Renting & Real Estate - November 2007

2007-11-25 13:56:08 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-25 13:41:08 · 6 answers · asked by Daniel L 1

I'm a second year dentist and my current salary is about $120k a year. I have all of my college loans paid off and I am not in debt at all right now. I am currently single and I never plan to have kids (I rather use my money for a really nice car). My question is...how much would I have to earn a year to be able to purchase a new Ferrari F430 ($200k) and a $500k house?

2007-11-25 13:35:01 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I built a home and was sued 6 1/2 years later because the land had been incorrectly surveyed.

2007-11-25 13:15:16 · 2 answers · asked by leasad56 1

2007-11-25 13:14:01 · 4 answers · asked by GARRICK E 1

if a house cost $230k how low could it be bargained down to if planning to buy it? is $160k too low?

2007-11-25 13:04:05 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

he is not getting the home cleaned and these were highlited almost a month back to start with and repeatedly pointed on 3 occasions

2007-11-25 12:59:39 · 5 answers · asked by prasanna m 1

We have been looking for a house to purchase and have an offer in now. We let the lease expire and have agreed to give 45 days notice to the landlord when we want to move. I would like to keep the overlap of paying for both homes to as little as possible. We moved to the DC area and rented until we were familiar with the area and ready to search. The last time we went from rental to purchase was thirty years ago.

I could give notice as soon as the offer is accepted (assuming it is) but we then have the house inspection to go through and we know there are a couple of things we want to have fixed. One fairly major plumbing issue.

Would you suggest we give notice when we come to agreement on fixing the items? We want to minimize dual payments but not take the chance of losing our rented condo and the house. Suggestions.

2007-11-25 12:48:18 · 2 answers · asked by WallBaker 5

over 500k too much? Let's say I make around 100k a year?

2007-11-25 12:42:25 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

If I look at a home on my own without the realtor and dont make an offer on the home until after the contract is over, am I legally obligated to pay the realtor if the home was never shown to me by them?

2007-11-25 12:39:20 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have 2 intrest only mortgage loans (ARM/HELOC) which will come to $2450 per month. I recently got devorced, and finding difficult to afford my mortgage payment, (no late payments yet)but I can afford a payment of $ 2000-2100 per month. I tried to refinance, but I need clossing cost of $12000, its impossible since all my savings are gone. . I really want to keep my house...what shall I do?.. Can my mortgage lender help me? or are there any other ways to get a lower payment?

2007-11-25 11:57:00 · 4 answers · asked by ruth 1

2007-11-25 11:53:39 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was involved in the purchase of a house and I ended up not buying the house becuase the appraisal came in at less the the contract purchase price. I had a VA clause in the contract that said if it appraised less than the purchase price, then I didnt have to buy the house and I wasnt entitled to lose any earnest money. It turns out that I got denied anyway for the loan. The problem I have with my mortagage broker is that he 1. told the seller of the house that I was approved even after I was sent a denial letter from the broker.
2. the broker sent me the denial letter 2 months after the closing date around June 06(letter said"date denied March 06" .
3. the broker was contacted by the seller of the house (who is actually sueing me for not buying the house) to ask if i got approved for the loan , broker told him i was approved and also gave my income and employment info to the seller & told seller to go after me for everything that I have
4.broker lied- said i forged denial letter

2007-11-25 11:48:12 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Once a new development is sold out and the developer is ready to sell the model homes, do they price them cheaper than homes with identical features/options? (I'm not talking about whatever furniture or other interior decorations that may factor into the price, but the price of the home itself). I assume they would, since the model homes would have some wear and tear, and you don't get to choose the options. But maybe not?

2007-11-25 11:34:59 · 12 answers · asked by David F. 2

I plan to move in the next year, my current house needs a new roof which I have already budgeted for and plan to have done this month for about $5,000. Is it in my best interest now to spend the $5,000 on a new roof to add to the value of the house, or put it on the market without a new roof, knowing it will decrease the selling price?

2007-11-25 11:34:23 · 6 answers · asked by illinoisgirl 1

my dad offered to sell me his house for this amount, I want to get the property because it is a fair price considering the neighborhood. I plan on probably going to a bank rather than a broker...please help

2007-11-25 10:59:43 · 3 answers · asked by kingofrimz 1

Anyone here have their Real Estate license?
Were the classes hard and how long did it take to complete them?

2007-11-25 10:51:39 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-25 10:45:42 · 2 answers · asked by ~SWEET~ 1

I've been living in a senior apartment downtown L.A. The company, which owns the complex gives part of the parking spaces to the tenants and leases the garage on the other side to a parking company. I want to complaint about it because since I haven't got a space yet, I have to buy a monthly parking from somewhere else around my place. I think the company should let the tenants use its garage, which it is leasing. I'm depending on welfare; I can't spend on buying a parking that costs me almost rent. Who do you think I have to contact to solve this problem?

2007-11-25 10:28:08 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

What should i tell the apartments when I call, or what should i ask?

2007-11-25 09:06:43 · 5 answers · asked by Johnny R 1

My daughter and I are apartment hunting and every complex we go to has all sorts of fees. I can understand application fees and pet fees.

However, everyone wants to charge an Administration Fee but no one has the same reason and some don't have any reason for charging it. Is it just a scam to get more money out of us?

2007-11-25 09:05:36 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

and which are nice safe areas that i should look for a place in?

thanks

2007-11-25 08:53:41 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Who is the most to blame for the sub-prime mortgage crisis in America? Do you blame the predatary lenders, irresponsible borrowers, bad economy in certain places, or people who borrowed with anticipation that there home would double in 3 -5 years (Phoenix, Las Vegas are two examples)

2007-11-25 08:36:40 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Yesterday I was robbed at gunpoint...and as the robber was leaving he threatend to kill me if I ever told anyone or called the cops? Is it possible to terminate my apartment lease because I feel unsafe to go back home? By the way I live in California. Thanks

2007-11-25 07:13:40 · 3 answers · asked by cort_easy 1

My husband has a townhome that he purchased before we met that we have been using as a rental. Our renters are moving out soon and we wish to sell, or at least refinance the property,as even when we have renters we still lose money on the home every month (we can not rent it for enough to pay the mortgage and association). The problem is that when he purchased the property he had a co-signer, who now lives in Mexico. In order to notarize a quitclaim deed, he would have to go to Mexico city (five hours from his town) which he refuses to do. He has no interest in the property and is not returning to the U.S. Any suggestions?

2007-11-25 07:09:19 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

on land contract

2007-11-25 06:25:07 · 4 answers · asked by wondering 3

I've got a few months left on my lease and my room mate has made our apartment completely uninhabitable. At first what she did in her room was fine with me. It wasn't until the filth began to spill into the rest of the apartment. The smell in the apartment is unbearable. everything in the kitchen is unuseable, there is food on the stove that has been there for a good month.There is literally dog crap all over the floor in her bedroom, and it completely trashed. The poor dog is left pinned up in her room for hours on end, sometimes even days. I have also purchased all the furniture in the apartment and she has done everything possible to ruin it. That said I am looking at how to get out of this lease. We both signed the agreement for the 1 yr lease. Is it possible to get out of this lease with out having to pay the remander of the lease off, or will i have to stick out the next four months. I refuse to clean up after an adult, much of the mess is unnecessary.

2007-11-25 05:30:19 · 5 answers · asked by Serenity 1

we have been asked to leave our apartment, on good terms with our landlord. however, when we moved in we knew him personally and never signed a lease. over the course of 2 years, 2 windows have been broken, but other then that the apt. is in excellent condition. i was talkin to my landlords daughter and when i mentioned the sd (it was $1000) she laughed and said we werent getting it back bc of the windows. so i asked my bf if we were getting it back and he said he didnt think so. I have yet to ask my landlord, but without a lease and with no receipt of the $1000, how will i be able to prove that i deserve a good portion of my deposit back? ..another thing mentioned was that we would fix the windows (this was mentioned to the daughter) and she said dont bother that he was keeping the money because he was upset it happened to begin with. not bc he needed it to be replaced. is this fair? btw we live in new york state. please inform me!

2007-11-25 04:50:55 · 11 answers · asked by Tabby* 4

2007-11-25 04:44:44 · 3 answers · asked by James G 1

I've been renting a house in california to a couple for ten years without a problem. I would always make repairs in a timely manner whenever i was told of those problems. I have never raised the rent and respected their privacy. This year has been a nightmare. They have been late on their payment all year and bounced a check last month. I gave them a 3 day notice to pay or quit. They never paid, so I'm in the process of eviction. A couple of days later I get a certified letter . In that letter, by the way, was also sent to the health department and my city, depicts me as a bad lanlord. The tenants states that we had a verbal conversation about those problems several weeks prior to the eviction process. I never knew about those problems the house had. Right now I'm trying to get a repairman to fix the repairs, but they won't let him in.

2007-11-25 04:37:50 · 6 answers · asked by chase21 1