Renting & Real Estate - October 2007

If you do, what do you like or dislike?

2007-10-01 10:25:43 · 1 answers · asked by peaches6 7

Paying 1400 $ for 1 bd apartment and lease expires in a month.Would it be better to move to a cheaper apartment ($ 1000) if we are moving out of state after 2 months. Should i renew lease in the same place?

2007-10-01 10:03:44 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

came back from the underwriters, and there ordering the appraisial, does that mean we got the loan?

2007-10-01 09:55:56 · 4 answers · asked by Leeanne 4

My girlfriend and I's 9 month lease at our apartment (approx 1300 sq. ft.) recently ran out, and we switched to a month to month lease because we were planning on buying a home soon. The first month to month bill came and it was an "in between" bill, letting us know that the rent would increase. Our old rate was 850/mo and the first bill said 950/mo. I went to the leasing office and asked what the mo 2 mo rate would be and they said 1050/mo. We decided to pursue a 9 mo lease and have went to the office 3 or 4 times in the past 2 weeks to see if anything has developed. No luck. The rent bill for this mo came a couple of days ago and it says 2000/mo (yes, you read that right). I went to the office to tell them of their "error" and I was promptly informed that the mo 2 mo rent was 2050 instead of 1050. It's quite frustrating and I would like some advice as to what to do. Thanks for your help! :)

2007-10-01 09:38:56 · 11 answers · asked by Brett S 2

She just moved in, permanently. I love her to death, however I think we should split the costs - so far I've been paying the mortgage, monthly assesment, utilities, etc. I do not know how to do it, especially after what she just told me - she needs the bathrooms remodeled, for starters, and her Dad has offered to do it for free provided I buy all the materials. Honestly, I think both bathrooms are ok, I also noticed my girlfriend does laundry, takes care of the meals, etc.
We've been together for almost 8 months, but we're pretty close, however I've never lived with anyone since I got my own apartment.
Should she pay for the mortgage, or just the rent?
She earns almost twice as much, by the way.
What arguments shall I use?

2007-10-01 09:34:10 · 13 answers · asked by a man, but the cute one 2

because of the feloney, or is it at the home owners discretion???

2007-10-01 09:23:47 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

About to move into a 700 sq. ft. apt., and both electric and gas I have to pay. How much would that normally run on average? I'd mostly be at work all day and only at home at night, but most of the stuff would be off for most of the day.

2007-10-01 08:48:47 · 4 answers · asked by terrence_20_21 1

can there be more than two names on a mtg. my daughter is a school teacher and son in law into computer job they live with us now only married and would like own place can my husband be on their mtg.

2007-10-01 08:06:34 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-01 07:34:57 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

we signed a "as is whereis" clause on the title. do we have some kind of grace peroid for major things like this? Or our we out of Luck???

2007-10-01 07:11:48 · 7 answers · asked by dark_lovely_assumptive 2

2007-10-01 06:59:26 · 11 answers · asked by Aidan B 1

just curious

2007-10-01 06:55:56 · 6 answers · asked by justask23 5

to work for?

2007-10-01 06:53:13 · 5 answers · asked by just me 2

I just moved in a new apartment. You go in a hallway and there are two doors, one for me upstairs and one for my neighbor on the bottom. My neighbors door is fine but my door has a 2 to 3 inch gap on the bottom. Is this legal? It does not feel safe. It did pass inspection by the borough I live in. Can I demand it be fixed?

2007-10-01 06:41:32 · 3 answers · asked by flutter 6

2007-10-01 06:36:57 · 3 answers · asked by . 3

Who helps me with this? A realtor? loan officer?

2007-10-01 06:30:53 · 2 answers · asked by Ebony R 1

i'be been at this job for a little more than a yr and a half, i was hired as a manager, and have def increased sales here, business is business tho, some months are awesome, some are a bit slow... so we had one slow month and he cut my hours. he has never offered me a raise. i've been thinking about asking for a raise, but am not sure how to bring it up...he just told me that if i meet a certain goal this month, he will give me a $500 bonus, should i also ask for the raise?

2007-10-01 06:28:23 · 2 answers · asked by stephaniech24 3

2007-10-01 06:07:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I live and work overseas and want to buy property here. Are these any US banks or lenders that will loan money for international property investments?

2007-10-01 05:53:19 · 4 answers · asked by Drew 1

Hi all,

My wife and I own a house for 16 months now in Ontario, Canada. This is our first home and we went in with 5% down. Real estate prices in our area have gone up some good 20%, BUT our calculations show us that even with the price increase, we'd lose 10K if we sold now.

Here's how:
We've calculated all the money we've invested over the course of 16 months (property tax, insurance, down payment, initial lawyer expenses, mortgage payments) and when we add it all up, and deduct agent's 5%, we're gonna come up $10 K short.

Is this something that's common for sellers like us, who've spent short time owning a house? Does anyone know if there's some sort of formula on what you should expect to get back on investment after one year?

We're selling the house cuz my wife got a job transfer, so we need to sell.

I'd really appreciate if anyone local to Ontario could share advice.

2007-10-01 05:50:54 · 4 answers · asked by Radoslav R 1

2007-10-01 05:40:06 · 5 answers · asked by luis09_2009 1

We are just out of a bankruptcy and are wanting to purchase a home again. We have no money for a down payment. Can a down payment on the home be financed along with the mortgage?

2007-10-01 05:26:44 · 14 answers · asked by catsaver001 3

2007-10-01 05:22:40 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I can't find any "stakes at the corners of the lot".
My lawyer doesn't have it, we don't have it. The realtor doesn't have it.....

2007-10-01 05:16:49 · 10 answers · asked by Wilson Wilson 3

My parents want to sell me their house, and I want to buy it. How can we do this and avoid having to list the house and use a real estate agent. I'm sure we could agree on terms, and I know we'd have to get it appraised, but how can we write up a contract, etc. The financing issue is not a problem, just the selling/buying. You could e-mail me, also. Please and thank you.

2007-10-01 05:11:10 · 9 answers · asked by blu moon 2

I currently own a house which I began renting a few months ago and plan to do so until I feel like selling it, if ever. I've been thinking about buying a house, but by myself, could only afford something that is about in the same price range. It seems to me that I could rent something for about the same price as a mortgage and get a beautiful apartment (from what i've seen). Does this make sense and sound like a good idea? I've got someone renting (paying off) my house while I get to live in a beautiful apartment for about the same amount.

Do you agree that for the cost of a mortgage, one can usually get a gorgeous apartment at the same cost? I would like to hear some opinions. Thanks!!

2007-10-01 05:08:27 · 8 answers · asked by Nikki 2

What constitutes negligence?related to duties and liabilities of a valuer. more about residential valuation

2007-10-01 05:06:34 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

I live in a fairly small 3 bedroom house with my husband and 3 children. We could really do with more space, and we intend to try and buy a larger property in the nest 12 months. So i am wondering whether or not building a conservatory, while it would be fab for us to have some more living space now, would be a good or bad investment in a property we will be selling.

Any ideas from anyone who has had a conservatory built and then sold their home??

2007-10-01 05:06:06 · 18 answers · asked by carlotta70 2

This contract is not contigent on getting finance or apprasing, has anyone got any advice on this, I stand to lose a very large deposit.

2007-10-01 04:32:44 · 4 answers · asked by Mike R 1

Price of home: 159,470
PMI: yes
Interest Rate: 6.5 -> builder offered free point to buy down to 6.375
Estimated Prepaids: 1,584
Estimated Closing Costs: 3,793
Total Costs: 164,847
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Good Faith deposit already put down: 1,500
Lender Credit: 175
Paid by Seller: 1,595 (interest rate point)
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Total Loan Ammount: 159,470
Total Settlement Cost: 2,112
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Payment schedule:
no. of pymnts: 120 Principle & inter & PMI : 1,123.80
no. of pymnts: 35 Principle & inter & PMI: 1,021.47
no. of pymnts: 205 Principle & inter: 994.89
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Notes:

I didn't have enough down payment (20%) to get out of PMI because i recently spent 15k to get totally out of debt (paid off car, student loan, etc..). I now have 0 debt and plan to pay 400$ a month extra on my mortgage to cut the # of yrs and end pmi sooner.

2007-10-01 04:29:39 · 5 answers · asked by michael b 2