Renting & Real Estate - November 2007

2007-11-07 22:46:33 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-07 18:32:54 · 2 answers · asked by The New Statesman 1

My auntie is "helping" me take possession of a mobile home I inherited from my uncle (her brother).

She said it had to be put in her name as well as my name to avoid an inheritance tax and/or a gift tax. Why?

She said that in time (she didn't say how much, it's going on a year and a half) she would take her name off, but she's dragging her feet.

She's also keeping me "in the dark" about the process and procedures.

How do I get her off the paper work?
What agency deals with mobile home registration and taxing?
Can I get copies of everything from the city/county? How?

What else do I need to know about mobile home ownership?

2007-11-07 17:33:46 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-07 17:19:26 · 7 answers · asked by trina 1

Ive just been charged for ridiculous apartment fees, help! So I just found out my lease ended a couple months ago. The landlord says hes kicking me out unless i pay 3 months of after lease fees. I check my apt lease contract that i agreed to, and it doesnt say anything about these fees. Am i being screwed here? I want to fight it, but Im afraid theyll just bully me w legal jargon. Again, it doesnt say anything about those fees in the agreement, and Im a good standing tenant who was looking to extend the lease anyway. Am i in fault here? and is there anyway i can fight this and win if i do it take to court?

2007-11-07 17:19:20 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

how much is homeowners insurance in jacksonville beach, fl....ballpark figure.... i dont know how it works or what info u need, im asking for someone else.. for about .25 acre lot... 3/2 house on it.. close to the beach .. maybe 1-3 mi., or if you can tell me how much it is for something else.... for instance if you dont know how much it is for a 3/2 as i stated but you know how much it is for a 1/1 on .12 acre or whatever ... any info is appreciated Thank You

2007-11-07 16:35:56 · 1 answers · asked by Liv 2

I recently rented the lower level of a home. The place turned out to have more problems and issues than I cared to deal with. I never agreed to a specific amount of time that I would stay or what kind of notice that I would give upon moving out. I ended up moving after 3 months and now the owner of the home is threatening to take me to court for 60 days to 9 months worth of rent. I cleaned the house and left the keys and now they are freaking out on me and saying there is damage. I had to clean the place top to bottom when I moved in, it was disgusting. Now I am hoping that they don't have a case, do they?

2007-11-07 15:36:21 · 12 answers · asked by happydayz_hereforgood 1

Ok so my girl owns a home that has a commercial area and her parents were approached by a Realtor to sell their home and property to the person the Realtor was representing. Does the Realtor make a commission from my girl selling the home? They did not contract the Realtor, the Realtor approached them with a potential buyer.

2007-11-07 15:25:28 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I bought an SUV. I actually made a downpayment, and still paying the monthly payment to the finance corporation. This monthly payment is good for 5 years. However, I'm planning to sell it next year. The vehicle will be 2 years old since I acquired it, this coming January 2008. Can somebody walk me through this? Thanks so much.

2007-11-07 14:31:50 · 5 answers · asked by e-friend 1

Recently I was out of town and had a pipe burst behind the wall of my rental unit. I had a water restoration company come out and do the cleanup which was minimal. The person required my sister to give her written permission to do the work, but she was requested at the same time to provide a written estimate of the work being done. She said the work should run about $400 to $600. When she arrived at the property, she again called my sister and told her that additional work was required, but that the total would not exceed $800. Again she was reminded to send a written estimate. Nothing was forthcoming and the work was completed. When I returned and called to find out what the total amount was so I could pay this debt, she told me it was $1,200. When I refused to pay this and told her I would only agree to pay the $800 she had verbally quoted my sister, she threatened to place a lien on my property. Can she legally do this when I have not given written permission to a $ amount?

2007-11-07 13:52:13 · 5 answers · asked by zantur1 1

A friend of mine, and I are looking to rent a two bedroom apartment together. (which is good as we are both basically homeless; I'm crashing on friend's floors, and she is bouncing between hotel rooms)

The problem is that I don't honest know how you do that. I don't know the 'trick', that I know is there.

It's the same with jobs, I can find a listing on Craig's List, and send my resume, but it took months of that not working, and I know there must be a key step I'm missing.

As with jobs, as with apartments. I've never had one of my own (never been on the lease at least), so I don't know if I know what I'm doing. We look on Craig's List, and Rent.com, and Apartments.com, and we've tried driving around looking for places with vacancies, but something still seems off. Any advice?

2007-11-07 13:39:51 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I received a " demand for possession for nonpayment of rent". I had 7 days to pay the rent or move out. I moved out and now they are sueing me for the last two months left on the lease. Can I win in court?

2007-11-07 12:52:34 · 7 answers · asked by berta 1

we are moving into a new house... and i have to get the electic transfered to the new house.. well my question is.. do they shut off the electric in my old house that im moving from to the new house right away..


let me explain better...


is it possible to have the electic in both houses for a weekend while were moving everthing in.. and then my old houses electric shut off when were moved into the new house..

or is that not possible and they would have to shut off this house before they put it in the new one?


thanks

2007-11-07 12:41:35 · 2 answers · asked by lil0o0devil 1

I live in Northern Indiana. Together, my neighbor and I, share a driveway (an easement). We both have slabs in our back yards to park on with the driveway as an access point. For the past year they haven't used the slab, but insist on parking at the very end of the driveway, where I can't get in or out. I don't live on a very safe street and don't want to park out there. I've asked them nicely to pull all the way back or park on the curb but they don't listen. I've contacted the Police, they said that there's not much I can do. I've contacted Code Enforcement, they told me to contact the police. I've tried to get a copy of the title, but I don't own the house, I'm renting. They have a walkway between their side of the driveway and their house, I don't. Of course we don't see eye to eye, and they feel since they were there first, they have the most say so. What do I do now, without causing to much conflict? I don't want problems but I want this resolved. Please help! ~NW IN

2007-11-07 12:15:51 · 3 answers · asked by babygates05 1

tropical storm, we knew it was in a 100 year flood plain. However the house was rezoned and designated as a "high flood zone" we were quoted one price from the insurance company for flood insurance, so we could close, which was 675.00 a year, now less than 4 months later, we were hit with an escrow shortage, for 4300.00 . we can pay that in full before the end of the year or our mortgage will go from 1400.00 a month to 1900.09 for a year. My question is, shouldnt that have been disclosed to us from the sellers that this house was rezoned in a higher risk flood zone? Because I damn sure would not have bought this house if I had known that the flood insurance would have been so high. thanks

2007-11-07 11:56:12 · 8 answers · asked by becca c 2

2007-11-07 11:13:57 · 7 answers · asked by KLD518 1

2007-11-07 11:12:49 · 9 answers · asked by Messiah<3 3

I was trying to figure out the laws in Texas. I have read my lease and it doesn't say anything about military spouses, only servicemen. My husband is not on the lease though. Okay the full story. I moved into this apartment complex before we were married 3 years ago, but I have kept the apartment because I was going to school. This December I graduate and he just received orders for N Carolina. I need to move with him because 1 i graduate and 2 I'm pregnant, but they say I cannot break my lease and my only option is to pay until someone else takes over my contract. The chances of that are slim. So I need to find where i can find the laws on Texas property, because if I don't know my stuff this apartment complex will take me for all I've got. Trust me. Is there any hope?

2007-11-07 10:56:46 · 8 answers · asked by Bragg Wmn 4

2007-11-07 10:48:32 · 7 answers · asked by Julie H 1

2007-11-07 10:00:59 · 5 answers · asked by donald g 1

People flick their noses at renters, yet in reality for most 'home owners' they never actually own the home. They merely pay interest most of their lives. Possibly by the time they are 90, they might own their home. But most people die before actually owning. What's up with that? At least with renting, a landlord fixes your stuff for free.

I'm talking most people here. I know there are exceptions.

2007-11-07 10:00:45 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Please give an absolute comparison and a relative comparison.

2007-11-07 09:51:26 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

i like the idea of an a=frame for a primary home. can you tell me the avg. cost of an a-frame home? about 1100 sq. feet w/ loft bedroom and not a whole lot of extras. in my area a 1250 sq. ft. house to buy is 100,000 avg., i imagine a a-frame would be cheaper since there is many turns and cuts in the building.any idea how much to buy or build ? i cant find anything on it.

2007-11-07 09:45:23 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

A very strange person threatened me today. I think she was my landlord's relative or something. She said she would find out where I live by talking to my landlord. Isn't this illegal? I don't think the post office will even give you a person's new address.

Don't ask what I did to make her so mad. It isn't even worth mentioning. She's a loony I think.

2007-11-07 09:41:28 · 5 answers · asked by Velvet 4

I'm a loan officer and lately I've heard that Washington Mutual will do your home loan with no closing cost and the will use your old appraisal. Is this true or are there closing cost when it's all said and done?

2007-11-07 09:35:50 · 10 answers · asked by Sam 1

I signed the contract but never actually gave it back to the agent (she doesn't have a copy). Can I take the house off the market? Do I owe it to her to reimburse her for her expenses?

2007-11-07 09:21:57 · 15 answers · asked by bomboloneamericana 2

i would think this is illegal.....it reads the following;

Buyer will not openly market the unit, or allow another party to openly market unit for a 1 year period starting on the date of the close of escrow on the purchase of the unit of the buyer. The term "openly market" means any marketing efforts including, without limitation, (a) listing the unit with any licensed real estate agent or listing in the Multiple Listing Service or its equivalent (b) advertising the unit as "for sale" in any manner including, without limitation, any form of media or physical signage

If this was legal, i would think lenders would put this is in loan documents long ago. Instead, lenders utilize prepayment penalties...... i need to find the statute that protects individuals and enables them to sell real property at any given time

2007-11-07 09:08:28 · 8 answers · asked by chuggachoochoo15 1

2007-11-07 08:59:19 · 7 answers · asked by randydandie 1

I requested a hoe warrenty on my sales contract since it was brought up by the seeling agent. I was expecting to bring in 300 dollars for the warenty at closing. We only needed to bring in 150 dollers since the seller was paying 3500 toward closing. now 2 monthes after moving in the heat and air unit dies and we find out the closing agent did not include the warrenty. What can I do? I turned down a warrenty with my insurance company because I was under the impression that it was included at closing. Now we have to come up with 4000 to replace the unit. what are my options

2007-11-07 08:57:42 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Help!
We live in flordia and now owe more than the home is worth. we purchase the home 3 and a half years ago for 225k. we got into one of those ARM/intrest only gigs. well the first three years the payments were around 1400 that fit into our income level just fine. Now they inflated to about 2200 in the last six months and now i got notice that it is going up to 2400. I tried to talk to the bank they called for an appraisal 350 bucks out of my pocket and found the value is now 170k. I am stuck.. and i do not have 60k laying around for the diffrence. I went and got a part time job to help but that dosent make a dent, now i am late with cc payments and got them down my throat. My wife is getting a parttime job and we are barely not speaking to eachother due to this mess. Why cant these companies help you, they are the ones that got us this great fantastic program.

2007-11-07 08:00:46 · 12 answers · asked by John G 1