House
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Selling House
Asked by B.D. from Dallas
on August 28, 2007
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Our home has been on the market for a couple of months and we have had 5 showings. Our realtor suggested since the market is so slow right now to take it off the marke...
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- Has your home sold since August? The market does tend to slow down after school starts up. There are people that do buy homes and move during the winter months just ...
- My husband is a realtor and they are having a super busy month, although it does tend to slow down Oct-Jan. I can't recall him EVER telling a client to take your hous...
- As a buyer, when I see that a house has been on the market for a while, I automatically think three things - overpriced, unattractive or some other defect. The longer ...
House Going Under
Asked by M.P. from Dallas
on September 24, 2008
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Someone has approached me with a situation that I know nothing about. They are in the situation of walking away from their home. They contacted investors to purchase...
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Piano in the House
Asked by P.C. from Portland
on July 16, 2010
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I am considering getting a piano or a keyboard with weighted action keys (which supposedly feel like real keys).
I have a son, about to turn 3 years of age.
Cost...
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- I'm a piano teacher and answer this question all the time. My favorite keyboards are the Yamaha YPG 535 - http://www.amazon.com/Yamaha-Portable-Graded-Action-Keyboard...
- We are not piano players but started our 8YO on a Casio we bought a few months ago through Coscto.com. Delivery was free and the digital piano with a stand was about $...
- We went through this as well when our daughter was 3 1/2 and we wanted her to start piano..... Our daughter is now 5. We were patient and watched Cragislist. Foun...
How Does It Look in Your House?
Asked by A.F. from Dallas
on July 3, 2009
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I feel like I don't even know the "normal" eating habits for 2 and 3 year olds...Please share anything and everything about your child's typical routine on a normal da...
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- My youngest son just turned 2 in february. We do not give him chocolate, sugar anything or candy. And we never have. I won't let him munch on potato chips or ha...
- My boys are 5 and almost 2. They eat breakfast, lunch, snack, dinner and my oldest has a night time snack after my little one has gone to bed. I'm not strict on eati...
- Our daughter just turned 6. We've always had the rule that she doesn't get to eat more dessert than supper/lunch. If she serves herself, she has to eat everything. ...
Has Anyone Ever Contracted in to a 'Rent to Own' House Scenario?
Asked by K.A. from New York
on September 27, 2011
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Our real estate agent has offered us a 'rent to own' house and was wondering your experiences? THanks
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- It's kind of a shady practice altogether. It protects the actual owner of the property more so than the tenant/buyer. *You pay more for your "down payment" than ...
- yes, do not do it! i met a man years ago that owned a house across from mine. we asked if we could buy the very small modest house because there was constant turn ov...
- The rent to own is like making a down payment over time, if the tenant decides not to buy the landlord gets to keep the extra payments. I would not go into this if you...
Short Sale, Loan Modification, or Foreclose on House?
Asked by M.M. from Tucson
on July 9, 2011
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I just wanted to bouce this is off and see if i get any helpful advice on what to do. You ladies always come through for me.
Okay so i am getting a divorce and we ha...
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- I am sorry for the rude answers!! I am in the same place as you and I had to let my house go. Not fun and not what I had planned for my life but life is not what we ...
- I would avoid foreclosure at all costs, since it damages your credit most severely and prevents you from buying another house for the longest length of time. With a sh...
- Okay, so I short-saled my home. You can't buy right away because you stop paying the mortgage as soon as you start the process and that hits your credit for 2 years. ...
Piggyback off of My Last House question-JFF
Asked by C.Z. from Sioux City
on April 25, 2012
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So we are almost positive we have the loan if they exept the offer. So now I am dreaming of what I want it to look like and what I woud like to do.
So If you could h...
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- My dream house is pretty basic. A single story 4 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom with an actual dining room measuring at about 2000sqft situated on 2.5 acres of land. I prefer h...
- My dream house would be completely self-cleaning and maintenance free. =) Seriously though, there are so many possibilities when upgrading, re-modeling, and stuff, i...
- Oh my dream home *sigh*. It would have hardwood floors (in a light oak) lots of windows, a big kitchen, A big bathroom with a jacuzzi tub, a big yard with cottage gard...
Landlord Claimed His House Was Getting Foreclosed
Asked by R.P. from Dallas
on November 10, 2011
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Hi everyone,
I recently moved out of a house due to my landlord claiming the house was getting foreclosed.from the time we moved in we started having issues with the ...
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- It may take a while for the foreclosure process to begin and he was just giving you a heads up. The painting may be because he's trying to short sell it quickly before...
- Foreclosure is a long process, R.. Just because you saw someone painting doesn't mean that he isn't correct in what he is saying. Lots of landlords are having to let...
- Ummm well, banks do NOT foreclose on one late payment. Usually the process takes a while. I worked in the banking industry for 10 years, and usually we don't even star...
Anyone Have Suggestions on How to Market My House "For Sale by Owner"?
Asked by K.B. from Kansas City
on July 24, 2009
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I am selling my house in Mission,KS (KC Metro) and have been looking at places online to market my house. Alot of these sites want to charge like $300+. Does anyone ...
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- How much time do you have? My suggestion is to really hoof it. Take some nice pictures and go to Kinkos and get as many color copies as you can. Put as much data ab...
- Hi, I'm an investor in the area and one suggestion you could try is to go to Home Depot or Wal-Mart or any place similar and purchase a few 'for sale by owner' signs. ...
- Just use a realtor. They'll get it sold faster than if you do it on your own, and that may mean one or two less house payments. My brother just sold his house in less ...
Would You Buy a House That Backs up to a Main Road?
Asked by M.G. from Dallas
on October 2, 2012
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Hi Moms,
There is a very nice house for sale in a very nice neighborhood, but it backs up to a main road. There is a nice thick brick fence in the backyard, so you...
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- I bought a house that FRONTS on a main road... Because its what we could afford, in the area we wanted to be in. Unlike you, though, I/we were only planning on livi...
- I am like you and would at least take a look at it... .....my husband on the other hand, would veto it. Period. End of story. No main roads. No power lines.
- Depends on what you mean by "main" road. The main road off our neighborhood, that gets the most traffic, is backed by another neighborhood, so it is residential traff...
