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A Basic Guide To Real Estate, Mortgages & Taxes
Let’s be honest: April 15th is a day of reckoning, the moment when we find out what we really owe for taxes. In households nationwide wallets are drained and many who were rich on the 14th are greatly impoverished by the 16th.
But for those with real estate the load is made lighter by tax rules [...]
2009 Real Estate, Mortgages & Taxes
Let’s be honest: April 15th is a day of reckoning, the moment when we find out what we really owe for taxes. In households nationwide wallets are drained and many who were rich on the 14th are greatly impoverished by the 16th.
But for those with real estate the load is made lighter by tax rules [...]
Can A Landlord Enter Without Notice When Selling?
Question: I’m a renter who has no contract with the landlord. I pay rent month-to-month. The owners’ recently put the home up for sale, and the real state broker put a lockbox on my door. Do they have the right to come in while we are gone or do they have to wait until we [...]
19Nov2008 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
Will You Become A Foreclosure Statistic?
You have to figure that most owners who lose their homes in a foreclosure never thought it would happen to them. It always happens to someone else — you know, the people who get sick, laid off, have an accident, that sort of thing.
So you might think: Foreclosure. That will never happen to me. No [...]
Can I Sell A House I Inherited “As Is”?
Question: I’ve been offered a reasonable price on a house I inherited. I want to sell it in “as is” condition. What things should I look out for to protect myself during escrow and after closing?
Answer: The matter of “as is” sales has evolved during the past decade or so. The best advice used to [...]
How To Buy 200 Foreclosures A Year
For many people it’s not the best time to be in real estate. Markets have slowed or declined in most local areas and financing is tougher to get than a year ago. Chicago’s Joseph Varan is also cutting back — this year he expects to buy no more than 200 homes.
Varan is the president [...]
10 Questions To Ask Before Buying a B&B
Pick up just about any newspaper or magazine and you can find ads for idyllic stays in the country, bed-and-breakfasts (B&Bs) not far from metro cores where owners live in beautiful surroundings, get paid for sharing and never worry about commuting.
Not a bad way to live, and in some cases entirely delightful. But is [...]
How To Get The Best Home Price In A Slowing Market
Reports across the country suggest that real estate in most areas of the country is in decline. None of this is terrible or awful unless you bought last year and must now sell. Those who have owned for a few years are well ahead in most communities.
Consider that in 2000, according to the National [...]
Can we sell our late mother-in-law’s house?
Question: We’re having several brokers make presentations to sell my late mother-in-law’s home. How should we compare them? Is there a form we could use?
Answer: Is this your property or is title still held by the estate? In the latter case, see what rights you have to sell and whether court approval is required [...]
Can Unmarried People Buy Real Estate Together?
Sure.
Our society, and laws, provide certain benefits for wedded couples. Thus, if two people who are not married wish to buy real estate together, that’s fine. But a few caveats are in order.
First, there should be a written agreement among the parties showing who owns what, the rights and obligations of each party, what happens [...]
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