| Renting & Real Estate |
| Can my wife and I buy a house with bad credit and a substantial down payment? |
Home loans are now available to many people for whom they would have been out of the question just a few years ago. You鈥檇 be in much better shape to bargain for better interest rates if you had a m... |
| About a Condo ? |
Pricing depends on location/size, etc etc
I have owned and lived in a condo for the past 8 years. I have not run into much in the way of problems, no more than any problems one would have as a h... |
| Looking to buy a house using VA Home Loan. Need some advice....? |
PLEASE read my entire answer, before you discount the entire answer.
I'll give you a simple comparison:
EVERYONE wants to run before they can crawl.
I'm making the same suggestion t... |
| Can i Rent out my FHA Loan home ? |
yes. Your FHA loan may state that you can't. However, since you have been in the home for 8 months, FHA really doesn't "care" as long as you pay your mortgage on time. ... |
| Anyone know of private money sources for real estate investors in Houston? Not Hard money.? |
The only suggestions I can make:
A] Prepare a business plan - on paper.
1] Join a real estate investment group, BE ACTIVE and share your thoughts and ideas with the other members of the group.
I... |
| Who do I call when my landlord won't get anyone to have the air vents cleaned? |
Geesh! Unbelievable! Unless you are living in government housing the government is not going to go around inspecting just for the heck of it. Air vents? Clean them if you want, but there is n... |
| What is the best way to go about getting a job/purchasing real estate in an area where it is difficult to find |
You say you have an impressive academic resume, but you did not tell us what it is or in what field it is that you have expertise.
A lot of your ability to get a job depends on what training you... |
| How long can a person stay at her/his house without paying the mortgage? |
I would stay until the foreclosure auction has been scheduled. It will be very unpleasant but they can't make you move until then.
I would also suggest that you would be much better off if... |
| About how much would it cost to buy a 16 ft x 16 ft peice of land in Boca Raton area, and build a tiny 12 ft x |
You will likely find that Boca (or Palm Beach County) has minimum size requirements for residential building [& probably lot size for platting] & that won't make it. ... |
| Why are there so many registered sex offenders living in Colerain, NC? |
Must be in the drinking water or a large family in the area. ... |
| Save a house from foreclosure or try to sell? |
I'm from Ohio, so I definitely know that selling is tough right now. A house is just a house, and if you're in over your head you should probably sell it and start over. As far as I kno... |
| Is Schaumburg an expensive place to live? |
Schaumburg is a good area about 45 min away from Chicago.
for a one bedroom around $750.
for a two bedroom around $850. ... |
| What are the normal fees with a FHA cashout refi? |
way, way too high. check with another broker, or lender. Then report the person to the local agencies. Not smart to try to run a mortgage scam these days. ... |
| Need advice when it comes to moving into apartments for the first time?? |
You might want to see if a real estate agent will handle rentals for you. Typically the person who rents out will pay the fee. That would allow you to present a list of what you want, can afford, e... |
| Insurance on your house, what does home insurance cover? |
It depends on your policy. You need to read the whole policy before you bind it. Yes, I understand that those policy sheets are perfect to put you to sleep, but too many people have gotten burned... |
| What kinda housing can I get in the Fort Worth-ish area with a $46,000 a year salary? |
You should be able to qualify for a nice house or condo with that salary. It also depends on your credit rating. I am a Realtor in Dallas and prices in the metroplex are very reasonable compared ... |
| I want to own my own home, but make minimum wage how do I do it? |
I am sorry to say that there is no answer except make more money. There are loan officers who will try to sell you on the idea that you can own your own home and they are right. They will not tel... |
| Home purchasing, is it better to....? |
Pay cash for the house if you can afford to do so. The tax deduction isn't worth it. The MOST you can pay in federal tax is about 35% of taxable income, and that means you get back thirty fi... |
| Wheres a nice small town thats good to raise kids but easy to find jobs? |
Here's a great article from money magazine. It's got information on top cities to live in, what the median home price and income is, stats on crime rates etc. There's a lot of good... |
| Places with a REAL ESTATE FRANCHISING section..? |
I found a spot one time for a fastenal store. I drove around and looked for "for rent" signs. I wasn't too high tech, but I was the decision maker. Now I'm in RE. I never ov... |
| I'm renting a house in Wisconsin that is also up for sell. What rights do I have about them coming in my home? |
In Wisconsin twelve hours notice of such showings is all that is required. The showings must be at 'reasonable hours', of course, meaning they can't come in the middle of the night ... |
| How much money should a property manager get with a RPA and FMA certificationa as well a degree? |
I own a house in the United States and I currently live in Germany. The property management agency I use charges 10% of all gross rent received. They do not charge me for advertising or anything ... |
| Is the market in Commerical Realestate? |
Commercial isn't doing much better here! The vacancy rates are crazy. I just looked and there are very few pending commercial deals. Tons of listings and not a lot of them closing. The Gre... |
| Who is to blame for the current mortgage crisis in the United States? |
Who do YOU blame for the DotCom Bubble in the stock market? Who do YOU blame for the wild "Ostrich Market" a few years ago when they were microchipping eggs for thousands of dollars? Wh... |
| Why has the price of USA houses increased over the past 11years? |
greed, greedy sellers,greedy builders,greedy lenders, greedy real estate brokers, greedy flippers, greedy buyers who all had no clue but destroyed the market anyway
the buzz word of " real ... |
| What is the best place to live in Tampa if you have small kids? |
I lived in S. Tampa for a while, but most of the families I knew lived close by in Brandon. Florida in general has a high cost of living. Brandon is a little cheaper than Tampa, and there are som... |
| I sold my house but they are not making the payments? |
i have no clue what documents you signed or any of the details but sounds like the "I will buy your house" scams being run around here.
first you never sold it if you kept your curren... |
| What is the best place to live in Florida if you have small kids? |
that will depend on what income bracket you are looking to be in. Places like port st. joe, perry, chiefland, old town have very low cost of living and home prices but incomes are low. Considering ... |
| Can someone please tell us how a retnetion works on a mortgage? U will not believe this!!!? |
I'm going back a few years, but we had a retention put on the property we wanted to buy. When we priced up the jobs we got a builder to do the jobs much cheaper than the retention price. We go... |
| I am looking at a chart on land records, and in the column "type" are the initials "SAT". Could someone with |
REL is Release of Deed of Trust. This is when you pay off the loan, either by selling, refinancing, or just getting enough cash together to pay off the loan.
SAT is when you Satisfy the Mortgag... |
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