House
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Poll - Would You Be Willing to Buy a New House Before Your Old House Sold?
Asked by A.C. from Atlanta
on April 18, 2012
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Looking over my last couple of questions, you can probably tell where my interest presently lies.
So, since it's been on my mind, I'd love to hear what you'd do! Wo...
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- It depends on the housing market where you live. We live in GA and had ours on the market for over a year and it didn't sell. The house next door to mine has been on...
- I see this happening every day. The only other choice is for hubby to rent a hotel room in the new job town indefinitely and the family live in the house. It took one ...
- You should really consider renting it. Seriously with the amount of foreclosures happening really good, decent families need houses to live in. If your on the north ...
Cats with Fleas in a House with Toddlers
Asked by A.S. from Rochester
on July 21, 2008
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Hello mamas,
I was wondering if any of you have any solutions on how to get rid of the fleas my cats have brought into the house? I have 20 month old twins, so I n...
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- If you are able to send the children off to Grandma's, Aunt or a friend for an over night stay during clean up would be ideal.... Bring the cats to the vet or groom...
- Hi! We live in a lake community and a number of years the fleas were so bad that people didn't even have pets had to get their houses exterminated. Unfortunately we f...
- Hi A. I have kitties too. The best thing is Advantage. I'm sure you heard of it? You can order it thru petmeds.com if you don't feel like going to the vet. All you do ...
Buying a Home and Changing Mind, What to Do
Asked by D.C. from Dallas
on September 21, 2011
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Hi moms,
I am hoping you all can help me decide. My husband and I saw a spec home that we liked which is close to our childrens school and so we put an offer on th...
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- If you do have the option to back out of the contract (which I am not sure you do at this point), just back out. Use the back out as a negotiating tool for getting th...
- Have your realtor ask the builder to convert the room or to convert it at cost. Building is stressful. We paid cash and the little things kept adding up to the point...
- You would have to check the laws of your state for specifics about whether you can get out of it or not. It also depends on if you are under contract or not (which...
Whos House Is It Anyways?
Asked by C.L. from Los Angeles
on July 12, 2010
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I have a very important question: My husband and I have been married for almost 6 yrs this coming October. The house is in his name only since i was the one to move in...
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- Everything that Marda said is spot on. I don't know if this will help but I googled your question and I got this website. http://www.womansdivorce.com/divorce-pr...
- Hi Sunflower----I guess that if there is a split and possible divorce, all of that will be settled in court. Be sure to get representation should that ever happen. ...
- wow. yeah if it's not yours and you don't contribute, why are you still being his maid - is he paying you at least minimum wage for that, i wonder. honey it sounds lik...
New House or Addition??
Asked by M.B. from Philadelphia
on November 23, 2010
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In this terrible economy where home prices are the lowest they have been in ages, I am prego with my 2nd! :) My MIL lives with us (if you have seen previous posts you ...
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- I suggest talking to 2-3 real estate agents and getting their opinions. Find out the value of our house as is, and what it might be with a renovation. Talk to a carpen...
- I say neither. Wait. I have 2 kids sharing a bedroom. You could do that as well. Even if they are opposite sex they could easily share a room until they are in element...
- Have you eve been through a renovation? Contractors will tell you they see more divorces due to re models. I did an addition a few years ago, and I went with the...
Buy a House with Foundation Repaired
Asked by C.Y. from Dallas
on July 26, 2009
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I am planning to buy one house in Plano TX. However, this house had foundation repaired in 1994 and no warranty available right now. The repairs were in the north eas...
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- I have been a Realtor for over 10 years. There are many areas and degrees of foundation work. Even if you ask the seller to pay for an Engineer report, they are all ...
- C., You've had lots of good information. I agree go with what you feel and if it doesn't sit right pass it up. I purchased a house with foundation problems and bo...
- Unless your inspector is a structural engineer, I would get a second opiniom from a structural engineer. Here on texas there is alot of foundation issues. You should ...
Piggyback on Shoes in the House Question
Asked by S.G. from Grand Forks
on March 13, 2013
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I was kind of surprised to see how many people wear outdoor shoes in the house. Where I am from nobody wears outdoor shoes in the house. We wear slippers or socks. ...
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- How in the world do you pack to travel? You must keep a suitcase just for shoes! And all those shoes sound dreadfully expensive! Personally, I go as long as pos...
- We don't have indoor vs outdoor shoes. When I was growing up, we didn't take our shoes off when we went into the house, unless they were particularly muddy or wet. W...
- My sons preschool had indoor shoes kept there. For recess, the kids changed shoes. None of the public schools around here do that A couple of private schools do
Sell House Rent Place
Asked by S.H. from Kansas City
on December 12, 2011
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Did anyone ever just sell their house and rent a place even though you had the money to still keep your house? I feel owning a home is so expensive and one thing after...
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- I know an older retired couple who sold their house and bought a condo. They were no longer phyically capable of maintaining their home and it was a good choice for t...
- So far as I can tell the only time renting is better than ownership is when you have little equity to put down. I remember a guy quipping in the Wall Street Journal w...
- I would never sell my house to rent. Now, I love my house, love that I can do what I want with it. Stay as long as we want, have privacy and build equity. It's expens...
Keeping House Clean
Asked by M.B. from Eugene
on April 16, 2010
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Hi Everyone!
I get such great help from this site, I thought I ask yet another question. About 7 months ago, I left my job to stay home with my 2 girls. It is somet...
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- I know it sounds crazy......but make yourself a chore list. I do it and it makes me accountable. Monday - vacuum house. Tuesday - clean all the bathrooms. Wednesda...
- Okay i can tell you what I did. I was never clean or organized! EVER!!!!!! So when I became a single mom it got worse. I felt like a terrible mother because my hous...
- I really think my problem in my house is clutter. I believe if I had the guts to throw everything out and just have main important items, it would be much more clean....
Selling a House? Have You Had Any Traffic/showings?
Asked by S.H. from Dallas
on January 26, 2009
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Just a question for anyone out there selling a house right now or recently sold? Our agent is telling us our situation is normal....is it really? Is it the same for ...
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- It is the market, but it should pick up in Feb. If not check the price, I must be priced right and you should consider stagging it. 98% of homes staged sell. All th...
- We had our house on the market for about a month last summer and didn't get one showing. It was listed for about $10K below market value. I didn't know it at the tim...
- It has been pretty slow lately. We have had little showings on our sale houses and lots of showings on our rentals. People are still buying now though. You may want...
