 first time landlord renting out a property - what do I need to know/requirements etc? |
I know I need to put some smoke alarms throughout the house and get insurance for buildings
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 A DIY landlord : I have a small detached cottage and would like to rent it out. I'm new to this. Kindly advice? |
I am not a professional landlord. This is my first tjme. The property is located in San Francisco, CA. Any advice would be very much appreciated.
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I have a lot that I want to give away (free) how do I transfer the deed w/o a lawyer? And how much would it cost me to transfer the deed?
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 On my own for the first time & need help with housing. If you're successful, please read!!? |
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 Apartment Rental Variance question...? |
| The current rent we are paying on our apartment is $779 per month. This is including a $60 garage, and some other $10 fee that seems never to be specified. The market price they have on the ... |
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| Is it fair for me to have to fill out a rent book for a mortgage ill be paying half of? |
| My partner and i are looking to move in together, however we do not have the money for a mortgage right now (deposit),his mother is going to lend us 60k. We are looking for a 120k house. Then we will ... |
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 When you purchase from a market place seller on Amazon, how do you make your choice? |
| If you are purchasing from Amazon's Marketplace, how do you choose the merchant you ultimately buy from? Do you pay attention to price only? or does the seller's feedback play a part in ... |
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 Realtors what is the possibility of the bank accepting this offer? |
house was listed april 4th for 179,000
reduced to 171,900
then reduced on 5-21-2010 to 166,900
I offered 150,000 cash.
supposedly there are no other offers.... |
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 have you ever moved into an apartment then you moved back home cause you couldn't afford it? |
| i'm trying to talk myself out of moving out. i mean i like the responsibility of it and all (exp. with parents away on trips) the thing is i'd prolly do a lot of worrying about expenses and ... |
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 If you are in a option to buy can the landlord stick a for sale sign in your yard? |
If you are in a option to purchase contract can the land owner put a house for sale sign in the yard?
If someone knows how to get the sign out of my yard please let me know!!! He states he is in ... |
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 If new to an area, would you recommend buying a home immediately? Or, rent for a while? |
| I am wondering if it's a good move to purchase a home (single family, condo or duplex) when first moving to a new area? Should a person rent for a while before buying? Prices do seem very good ... |
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 How am I supposed to deal with this housemate? |
| I've been living in a house I moved into one month ago with a great landlord but I just got a new housemate who just moved in. Now before that, I've gotten along with all of the other ... |
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 Is there a legal way of breaking my lease when I no longer feel safe in my apartment due to multiple break-ins? |
| I have lived in my apartment for almost two years now. In the past 8 months my apartment has been broken into three times. Most recently there were two break-ins in a matter of 52 hours. The burglars ... |
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 Who Can Help. I'm Running Out of Time!!!? |
| I am trying to avoid a foreclosure on the home I have lived in for 16 years. I might have to sell it on a Short Sale. Are there any condos/town-homes in Oakland County that will rent to people with ... |
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 To what agency would I report unsafe living conditions in an apartment complex? |
| I live in West Virginia, and the external stairs which lead up to my 3rd level apartment sway and wobble dangerously, and some nails are coming loose. The gruff bastard of a landlord was dismissive ... |
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 REaltors what is the possibility of the Bank accepting this offer,? |
house was listed april 4th for 179,000
reduced to 171,900
then reduced on 5-21-2010 to 166,900
I offered 150,000 cash.
supposedly there are no other ... |
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 What's the best way for me to find a place to live in this situation? |
I'm 17. In January, I turn 18 and I need to move out of my parent's house then. The thing is that for Fall 2011, I'll be moving to a dorm rooom at university (in the same state).
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 How to kick renters out in Texas when there's no lease in place? |
| Renters have been living in the house for several years, but we're selling our home and wanting to move back into our rent house (as our primary residence). There hasn't been a lease in ... |
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 My grandmother's care home has asked for top-up fees. What are my rights? |
| The local authority have refused to pay the increase requested by the care home. The owners are now trying to pass on this increase to the family in the form of top-up fees. We have previously paid ... |
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smurfette | Should I stay or should I go? |
My current mortgage is $720.00/month (includes taxes and insurance)
Our current house is 3 bedrooms, 1 bath and needs many updates
We are considering selling and buying a 3 bedroom 2 1/2 bath, more updated home that would put us at about $1200.00/month.
We have a take home pay of at LEAST $4500.00/month (more if I pick up extra hours)
We have 2 children. Car payments of $600.00/month student loan $165.00/month and NO credit card debt.
What should we do?? Stay and remodel or move? Can we afford new payment?
Additional Details
My current house basically needs....a new roof, siding, paint the brick, garage, refinish cabinets, new countertops, gut and remodel bathroom, french drains in basement then finish and add bathroom, enclose side porch, deck off back, new driveway.
The new house is new construction and needs....driveway, yard, landscaping, deck, fence. |
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Froufrou
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Before you go shopping for a Home Equity Line Of Credit, go to Home Depot and talk with someone there in the kitchen and bath remodel section. Lowe's may have something like that, too, but we actually used Home Depot to remodel our kitchen and we are VERY happy. Cost was $14K and a bathroom may be less, depending on where you put it.
Is the master large enough to add one without blowing out a wall and making the place bigger? And, if not, can you 'see' blowing out the wall and adding a master bath en suite? Ask them for an estimate, but DO NOT open an account with those high interest rates. Get the HELOC instead. We used Pentagon FCU and they are great. 800 247-5626. |
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evadukes
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If at the end of the month you have $500 spare. at the moment. then move.
If you have no spare money then stay put. as working those extra hours are going to be at the expense of your family time. |
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Landlord
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Have you been putting over 500 a month in savings?
I personally would stay, you are going to be cutting it close and living from pay check to pay check. If something unexpected were to happen you would have trouble keeping the house. |
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Christy
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I would venture that it depends on your desires. Are you happy with your current location, school systems, neighborhood? Is it convenient to work, playgrounds, shopping? Or does it's location mean too much noise, traffic, and crime?
Also consider - how much will it cost to add at least another bathroom to the house? Can you get a HELOC to do it? How much will that cost you a month? And is there a location for an addition or to remodel into a bathroom? What work other than the bath needs done? Kitchen cabinets or can you have the current ones refinished? Paint (that's cheap to do)? New light fixtures? Or is it larger things like a whole house rewire, new siding, or a new roof? Will you be able to sell the old house quickly (sales have slacked off considerably after the first time home buyer program ended)?
My suggestion is to make a list of what you need (and want) to have done to the current house. Get free estimates from several licensed contractors to see what that will cost. Check into the rates for a HELOC and how much that will add to your monthly payments to do the necessities (and then how much for the other things). Then consider if your house would sell quickly (can you make 2 mortgage payments if it doesn't?) Make a list of pros and cons for remodeling the current place vs. buying a new one. Then decide. |
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