Renting & Real Estate - November 2007

1. Can you order a home inspection BEFORE you make an offer om a home?...
2. If not, if you make an offer and win the bid, can you pull your bid at any time if you find some work needed that was not evident in a standard walkthrough?
3. Can you get out of a winning bid offer?
4. How much UNDER the asking price is considered low-balling?
5. In today's housing market, how much under would you offer for a home? (20,000-30,000?) (I know the markets vary by locations), but in general?

2007-11-01 05:45:44 · 8 answers · asked by Blasters 3

Recently moved from the South to the North, there are now three taxes on my house (in the South there was one) at about double what I was paying before, we pay an income tax to the local municipality, never did that before, of course our state charges income tax, the rate is probably higher. So what are we getting?

less services, recycling pick up only every other week, most people don't even bother recycling

no municipal or county dump or land fill to get rid of things

narrow, winding, potholed streets with ugly weeds and guard rails (in the South we had nicely curbed wide smooth streets with lovely landscaping)

teachers about to go on strike and lazy unionized public workers

people who work in shops and stores ignore customers and carry on their own conversations (yesterday I bagged my own groceries in Giant Eagle while 5 workers gabbed nearby)

NO adresses, no streetsigns with block numbers, you can't find anything!

Yuck! I know I've gone off beyond taxes!

2007-11-01 04:48:54 · 3 answers · asked by Brenda P 5

2007-11-01 04:20:31 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Has anyone ever purchased a property through a foreclosure auction at the county courthouse with or without real estate agent or attorney? Tell me, all about your experiences.

I have my savings; I have been in one auction, but I never bid.

2007-11-01 03:53:41 · 2 answers · asked by chulis 1

trying to make my first flip cant get funding becuase of credit

2007-11-01 03:31:31 · 3 answers · asked by tlilley_gotgame 1

When we bought our house, we have a survey done to show that our house was OUTSIDE the 100 year flood plain. 6 years later, our insurance company wants us to get flood insurance because now our property is COMPLETELY within the 100 year flood plain thanks to some new map FEMA did.

Oh, and BTW, it's DRY AS A BONE in Georgia, so I have no idea what big flood they might be concerned about.

Any suggestions on how to get around this with the insurance company?

2007-11-01 02:38:39 · 3 answers · asked by Lolly 3

2007-11-01 02:21:18 · 5 answers · asked by martipzoe 1

If I finance 125,000 for a 30 year fixed loan it equals out to $739.00 per month.

What other costs will be tacked on top of my mortgage besides .......

1. neighborhood dues - 40.00 month
2. PMI - 50.00
3. Homeowners insurance - ???? I have no idea how much

Just trying to decide what I can afford.

2007-11-01 02:01:37 · 5 answers · asked by spoildrotn 2

just curious if anyone has looked up their home on zillow.com and then gotten an appraisal and how far off the two were.

2007-11-01 01:35:50 · 6 answers · asked by bcky_huber 2

2 years ago we bought a second home/rental in South Carolina and recently to our shock, we found out that there is zero insulation in the home. We live 900 miles away and at the time of the sale, relied on the realtor to make sure that all was ok. There was an inspection and it passed. But now since we found out that no insulation was installed, we have heard from many local people that the state has a law that when a house is sold, it must have at least 6 inches of insulation or it is in violation of the housing code. Is this true? If so, where do we go to investigate who the crooked person that inspected the home and said it passed? This is very disturbing to us. It is a beautiful home but now are having to invest a bunch of money to have it insulated. The seller completely remodeled it prior to us buying but failed to insulate. Need some information please.

2007-11-01 01:18:03 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

When renting an apartment, does the landlord have to check your credit first before you can move in ?

2007-11-01 01:08:11 · 4 answers · asked by dana c 1