and will probably be rented to a family. My problem is the credit worthiness of the person I rent to.
I know it can be hard to evict people who have children, so rather then sink myself with someone who does not pay their bills, I would like to check their credit history. Is this possible. How do other people check credit scores such as insurance companies and potential employers? How can I go about doing it?

2007-10-14 10:05:27 · 3 answers · asked by happydawg 6

On the world wide web there are no absolutely free foreclosure property listings. Every place i have been i have to pay for a membership. There has to be a free listing service somewhere.

2007-10-14 09:14:23 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

When I rent an apartment, what things have to be considered? I'm new to this and I was thinking about sharing an apartment with a friend.

Now, I'm not a permanent resident, but on a Student VISA. Do I need to establish a credit score, before renting an apartment becomes possible? Can someone with my status rent an apartment at all? Is there any additional paperwork when 2 people rent an apartment? What expenses am I expected to pay (apart from rent. like property tax, etc.).

What is a good price for a 2 bedroom apartment in a small city (<100,000)? Will I pay a flat rate for electricity and water? Do I pay rent in advance? If I haven't a established a credit history, yet, is it possible to pay 2-4 months in advance and then be accepted?

I guess most of these answers vary...

Etc., etc.

Thanks in advance!

2007-10-14 08:55:56 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have been getting emails telling about land in costa rica that is for sale. the company that solicits investor is also the builders and developers. they say after they take the investmen tmoney and build 3 to 5 bedroom brick homes the value of the land will sky rocket in only a few years. they claim to be building on ocean front land within the city limits. has anyone else received these emails? it sounds like a good investment.

2007-10-14 07:14:20 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want to move from my current apartment to one in the next city. I've never lived on my own before so I'm not sure how to time this. I have a month to month lease and gave my current landlord the last
month's rent. When should I start looking for an apartment? Should I give notice first? Please keep in mind that I live in a big city with high rents (I can only afford so much) and lots of competition for available, nice and affordable apartments. Thanks!

2007-10-14 06:27:27 · 6 answers · asked by sosokitty 2

My son has severe asthma and contracts pneumonia on a monthly basis. The doctor has decided that it is partly due to the age and state of our home (we live in a rental that has not had the greatest history of tenants).

We are currently living on only one income due to the fact that my son is constantly ill, so our budget is very tight.

Unfortunately, we make too much to qualify for Section 8 housing assistance, but we would not be able to afford much more than what we are paying now.

Does anyone know if there are any kind of foundtations out there that provide housing assistance for severely asthmatic children and their families?

2007-10-14 05:06:15 · 5 answers · asked by sunflower1237 3

Interview soon for self storage job and would like some advice on salary,duties,pros and cons.

2007-10-14 04:57:46 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I really need to buy another home being that my 67 year old mother lives in the home I own now and I hate living here. I seen a condo for $65,000 and that is a perfect price for me to have my own space and live confortable finacially. The only thing is the condo is in a ok area not too good and it's only 924 sq ft. I was told that location is very important, but I was thinking that I could rent it out when I'm ready to move or when the market goes up I can possibly sell it. I was wondering would that be a good move?

2007-10-14 04:20:59 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

My husband and I are in the process of buying house but we are concerned with the property lines. The disclosure sheet says that the house is on a four lot site which is 100x150. The 150 measures fine to the side road but on the main road in front of he house if we measure back the 100 feet the property line lies out the back door about 15 feet. In the State of Oklahoma and the town of Sterling does any one know where you would start measuring from to get an estimate of the property line that has road frontage on a state highway? We would just like to get good idea if the line lies where we were intially led to believe before we get to much further in this transaction. We of course will be getting a survey as we are funding through our bank but we were just trying to ease our minds a little in finding out where you start measuring for the property line.

2007-10-14 03:18:45 · 4 answers · asked by Angela M 1

My spouse and I will be ready to purchase a home in 2009. Right now we are still working on paying off taxes and bills. We will have a substantial down payment by then as well.

We have children and would really like a backyard for them to play in, that's why we were considering renting a house for the next two years.

What are the pros/cons of renting a house, or should we continue to rent an apartment?


thank you.

2007-10-14 02:33:08 · 6 answers · asked by WHOISTHEPUPPETMASTER? 5

And because we broke our lease early we had to pay two weeks rent as a penalty. The real estate was good and found new tenants within a couple of days. Now i have just been told by my employer that i am no longer required to work interstate and i will be staying at the branch i am currently working at. The problem is now we do not have to shift but we have already given notice to break our lease. Is it reasonable to tell the real estate agent that we want to stay or does the law require us to vacate

2007-10-13 23:42:33 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm still living here in this house that my landlord lost . I have a lease an it's good till April of next year. My lawer sent letters to the bank that took over the property but have heard no nothing as of yet . what should I do .

2007-10-13 19:53:22 · 4 answers · asked by mustafa H 1

Just checking in to see how many of you rent or own your dwelling. I rent so even though I will NEVER have an equity, I don't have to do the plumbing, ect... just about to go to sleep as I'm writing this I'm about to pass out from my meds....sleep well!

2007-10-13 19:50:19 · 8 answers · asked by bazimme 3

We signed a lease agreemtent to rent a home. There are 4 roomates. The realtor told me and the other female roommate to sign the other 3 roommates signatures since they werent able to be there in person. They never signed one thing. Some of the initials on the lease agreement are missing.

I only ask if it voids the contract because I am ill and need tomove back into my parents home for healthcare reasons. I can show proof from my doctor. Does this void the contract being that they didnt sign and the realtor told us to sign for them?

2007-10-13 19:29:17 · 3 answers · asked by qwerty21 2

I found a house that I absolutely love and I would like to be in it and somewhat settled before christmas. So I was wondering if i pay cash for it will it help things move along faster?

2007-10-13 19:10:19 · 4 answers · asked by Lady D 2

I have been diagnosed with several health issues that require me to be under supervision and I will need to move back into my parents home. Is there a way that I can legally end a home rental lease? I can have my doctor show proof? Please tell me what my options are.

2007-10-13 19:08:29 · 5 answers · asked by qwerty21 2

pay an outrageous heat bill again this winter. We have absolutley no insulation here, and I live in Connecticut, we have cold winters. Last year we paid almost 500 dollars a month to heat the apartment, and the heat was kept on low. The apartment is situated odd, and it has 5 rooms, so we had to use the other heater off and on, but used it at a minimum. Even when it was on we still froze.

I should have left last May when my lease was up, but apartments in my area are hard to come by, especially one that will allow a cat.

Can anyone suggest something? I'll be out of here next spring but in the mean time I was wondering if I can do something to make it warmer without destroying the property in any way?

Thanks

2007-10-13 18:51:26 · 7 answers · asked by kim s 1

He wants to buy my purchase areement on a house I made an offer on! how should i feel? Im quite numb!.......

2007-10-13 15:58:47 · 9 answers · asked by toenail 2

We are trying to get a mortgage type loan, for the house we are building. We have been trying to get financed through BofA, but they have been taking months, and making us jump through hoops. We want to know if it is allowed to also begin seeking finance through another establishment at the same time, in case BofA falls through on us?

2007-10-13 15:39:26 · 4 answers · asked by mamamia! 1

My boyfriend and I purchased a house a few months ago that has not closed, but is no longer conditional either. Our relationship has fallen apart and we no longer want to own a property together. Is it possible to not close on the house at this point or do we have to? Also, is it possible for one of us to close on the house even though the offer and mortgage is in both of our names?

2007-10-13 14:31:51 · 6 answers · asked by grant 1

I applied for a low-income apartment. At 1st they said I was accepted for the waiting list for the apartment. Then they called me for an interview a few weeks later. I did my interview & they really made it sound like I was going to get the apartment. A few days later they send me a letter saying that that they are unable to approve my application because my in person interview answers did not match my answers on my application. I have no idea what they are talking about. I never lied about anything during my interview or on my application. Anyway they said that I could appeal this rejection in writting. So can someone help me with the letter? I really really want this apartment so that I can get out of my Mom's house & get out on my own. I have a low paying job & I have to pay for school, so I can only afford low-income housing.

2007-10-13 14:01:31 · 10 answers · asked by candigal 3

Looking for a loophole or whatever. There is mildew in the apartment if it helps. My friend just realized (after moving in, what a dumb@$$) that the place is a $h1t hole!

2007-10-13 13:28:39 · 4 answers · asked by Dr Cricket 2

I have medical reason why I'm not at my old job anymore but my credit score is only 613.

2007-10-13 10:40:03 · 4 answers · asked by childofhistory1 3

I had issues with the landlord, We called city inspector to get repairs done, which resulted huge expense for landlord. He is now mad at us and won't give us the money back. We are planning leagal means and trying to recover my deposit money(around $1000) back.

We were so fed up by this ordeal that we finally built own house and moved into it after vacating. Probably I wont get my money back, as I do not have pictures taken before moving in. My concern is the landlord may have ties with gangs and may try to damage our brand new house if we expose the address to them.

Question: Should I expose my new address in my letter currently being sent to them as final notice asking the money? Or should I rent a PO Box and use that? Since I have address forwarding, I may ask them to send the check to the old address (their house)? How about in subsequent legal proceedings? I like the PO Box option best, but do not want to incur the expense if it can be avoided.

2007-10-13 10:24:13 · 4 answers · asked by am4096 1

What is the danger to the homeowner?

2007-10-13 09:55:20 · 5 answers · asked by MARY P 1

The attorney has printed a notice in our paper on Oct 9 that it will go up for public action on Nov.16th. We found out we could get financial help on friday. Can we stop this action now without it going up for auction? We live in Nebraska. Pleeze give us any advice you have. Thanx.

2007-10-13 09:40:07 · 7 answers · asked by mrscda 1

My sister-in-law had to transfer her deed (land) while incarcerated to her mother so her mother could put up the property to get her out of jail (bond). While in jail the second time, her mother, unknowingly to her, sells her deed (land) to another person (she hasn't been to court yet for the first offense). After she was released, she went home to find that this person has removed items from her double-wide and started tearing down things, and is telling her that he intends to have her locked up for tresspassing and various other allegations. Is this legal? The mobile home wasn't on the deed (only the land and an out-building) Could her mother legally sell this property while it is tied up with the court system?

2007-10-13 09:30:38 · 4 answers · asked by Nurse2B 1

2007-10-13 09:03:35 · 7 answers · asked by Madmen22 1