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| Backing out of a home buy after the contingency has expired | 10/11/2008 | Jessica Bryan |
Q: I made an offer on a home in Chino Hills CA. The house is owned by a bank (Wells Fargo). The 15 day ...
A: When you signed the contract you essentially guaranteed that you would go through with the deal no ...
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| Bought a home with a boyfriend | 10/11/2008 | Sue Bernstein |
Q: I made a tragic mistake last year and bought a home with a boyfriend(of 10 years). We have now split ...
A: Rachel, In order to sell a property all persons on title have to agree. You can try selling the ...
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| no title for my mobile home i bought | 10/11/2008 | Michael McClure |
Q: I had a friend sell me a double wide mobile home for a good price of $10,000. He told me that his ...
A: Hey Ryan, Well, I'm not an attorney, so can't give you legal advice, but maybe you should use ...
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| Preventing neighbor's disclosure fraud | 10/11/2008 | Todd C. Menard |
Q: Neighbor bought house 6 years ago. He was not properly informed about a creek running through his ...
A: seller disclosure is a mandatory requirement promoting the disclosure of known latent defects, ...
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| Marriage and Property Tax Assessments | 10/10/2008 | Dick Dennis |
Q: Dennis, I own a condo in Southern California that is now valued significantly below the base ...
A: Because you bought your condo what appears to be somewhere around 2005 (the absolute apex of the ...
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| Home Property Investors Wanted! | 10/9/2008 | Dick Dennis |
Q: Ca. I am hoping you can help me or direct me, I am seeking Property Investors, people who are ...
A: Okay then, Ron, this is the story: Since the house already belongs to the bank, you better make ...
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| My house has been on the market eight months with no offers | 10/9/2008 | Jessica Bryan |
Q: Yes, the same story all over our nation, sell my house. We have done everything right; to staging, ...
A: It sounds like you have thought of everything but unfortunately...homes aren't selling right now ...
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| Selling a Life Estate | 10/9/2008 | Dick Dennis |
Q: My sisters and I have a home in Montana that our mother lived in with a life estate. Drs. have ...
A: You may start selling the property now, based on your information. A life estate is only valid for ...
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| Home Property Investors Wanted! | 10/9/2008 | Dick Dennis |
Q: Ca. I am hoping you can help me or direct me, I am seeking Property Investors, people who are ...
A: You're not making yourself clear, Ron. First you say you "My home recently went into foreclosure," ...
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| Seeking Home Investors ! | 10/9/2008 | Jessica Bryan |
Q: Ca. I am hoping you can help me or direct me, I am seeking Property Investors, people who are ...
A: There are some new lending laws that inhibit more than 5 investments. This will reduce the amount ...
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| Owning Childhood Home | 10/8/2008 | Dick Dennis |
Q: My elderly father recently died. My mom (in her 80s) has moved in with my sister. My dad asked my ...
A: What you describe, Winston, is an ideal situation for a Reverse Mortgage. I am sure you have heard ...
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| NEW HOME OWNER | 10/8/2008 | Dick Dennis |
Q: I HAVE RECENTLY PURCHASED A NEW HOME THE PREVIOUS OWNER IS NOW REFUSING TO VACATE THE DWELLING SHE ...
A: You will need to contact an attorney who specializes in evicting tenants, Bonnie. He/she will know ...
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| HOA Disclosure | 10/8/2008 | Todd C. Menard |
Q: My son bought a house in a HOA and he never received the Disclosure package. At the time of closing ...
A: he should seek legal counsel. Specifically from an attorney with HOA/real estate experience. ...
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| Selling our mobile | 10/8/2008 | Michael McClure |
Q: We are having trouble selling our 2006 mobile home in Santa Rosa CA.(Leisure mobile home park) and ...
A: There are some less than scrupulous dealers out there for sure. The way I would approach this ...
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| wholesales | 10/8/2008 | Connie Wildasinn |
Q: I'm starting a wholesale business and my question is two fold. I'm interested in using $1,000 in ...
A: I want to make sure I understand your question... you have $1,000... and that $1,000 is 'already' ...
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| buying a home in Grapevine/Colleyville area | 10/7/2008 | Russel Ray |
Q: I am currently interested in buying a new home which is listed for $400k. The house is being sold by ...
A: Hey, Gabriel. You're still going to run up against the appraisal value if you're going to finance ...
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| ways to lessen my capital gains on a home i recently sold | 10/7/2008 | Dick Dennis |
Q: recently sold my home closed about 30 days ago to my son, the house was purchased by me from my ...
A: Sorry to disappoint you , Rick, but if you want to not have to pay capital gains taxes on the sale ...
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| First Time Buyer | 10/7/2008 | Jim Root |
Q: I’m a first time home buyer. I found a house that I would like to potentially make an offer on. I ...
A: TINA-- It's my professional opinion that all First-Time Home Buyers should engage the services of a ...
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| Selling our mobile | 10/7/2008 | Michael McClure |
Q: We are having trouble selling our 2006 mobile home in Santa Rosa CA.(Leisure mobile home park) and ...
A: Real property and leased land are 1000% different! Of course a realtor will not tell you this, but ...
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| Sewer system | 10/5/2008 | liznarr |
Q: I am looking to buy a house with a basement. But because of possible basement flooding concerns in ...
A: When purchasing a house with a basement, my personal first concern would be whether or not it has ...
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| Re: builder/mortgage company | 10/4/2008 | Rick Stone, Broker/Owner, CRS, ABR, GRI |
Q: We bought our home in Sept of 2006 for $400,000. I think we only had some peace of mind for the ...
A: Because you have closed so long ago, I really can't help with your closing costs and problems with ...
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| Im buying a home | 10/4/2008 | Laurie Stephenson |
Q: Im buying a home and the process is taking forever. I need money to pay off bills because Im still ...
A: As I am a Realtor and not a lawyer I can only make a suggestion. All I can suggest is to call your ...
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| Closing? | 10/4/2008 | Jim Root |
Q: We closed our house today (10/03/08) and handed the keys to the buyers but were later notified that ...
A: Sorry for the delay in this response--I had a medical emergency last Thursday PM and just go out of ...
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| Buying a house | 10/2/2008 | Jessica Bryan |
Q: I am wanting to buy a house but have no idea where to start or how to go about it. I have been ...
A: This is the best and worst time to buy! Prices are low which makes it great! Loan rates are very ...
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| buy a house | 10/2/2008 | Jessica Bryan |
Q: Can a person qualify for a home loan with disability income and 18,000 down on 300,000 home?
A: It depends on how much your disability income is per month. Rule of thumb...a lender wants ...
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| space Rent for mobile home parks | 10/2/2008 | Michael McClure |
Q: Mr. McClure, My husband and I are considering selling our home and buying a mobile home, for cost ...
A: First, Swan has had "major" problems with a lender and dealership that had their park about half ...
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| improper transfer of property | 10/1/2008 | Rick Stone, Broker/Owner, CRS, ABR, GRI |
Q: My name is Nick Florez and I am seeking legal counsel in Cabo San Lucas to represent my mother, ...
A: Hmmm, if Ben does not want it, there must be a very good reason. Here is another here in town my ...
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| Quit claim deed | 10/1/2008 | Dick Dennis |
Q: In 1999 we recorded a quit claim deed for an acre of land which we had our house built on. This ...
A: The best I can understand your problem, Rene, I am afraid you are using the wrong term for the deed ...
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| selling a condo for less than what you owe | 10/1/2008 | Matt Heisler |
Q: My wife and I have an opportunity to build a home (we were given the land by my wife's family). The ...
A: I've sketched out the broad outlines of what you need to do. The specifics on what your asking ...
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| selling a condo for less than what you owe | 10/1/2008 | Matt Heisler |
Q: My wife and I have an opportunity to build a home (we were given the land by my wife's family). The ...
A: No, it shouldn't matter. But you should shop around, as the credit crisis has made rates vary ...
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| Purchase Agreement | 10/1/2008 | Jessica Bryan |
Q: When I signed my purchase agreement I was told I had to sign a promissory note and was told that I ...
A: The purchase agreement became a binding contract once all parties signed it and therefore, the terms ...
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| selling a condo for less than what you owe | 10/1/2008 | Matt Heisler |
Q: My wife and I have an opportunity to build a home (we were given the land by my wife's family). The ...
A: You have several options available to you. 1) You could try a short sale with the bank. A short ...
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| short sale | 9/30/2008 | Connie Wildasinn |
Q: We now find it necessary to sell our house and find a much cheaper apartment.We have a 1st and 2nd ...
A: You will need to contact your current mortgage holder on both your 1st and 2nd loan, you will need ...
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| Finance Contingency/Pre-settlement Occupancy Agreement | 9/30/2008 | Toni Yates |
Q: We entered into a Pre-settlement Occupancy Agreement wtih a $10k deposit and $2500/month rent ...
A: The correct answer may vary depending on what's in your contract and the laws in your jurisdiction ...
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| purchasing home | 9/30/2008 | Toni Yates |
Q: My wife and I are supposed to close on a house that we are purchasing tomorrow. The owner agreed to ...
A: Yikes! OK, here's the deal. DID THE OWNER AGREE TO FIX THE A/C IN WRITING? If so, he doesn't have a ...
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| buyouts | 9/29/2008 | Laurie Stephenson |
Q: I was recently affected by the flooding in cedar rapids, Iowa. My city is now talking about buyouts ...
A: Kristina, I'm so sorry for your circumstances! As I understand it, FEMA is helping out the disaster ...
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| NY Property Condition Disclosure | 9/29/2008 | Hans Weber, Licensed Broker Associate |
Q: I came across a very helpful answer you previously provided about the NY property disclosure form. ...
A: I think you are asking if the buyer can waive the $500 credit and require the seller to complete the ...
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| How to break a purchase agreement? | 9/29/2008 | Dick Dennis |
Q: We signed an agreement for buying a home in cincinnati.we got all the home inspection work done. Our ...
A: First thing you have to realize, Nishanteeka, is that first-time buyers seem to always feel they ...
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| USDA-RD Loan; sell? | 9/29/2008 | Jessica Bryan |
Q: In 2006 I built my first home in the city. The builder has a finance person who obtained my loan ...
A: It is always difficult to speak in general terms to a question of your sort. I don't know any of ...
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| Seller's Obligation | 9/29/2008 | Lisa Webber |
Q: Lisa, I read your profile on the website and hope that you can answer the following questions for ...
A: First of all I have to tell you that since I am not a real estate attorney, I am not allowed to give ...
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