 When renting a property, what does DSS stand for? |
Simply what the question asks really...
looking for a property and thats what keeps coming up! well it usually says "no DSS"...
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 Who would win in court? my landlord or me.? |
| i left a 20 day notice instead of 30 to move out. my landlord failed to notify me of his intention of keeping my deposit within 21 days after i left. i didnt owe any back rent and the properity was ... |
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 Where should I live, Winchester, Virginia or Orlando, Florida? |
| I moved to Virginia for my husband's job from New Jersey and now he is being layed off. I'm not sure if I should stay in Virgina or move to Orlando. I like how nice people are here, but ... |
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 Can I get some mortgage advice from someone not trying to sell me a mortgage? |
This process is for the birds! Buying first house and I can't get any straight advice.
Thanks.... |
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 I rent my place. How do I legally throw someone out? |
| I have checked with the landlord/tenant division at the courthouse (Florida) and they say I cannot evict the person because he does not have a rental agreement to pay the rent TO me. Both our names ... |
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 I bought a cemetery plot and would like to use it the summer for miscellaneous activities. Is this acceptable? |
| I’m in my early 30’s and recently purchased a cemetery plot. Rather that let it sit there and receive any use from it until I’m dead, I’ll like to partake in some summer activities this ... |
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 Why would someone offer to buy my house if it's not for sale? |
| Some one left a note on my door that said, we buy houses and I am interested in yours. I called out of curiosity and the guy said he's a flipper. I told him my house is not for sale & I ... |
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 Landlord wants banking account number?? |
5 of us share a house. We just added the 5th person on our lease.
Our land-lady is asking for this persons checking account numbers.
is this legal?
She said her ... |
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 If i have an address, is there a way to find out who lived there? |
| I have been frauded and only have an address to whomever used my information illegally. Is there a way to search names of people who might have lived there?... |
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 A seller's agent won't show me a home because I don't have a buyers agent...what to do? |
| Hi, I saw a home on the MLS that I like. When I called the seller's agent to see if they would show it, they wouldn't because I didn't have a buyer's agent...can they do that? T... |
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 If my partner has been on my tenency agreement for 4months does he have any rights to the property if we split |
| I have been renting my house for 10 years and met a man 6 months ago who we put on the tenency agrement 4 months ago. We have now split but he is refusing to leave stating that he is on the ... |
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 My landlord just raised $300 on my $800 rent. Is that reasonable? Is there any regulations on that? |
| BTW, I live in Massachusetts. What can I do about the raise? No matter what I said, he still insisted on raising the rent, complaining that mortgage interest, taxes, water, and the cost of ... |
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 I have been a private tenant for the past 18 months? |
My shorhold tenancy agreement (initially six months) ran out long ago and I have just continued to pay the rent monthly since.
My landlady has now given me two months notice to move out because,... |
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 Can I let my house to a member of my family? |
| I'm trying to sell my house, but not having much luck. My sister is moving back to Northumberland and suggested that she rent it from me, however someone mentioned that you aren't allowed ... |
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 New House Purchased, Owner Wanting More Time? |
| I purchased a house about a month ago. The agreement was that the current owner would vacate in 30 days and I could move in on November 9th. Their real estate agent called me today and said that ... |
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 What does it mean when an apartment ad says...? |
| it reads " 1-2 bedroom apartments utilities paid call 'blah blah blah' "what do they mean by utilities??? water electric gas????... |
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 Renting, they will not give me back my deposit.? |
I am renting a furnished apartment but soon will be moving out after purchasing a house.
I have not got on well with my landlord for the last 2 years and realise they will plan to take my ... |
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| How to sell my house? |
| Just wanted some info on how I can go about selling my house and buying another. Can I do it all at the same time or do I have to wait 'till I sale my house first before I go looking to buy ... |
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lovely | Whats the benefits of renting instead of owning when you can? |
afford it |
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myshop258 l
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benefits? no maintenance cost, At a time when property prices are expected to fall, rent instead of buy to avoid losing. Normally this is for short team, property in general will increase in the long term. Renting also enable you to have a variety without commitments. You can shift from one place to another as u wishes after your terms are due. It is like your girl friends or boy friends.. before marriage! |
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Alohanui
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In my whole, long life, I have
never wanted to own a home.
Why? I don't want to fix the
leaky roof or the plumbing, or
the 100s of other problems a
house has.
I don't want to pay the property
taxes and the sewer and
sidewalk assessments.
I don't want to repaint the
house inside-out every 7 years.
I can pick up and move to
another location just by packing up and moving.
As a renter, I can still fix up
my home the way I like. Most
owners are very happy to have a tenant that upgrades
their property.
Also renter's insurance is a
lot cheaper than homeowner's.
I do realize that most people
want to own their piece of the
world-I don't. |
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tdon61
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Renting: You don't have to worry about the cost and aggravation of fixing things, snow removal, mowing the lawn or property taxes. However, you are spending all that rent money with no return on your investment, it just goes into the landlord's pocket never to be seen by you again.
Owning: It's your's, eventually. You build equity. It's good for your credit rating, you don't have to worry about winter parking bans and it will give your kids something to fight over when you die. However, you are the landlord and have to worry about fixing things, paying property taxes, mowing the lawn, shoveling the driveway and all the other little expenses like a water, trash and sewer bill, but at least when you have a gripe with the town you can proudly proclaim " I am a taxpayer, and..........." So it's really a matter of choice. Are you handy at fixing things ? Is there a chance that you will have to relocate because of your job ? So the answer is really different for everyone. |
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well some people would rather rent it so they know if they like it or not...if you rent it and hate it .. You can take it back.. and the cost was only About $4.. if you but it and you hate it.. your stuck with it and its about $20.00 |
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Linda J
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If you rent your putting money into something your never going to own. |
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tricia_hoover
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The landlord takes care of fixing things.
It's easy to move if your neighbors are annoying, etc.
But that's about it. Look for an affordable condo if you can. Then at least the exterior is taken care of and you can claim the tax deduction. |
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coley0204
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Depends on what your talking about. I'm assuming a home so the only benefit I can think of is you would not be responsible for repairs and maintenance of the property. With owning you are responsible for everything. |
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M A D
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No responsibility, and you can call the Landlord to maintain it. |
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roy40371
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There lots of benefits renting if you're lazy and noncommittal. If you own you are building up equity in your house and not wasting money on rent payments. Your house increases in value if you keep it maintained. It should about double in value about every12 years. So that is something to consider too. |
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jacobs_amber
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There are both pros and cons.
Pros to buying:
building equity
making your money work for you
Cons to buying:
Maintenance costs
Really, it all depends on your lifestyle. I highly recommend buying. |
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rtharp8
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you call the landlord or owner when something breaks,you don't have to shovel snow or mow the lawn |
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delux700
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The only benefit you get from renting and not buying is you lose money and this is why: Say you buy your first home and its 150k with all the gov programs out their you should be able to get a payment of about 800 a month providing you find the right lender, say you live in it 3 years and sell it for 190k, 190k-150k=40k. Next the amount you save each year from the IRS for owning a home would be about 6k a year, and don't forget a nice mortgage credit for a first time buyer would be about 800 a year that's another 2,400, in end the benefit for you renting a home for 3 years, you just lost is over $59,000. |
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glenn
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I own several rent houses. The people come and go and I have lots of maintenance, but I make huge amounts of profit!
Also the rent is paying down my mortgage. At some point I will own them free and clear and the cash flow will even be higher.
Sure if you rent you will call me when a repair needs to be done, but I won't mind.
If people are going to live in the same place for at least 5 years they are foolish to rent instead of buying. If people are going to move every year then they should rent. |
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PH
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The cost of buying is very very high.
If you add up closing costs, interest, PMI, maintenance costs, property taxes, insurance, repairs, remodeling, lawn care, higher utilities, and the whopping 5% you have to pay when you sell, all of these "extra" costs not even including your mortgage payment add up to more than a typical rent payment. When you add on the huge mortgage bill, you will soon see why it rarely pays to buy a house. Real estate historically rises in value SLIGHTLY higher than the rate of inflation. Unless you are in New York city or San Diego, or San Francisco. But even those markets can't keep going up forever.
The only important caveat is that you must invest the difference between rent and what you would have fed into a house in high quality mutual funds and stocks, rather than blow it on stupid things. Most people don't have this discipline, so i guess you may as well blow it on a house if you don't know how to invest. To me, not having to mow the lawn, shovel the snow, keep up with the joneses, fix leaky water pipes, and drafty windows alone makes renting worth while.
When the furnace breaks, or the A/C breaks, i just call the landlord and it's fixed.
Most apartments only make you pay for heat and electricity. Your water, sewer, trash, hot water, and other expenses are already included. These bills alone are like 90 to 120 dollars a month that you must pay if you buy.
And finally, rents don't increase very fast in most markets, and mine hasn't gone up in over 3 years. |
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brittany b
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i guess there ar benifits to both
when renting anything it gives yu the option to boost your credit
not the same when owning unless it is in mutiples from the same store
we bought our new truck flat out but the downfall to that is the fact we ar not building on our credit
the possitive to that was getting the warranty on our equitment ...
soo it is a personal decision that you have to wheigh out depending on what you buy
also when renting it can be forclosed or repossed so that is another down fall the more money you have the more frivolus some people can be and then they slack on a payment so there is a nother possitive to owning |
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