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Is there a law stating that when you rent an apartment in ny that there should be a parking spot available??

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What Law controls the sale of property when one partner has left the matimonial home an the price of the house

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Is it worth it to buy a house if you know you'll only live there for five years?

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House advertises and selling.... What does Â£800 pcm mean??

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and what about 'to let'.....is it the same as to rent?...

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Can the landlord keep my deposit without explanation.?

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8 weeks have passed and he has not paid me back although I looked after the house perfect....

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What law says the landlord can keep all security deposit for minnor wear and tare on the appartment?

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They paid 750$ and the landlord is keeping it all. He had to paint, that he should do after every tenents leaves any ways. He had to shampoo carpets, which is fine. ...

If you own your home, a Friend comes over and stays off and on there, how can you evict them?

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Can my landlord charge a $50.00 late fee PLUS $5.00 a day for every day rent is late?

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How can my husband start flipping homes with no credit or money???

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Is it rude/cheeky to knock on current tenants door and ask about the property?

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Breaking a appartment lease, please help.?

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They need to knock down all these 19th century houses and build modern houses. Something that should have been done a long time ago, ...

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Find out how much a house is worth.?

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talldude

Are you selling or refinancing?

If refinancing, you'll have to get an appraisal. Most banks won't touch a refi- without one.

If thinking about selling:
__Go to Zillow.com and enter the required data to get a very very rough idea of what houses are selling for near your property. Just remember that Zillow.com pulls data from state records, but may not be accurate if homes have improvements. It may also not reflect more recent sales, which is really what you want to look at.
__Contact an agent and have a CMA (Comparitive Market Analysis) done. Just be sure that the agent uses comparable homes in your area.
__Have your agent arrange an appraisal (or arrange one youself). Be sure the appraisal is licensed to do appraisals in your state.

Good luck

Bill C

I really like Zillow.com

Try it, or have a realtor do an appraisal.

tonalc1

If you use zillow.com, it will give you the selling price of homes in the neighborhood, and will extrapolate your home's value.

However, there are too many variables to have that be completely accurate. Have it appraised by a professional.

Johnny B

You ring up a builder in your area and ask how much they charge to build per square.
Then measure up your house and multiple the square charge per your total squares in size.
Then add the value of the vacant land in your area to that total.
Then if you have any special features , like say a pool, good gardens etc you add an approxinmate value for these to the total and you should be getting close to the real figure to suit your area.

Plus you can compare similar sales to what you have in your area as well as a guide.
Some suburbs have a higher selling price than others so this has to be taken into account.

ONEnONLYme

get an appraisal. someone comes out to the house and figures out the estimated value or you can have a real estate agent do the same thing. either way. or if you wanna do it yourself then look around for houses that are similar to yours, or the one you are lookin at, and to find its estimated price

Vher

Go to your assessor and find out how much they appraise your house.

Daniel C

The value of a house is determined by what someone will pay for it. So if you know what similar houses in the area have sold for that will give you the best idea.

Vanessa

go around your neighborhood and look for selling houses around the area. Take flyers and you should get an overall idea. THEN call a loan officer to get an official appraisal.

Searchlight Crusade

The only way to tell for certain is to find a willing buyer and sell it.

All of the other measurements are at best approximations.

An appraisal is big on considerations like number of square feet - objective stuff. It's not so hot on the subjective items like condition and appearance. Lenders like them as third party estimates, but that's all they are - estimates. People sell properties for more and less than the appraised value every day. It's a very rare property that appraised for exactly the sale price.

An agent's opinion, or brokers, is precisely that unless they're willing to fork over the cash themselves. Some "buy" listings with inflated opinions. Some go the other way because they're lazy.

A Comparative Market Analysis is a waste of paper if the person doing it chooses properties that aren't in the same condition, or are not really comparable.

Automated evaluation sites are basically an indulgence. Fun to look at, worthless in reality. There's no accountability.

The only foolproof measure is what someone is willing to pay.

But if you're happy living there and have no desire to move, don't fret it. The only times the value of the property is important is when you buy, when you sell, and when you refinance. If you've got a property you're happy living in, and you don't need a loan right now, it's just not important to anything.

C man

to get a true estimate hire an appraiser

Louie

It's worth what you are willing to pay for it.

Get an appraiser if you don't have an idea.

nicole b

invite the dreaded estate agents round ,you don't have to use them ,but they wont know that,,,

maryfran

get an appraisal

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