 First time buyer...What are steps in putting in an offer? |
My husband and I found a great little house in Ohio. We want to put in an offer but I'm a little weary of the steps...
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 Can you use a fax machine to fax real estate contracts? |
About to buy a home. The sellers have moved out of state. Our agen is a duel agant. Can he legally use the fax machine to fax signed agreements? I always thought you needed originals.
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 Do I have the right to tell the Apartment Mgr/maintenance personnel to take their shoes off before entering? |
| I mostly ask my close family, friends or relatives to take their shoes off before entering my home because on the inside it's carpet and you know how carpet can get dirty pretty fast especially ... |
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 House on market, making it more attractive. . .? |
| We are putting our house on the market and I was wanting some tips on how to sell it faster, like anything to fix it up or something?... |
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 Selling my house "by owner" and not through a realtor: how does closing work? |
I have never been in this situation before.
I was going to go through a realtor but then I located a highly interested private buyer. He wants to buy my property contingent on the sale of ... |
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 Rent increase not worth it.? |
| My lease just expired, and I received a notice to go into the office and, renew my lease. if I stay on a month too month basis I will be charged to going rate.My problem is that I have lived there ... |
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 What are all the things that can happen if i break a lease that still has a year left and currently and behind? |
| ive been layed off my husbands hours have been cut we can not afford this house anymore we have to move are financial state is not hte same as it was when we first move in if we leave what can happen ... |
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 I am selling my home and have a question on paying the buyer closing costs? |
| The market is horrific right now so as a small bonus I decided to pay HALF of the buyer's closing costs and I've already knocked off $25,000 for the buyer. I really think the buyer is ... |
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 How difficult is it to flip a house??? |
| My husband and I are considering purchasing fixer-upper homes, and reselling them to make a profit. However, we have no experience in doing so. I was wondering if anybody has any experience in doing ... |
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 Can a real estate agent take earnest money if your loan fell through? |
| My sister was trying to purchase a home. With the recent changes in credit scores, her loan didn't go through. Now the real estate agent has been telling her she has to sign a release of the ... |
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 (UK only) Have you slipped into negative equity yet? |
| It seems house prices are starting to tumdle in some ... |
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 I moved into my apt. 1 month ago. I haven't broken the lease, but my landlord is evicting me. What can I do? |
| In the lease it says my fiance and I can have no more than 4 kids everyother weekend. We have a total of 6. We had 4 of them over this weekend and the landlord came to our door telling us we have 2 ... |
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 A friend never signed the lease when he moved in. Does he have to give notice to move? |
| A friend of mine never signed the lease to the apartment he lives in right now. it was suppose to be a 12 month lease and month to month thereafter. it is going on the 15th month of him living there.... |
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 Even if you had a beautiful home, would you move if the schools were not that good? |
| I live in a 4,000 square feet beautiful home in a town where the schools are not that great and we are paying a whole lot of taxes. We just received a letter from the board of education that our ... |
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 Need to break lease, but it's not stated that I can't. Do I still have to pay until they find new tenants? |
I need to move out early. My lease agreement is very very brief and only 1 page. It does not mention any
"penalties" to breaking it.
It states that it's a 1yr contract,... |
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 Is sending a down payment to someone you haven't met in person safe? |
| im trying to buy land. i found some good deals for sale by owner online. i contacted him via email and he sent me info by mail. If i want the land i have to send the down payment to hold the land for ... |
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schwalmy | Landlord didnt fix heater right now keeps asking if we want to buy the house? |
My landlord is a do it yourselfer and replaced our heaters with 110's on a 220 circuit. It never heats up very well now and I keep telling them I am paying more for electricity but am always cold and need them to fix it right. They just keep asking if we want to buy the house. Are they just trying to get out of paying for the right heaters? Shouldnt a professional be installing them? It took him 3 trys to get it right when he installed them. |
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Lori S
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You don't say where you live, and don't say whether you have a lease or month to month, but I would say send your landlord a certified letter stating that the heaters don't work and that if they don't get fixed, you are moving--give him 30 days notice and move! |
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private
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If you had do-it your-self man do the work. He probably was
"not licensed or insured" to do the work. Call city hall or the
"better business bureau." and if it is not up to "city code." The
landlord will have to have it done over, at his expense.
That is "why" he is asking you to buy the house.
He is what is what is called a "slumlord" and only rents for the
prophet, to have someone else pay for his investment. When
he has to spend all his "prophet" back into the "repairs." Then
he will be losing money. So "Buyer Beware."
If he doesn't do the repairs right, you can hire a lawyer, and
have your day in court. And may end up with the house with
out the "sale." So get some "legal advice."
If he raises the rent to cover the cost, or tells you to move
out. Take him to court again, since they will already have the
"paperwork."
Save all your "receipts and bills" and any other paperwork
concerning the landlord, plus your receipts to show that you
are "paying your rent." The first rule in life is to:
Cover your @$$, because nobody else will. Good luck.<}:-}) |
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yallerose
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This could be a fire hazard! You could always say you would CONSIDER buying the house if the heating worked correctly.
I would call the fire department, they do free inspections, and could tell you if you are in danger, and this would be incentive for him to fix them. Or, you could move the heater to a 110 outlet if it is portable. Won't help your electric bill though. |
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godged
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Improperly wired and poorly installed heating systems are one of most common causes of house fires.
Next time he comes by, tell him no, you are not interested in purchasing the house with an inadequate heating system. I agree with the others that you should contact whatever local agency regulates these matters for any potential violations of building codes.
Landlords that are trying to save a buck will continue to make the most inexpensive repairs. If he has owned this house awhile, I'm sure there are all sorts of shoddy repairs you could identify. He is trying to get out of the house by selling it to you, not just trying to get out of installing an adequate heating system. |
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Angie
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Call your local city/town inspector's office. This is a hazardous situation. They will come and inspect and force the landlord to correct the situation. Whether you want to buy after that, is your decision. Frankly, the offer may be off the table by then. |
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dave c
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who care about landlord give him a low ball offer. If he wants to be lazy and not fix it then he will pay by giving you a fat discount otherwise buy a nicer property.
He must maintain your dwelling at 68 degrees f or he is in violation of minimum housing codes. If you have questions about his furnace being done right maybe if you write an offer on house have an inspector inspect it.
Matter a fact if you are a new home buyer make any offer contingent on home inspection it will save you a ton of potential grief later on.
If you decide you don't want his home and he doesn't fix problem turn him into building inspector. Make sure your rent is paid up if you do cause landlords hate that being turned into local housing inspector. notification is last resort but make sure you do notify him in writting if he doesnt respond. |
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Butternut27
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question is why are you still there..there are many landlords looking for good tenants...MOVE...Don't put up with this crap... |
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fencepro
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Call the city inspectors office, have them look at what he done. I am sure he didn't have a permit, which is required. I am sure he is in violation and you should be able to move out and break the lease with no problems, if you want to.
Good luck |
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Expert Realtor
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I don't think that is the issue...as soon as your lease is up, move out.
You obviously know that the property has not been maintained well, so why are you even entertaining this guy at all?
Move on! |
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