 How in the freegin hell can people ask such insane prices for homes here? |
Ok, I know these prices aren't nearly as bad as other places in the US, but this is not in a city, this is way out in a small town on an island (Whidbey) with not much as far as jobs.
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 Just found out my lanlord is in foreclosure what do i do? |
he has been charging me rent and late charges the whole time.
i found out when a for sale sign appeared in the yard yesterday.
after asking him he said he hasn't paid mortgage for five ... |
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 Can I have multiple real estate agents? |
| my place has been on the mkt for 4 months now. I dont know if its just the mkt but my agent has not brought in any prospective buyers yet. Ive had 2 people see the place but only by my efforts. just 2... |
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 Can I get approved to buy a home at a $10.50 an hour salary? |
| Hello, I live in New Orleans as a Receptionist getting paid $10.50 an hour. I have good credit, and I have a car that I currently pay a $400 note on. I'm getting married next year but would like ... |
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 Has anyone ever broke their lease? |
| I have an apartment that I didnt pay a deposit and didnt pay for the first month. I thought I could handle the rent but now I know I cant. My rent is past due, I have no credit history except for my ... |
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 I didn't dispose or move my recliner from my apartment?!! What will happen? |
| Okay, I cleaned everything and the apartment is in decent condition. I moved everything with the exception of a blue recliner. I couldn't move or find someone to take this stupid blue ... |
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 I am being told i have to move ,because the house i have rented sold.but i am on a 12 month lease ,and the le |
| and i still have till july,very confused ,they say we need to move in feb,because the new owners want to move in.What to do?... |
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 I want to move in with my girlfriend. Her landlord wants to raise the rent. Can he? |
| I live in Brooklyn, NY and want to move in with my girlfriend. She told the landlord, and now he wants to increase the rent. Can he do this legally? She has previously signed a 1 year lease.... |
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 Reverse Mortgages are not available to me until I am 62 years old. Is this age discrimination? Why not? |
| Equal protection under the law and other American principles should allow adults of any age to participate in any economic activity. I wonder if this has ever been challenged legally.... |
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 Why isn't anyone talking about the real reason for the home mortgage defaults? |
| Everyone with common sense knows that the reason for so many bad loans being granted in the first place was that banks were forced by the government to give proportional loans to all people, ... |
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 I'm on a month to month lease and the landlord gives me approx. 2 weeks to vacate. Is this legal? ? |
| My landlord gave me a notice on aug 14th to vacate the premises by sept 1st. the notice states that my lease expired on march 31st and will not be renewed. The reason for violation is that I have ... |
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 I'm buying my 1st home,it's built in '53? |
| It has very minor upgrades done on it and I want to know what things should I be aware of ( specially during inspection) or be concerned about? It's in H... |
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 Signed lease states tenant responsible for first $100 of repairs caused by normal wear & tear. Is this legal? |
| Supposedly anything that comes up I am to pay for the First $100 of repairs, or anything under that amount. Is this legal despite the fact I've signed the lease? In a home where fixtures ect are ... |
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 Is it possible for real estate to go down, or flat forever? |
strating right now. have it go down, or flat and never go up in value ever again?
real estate has cycles. i believe in 5-20 years from now, in the long term real estate WILL go up and the ... |
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 I'm shopping for a mortgage!! I want to use lending tree or one of the online comparison sites ...? |
| This is my 1st time buying a house. I want to make an informed decision, and obviously I want a great rate! How can I do this without affecting/lowering my FICO score because of all of the companies ... |
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 What do you think of this house? |
| Below is a link to a house ... its a home video. What do you think? Should I buy it? Its sitting on 4 Acres of commercial/residential property ... probably would appraise for 130,000 --- buying for 45... |
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 Should a FHA mortgage good faith estimate for closing cost be over 11,000 on a 243,000 house? |
| I finally found a great home and after the contract is signed my mortgage lady gives me a good faith estimate of 11309.07 She said FHA loans are typically higher.is this true.Should I be looking for ... |
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 Can i sue my landlord? |
| Since i've lived in this house(over a year)there has always been a problem with the heating. I wanted to have British gas come out and send him the bill but he said no and got these gas people ... |
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 Removal of personal property from a rental property? |
| I had bought and installed a chainlink fence around the front yard of the house I'm renting. Now the owner has filed bankruptcy and the house has been sold. I want to take my fence with me ... |
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SadToday22 | How can I bring up the value in my home? |
I've owned my home for about 4 yrs and bought it with a new furnace/central air and new roof. I have since replaced all the windows, redone my kitchen, painted, added on a deck and put in new flooring (hard wood) in 3 different rooms. Anything else I can do to add value? What do you think all of those improvements are worth?
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bianca
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kitchen, bathrooms and wood floors - those are the things buyers look first. you did a lot witch your house already , if your neighbor's house(which look similar to yours) is worth $200,000 and after your "improvements" your house will not be worth$300,000
try to check www.zillow.com for home evaluation- just for your info how much your house is worth and for how much houses in your area were sold. |
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TastelessFish
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Build a in ground Pool!
it can raise the value quite alot! |
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Karen R
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Add finished square footage |
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theshadow01
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Kitchen & bathroom are the 2 things other than increasing the square footage that will add value.
Paint & floorcoverings will make a house show better, but will not add value.
What are they worth? Did you install top of the line stainless steel appliances and granite counter tops or average appliances and laminate countertops? Triple pane argon windows or cheap vinyl replacement windows? You did not give enough info for anyone to answer that part of your question.
What else can you do to add value? Do you have gutters? Nice landscaping? Irrigation system? Security system? Double wide driveway? Most of those things will not increase the value so much as the curb appeal. |
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DO YOU HAVE A BASMENT...SOMETIMES FINISHING AN UNFINISHED BASEMENT CAN ADD A LOT ON TO THE VALUE OF A HOME.......SOUNDS LIKE YOU'VE ALREADY RAISED YOUR VALUE BY WHAT YOU HAVE DONE |
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What you've done has definitely increased the value of your home. How much is very dependent on your area. I suggest having an appraisal done. That is really the only way to tell. In some areas, spending $10K on improvements might increase the value by $20K and in other areas, it might increase it by $5K. Get an appraisal! Good job on the kitchen redo. Kitchen remodels will give you the greatest return on your investment. |
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try getting a pool in the backyard (**with jacuzzi**), add more rooms and closet space. a fire place is always nice as well. |
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How's the bathroom?
You may have upgraded to the tune of at least $100K |
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