House

admin on May 31st, 2011

 I have a 3 bedroom/2 bath home for sale in the Renton,Wash. area. Last year( 2010) , it was appraised at 235,000. I am currently selling it at 204,500. I have held an open house, advertised on the internet , listed with an agent and we have gotten very little repsonse. Is this a bad [...]

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admin on December 31st, 2010

Hi All,   I found a house, that a foreclosure, at a great price. And the found out it has "Chinese drywall". My husband is very good with fixing things, pretty much everything in a house. We would like to know, if the drywall is replaced, will the house be safe for us to live? [...]

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admin on December 25th, 2010

http://www.redfin.com/search #! lat = 33.986103 and listing_id = 9826408 & long =- 118.471931 and Southern California market and SF = = 1% 2C2% 2C3% 2C4% 2C4 and 2C1 uipt = 5% & v = 6 and the zoom level = 17 … The obvious answer is “what someone will pay for it.” So I get [...]

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admin on December 25th, 2010

The house I just bought was recently remodeled.  It was sold in 2007 before the remodel.  How can I find that 2007 listing?  I would love to see the pictures and see how the house used to look!  I think they did a great job with the facelift but I want to see how it [...]

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admin on December 24th, 2010

We currently own a house worth about $ 350k based on recent sales in the area. We are looking at a ”move up” house that is short sale listed for $ 380 and will likely sell for $ 400k – $ 420k We have $ 18k left on our existing mortgage and no other debt. [...]

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admin on December 24th, 2010

I am purchasing a house that is now in escrow.  The listing agent is threatening now to block the sale of the house even though we have all signed paperwork and agreements in place.  I don’t want to go into the full details of the reasons why but I can say it is about commission [...]

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admin on December 24th, 2010

I talked to a loan agent a few days ago. She is also a realtor, and is eagerly to help me if I’m going to buy a new house. She said she could negotiate a good price even it’s a new house.   As far as I know, most builders will rebate up to 3% [...]

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An owner in Palm Beach Gardens, FL owns a house that has a 1st mortgage and a home owner equity loan both collaterized by the home.  He moves and buys another house because of a job change.  He is under water on the FL house but is current with all his payments.  He wants to [...]

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admin on January 3rd, 2006

My home is for sale and I am becoming impatient. We did a minor remodel while living in an apartment and we are still here, in this apartment. It is discouraging to watch homes in my neighborhood sell in days and I am still on the market, with no action, after 6 weeks. Has anyone [...]

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