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Buying and Selling a Home
Asked by P.O. from Jacksonville
on June 20, 2010
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Do you have to pay double mortgage while one is being sold and you're trying to buy another. We want to move, but we don't have the funds to be paying double mortgage...
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- If at all possible, try and sell the first house before you go shopping for a second house. Some friends of ours bought a new house before their old one sold. Tha...
- I would work with a realtor. You can buy a home with a contingency that you sell your home first. These are things realtors are VERY good at helping you with. I know y...
- YES, you have to make payments on both houses if you own both. As Jenny said you have about 30 days before the first payment of the new house BUT depending where you l...
How to Get a Filthy House Clean
Asked by J.C. from Tuscaloosa
on March 21, 2007
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I am embarassed to post this but something has to be done. I have battled severe depression since coming down with post partum depression in 2002 and am in the recover...
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- I would try and get a bunch of friends and family together and go through and throw everything that you do not need away and store the stuff you are not using. I do n...
- Go to http://www.flylady.net She talks about taking it in babysteps. It didn't get dirty overnight, it won't get clean overnight. I've heard this program is espec...
- J., I see you've had plenty of response from other moms. I haven't had time to read them all so I don't know if I'm repeating previous advice. But who cares, righ...
Fines for Breaking House Rules?
Asked by J.G. from Chicago
on May 28, 2013
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I teach my kids that house rules are like society rules, and I was thinking that since the library and police give people fines, why not fine my kids for breaking rule...
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- A 3 year old is not going to understand what the heck you're talking about. I thought your kids must be tweens or young teens. This isn't going to work. You're the par...
- LOL...I can't believe how angry people get over posts like this. If I would have run through the hallways in my Grandmother's house, I would have gotten wacked in the ...
- So you make rules but you only enforce it to the 5 year old? Sounds fishy to me. The rules don't seem fair. The quiet rule is not really that great, running yes but ...
Buying a Home After foreclosure...has Anyone????
Asked by E.M. from Phoenix
on May 3, 2012
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My husband and had a foreclosure about 2 years ago. My credit is good again and I am starting to make plans to buy another home. I talked to a mortgage person and wa...
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- Possible, but up to the bank whether they take that risk or not. A side note, if you'll indulge. Beware of anyone telling you 3.5% down. My wife is a mortgage bro...
- 3.5% is allowed (sorry Dad on Purpose) we do them all the time using FHA mortgages (I've been in the mortgage business since 1998 with a reputable company). Three yea...
- If YOU have good credit and you would qualify for better terms.... you can buy the house and then add your husband after the fact with a quick-claim-deed. It's pretty...
Odd House Delima...
Asked by S.B. from Dallas
on June 3, 2011
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We found out I was pregnant in January with surprise baby number 3. Our house will not work for three kids. So we got to work right away to put it on the market. No...
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- You might check with a real estate attorney. That's your best bet. You don't want them to be able to sucessfully sue you - forewarned is forearmed! Btw, so sor...
- Did they sign a contract? Was there any written agreement about how long they had to "repair their credit" (I have never heard of this before). I would have thought th...
- You should tell them asap. I would be pretty mad if I were your neighbors, but since its just an oral agreement I doubt they could do much about it. If they were wa...
The Easter Bunny Isn't Coming to Our House
Asked by A.S. from Dallas
on April 24, 2011
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My husband and I have never done any extraneous gift-giving for our kids on Easter, Valentine's Day, Halloween, etc and I have never though differently of it until I h...
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- Hm, I enjoy putting Easter baskets together for my kids, and love their excitement too much to pass opportunities like Easter, Halloween & Valentines, I see no harm in...
- You do as you feel and forget about others. Nothing wrong with it. For what you said, the kids are enjoying it anyway! We place a nice basket in each kid's room with...
- we don't do easter. my daughter is invited to her cousin's house for an easter egg hunt and we'll go. but if that didn't happen we'd do nothing. it's a religious ...
Buying Pants for Skinny Kids
Asked by I.X. from Los Angeles
on October 10, 2012
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So my two-year-old is third percentile for weight, 15th for height. Needless to say she still wears many 12-18 month old clothes. The problem I am having is jeans. ...
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- Buy the 2T with the adjustable waistband and put longer shirts on her to cover the scrunched up waist. We survived that stage with adjustable waists and diaper pins. ...
- My ten year old is super skinny as well. I've always just done the normal button jeans with the adjustable waist, but he usually just pulled them on and off without u...
- I would say the adjustable pants, but I have only seen them with a button and zipper. She will either have to learn to wear those once in a while or stick with leggin...
Mold Issue, Flooded House
Asked by A.Y. from San Francisco
on August 25, 2009
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We went on vacation late July, and returned to a flooded house early August due to some water pipe leakage from kitchen sink and other places (my husband shut off the ...
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- Um WAIT a minute here! Your landlord expected you to pay for it?? Was the leak from your negligence? I would get the report from the plumber. If it was NOT your fault ...
- Hi A.- I am so sorry this happened to your family. Like the others, I think the landlord is responsible for any expenses. If it was through no fault of your own they s...
- You may want to ask an attorney about this, but I don't think it's your responsibility as a renter to pay for damage caused by leaking pipes. That should be the owner...
First Time Buying Property
Asked by S.M. from Denver
on August 18, 2010
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i am looking at property in NM that has some very confusing water rights issues. We have been told by the seller and or the realtor that there are no guarantees of wat...
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- I can't speak to the specifics of water rights/NM property, since I've never lived there. However, I will suggest that you contact and have a buyers agent represent...
- The first thing you need to do is call the Division of Water Resources (a state agency within DNR) in the area that you are buying. That is the agency that will KNOW...
- It sounds like you're not in San Juan County, but I know there, we owned the land, but not the water rights, but we were allowed to use the water if it was turned on. ...
Buying from Craigslist or Ebay
Asked by L.B. from Sherman
on January 29, 2008
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Anyone ever bought kids clothes from ebay or craigslist and if so, whats the best one for quality and price...
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- Yes. I have bought from eBay. I also currently have some 12 - 24M boys clothes on eBay (name davisfamftworth). For me, I only buy certain brands. I like New or New W...
- I have purchased items on both ebay and craigslist. However, I find that it is easier to shop the resale shopes such as Once Upon A child for clothing unless you are ...
- Once upon a child is good, but still can be expensive, even goodwill and thrift centers can have great things at great prices. I've bought off of ebay and its been hi...
