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Has Anyone Appealed Their Property Taxes?
Asked by M.J. from Chicago
on May 19, 2009
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We refinanced yesterday and I requested a copy of the real estate appraisal. The appraised value of our house is $48,000 less than the fair cash value of our house on...
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- You can file an initial appeal with the county on your own, but after that it gets pretty hairy, and you'd need an attorney to help you. Our neighborhood appealed at ...
- In lake county it is over a span of 3 years. So, it is typically slow to go up and slow to go down.
- M. If your home appraised out less then the assesed values then yes contact the county assessors office to have it redone this way you ar enot paying the taxes on the...
Home Owners Please Help!
Asked by A.M. from College Station
on July 17, 2010
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We are buying a house and are first time buyers. So what do we need to do? The man is owner financing bc we had a very bad period for a little while, but things got be...
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- Yes, get the house inspected. I don't think it matters how much you trust the guy. Once the house is yours, you are stuck with all the problems. You could be diggin...
- I don't like your comment that "he worked out the numbers." Please seek legal counsel and don't just go along with this guy. At a minimum hire an agent.
- Yes. You need to get an inspection, it's well worth a couple of hundred $$, it could save you thousands. Depending on your area, you may also want to consider having...
Refinance Question
Asked by J.P. from Chicago
on November 3, 2010
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For those of you who have refinanced lately, how long did it take? How much time passed between the appraisal and the closing? We are going thru a broker, and it see...
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- It takes longer these days because the lenders are really scrutinizing people carefully. We lost our patience, also, but we couldn't change mid-way, so stick it throug...
- We are currently going through refinancing, and we are using the same broker we used when we did our first refinance 4 years ago. My hubby's uncle is a real estate in...
- Former bank loan officer speaking- A broker isn't always the best route to go, largely because they are just shopping for you. They may not have actually found a b...
Cost of Appraisal When Purchasing a Home
Asked by P.:. from Phoenix
on May 4, 2011
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I am in the process of purchasing a home and just got the closing statement from the lender. Of course the lender underestimated the fees (I hate salesmen). They are c...
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- It's actually illegal for the lender's fee to increase over the GFE, many items can't increase at all, some can increase by only 10%. Did you get a copy of the apprai...
- It's been a while, but I used to be a real estate agent here in AZ. Average cost of an appraisal was $300. You can shop around for your appraisor, but the bank prefers...
- $400-600 is perfectly normal.
Seeking Real Estate Agent in Plano/Frisco Area
Asked by P.T. from Dallas
on April 21, 2007
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We are new to the area and ready to buy a house. Please recommend a good, knowledgeable agent for Plano/Frisco area you had a good experience with.Any input will be ap...
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- I would recommend Jeff Cheney in Frisco. He is awesome and his group has great customer service skills. Here is his information: Keller Williams Realty Jeff Ch...
- Hey P., My sister is a real estate agent. Her name is Lara Tkacs and she is with Keller Williams. You can contact her at ____@____.com or call her on her cell phone...
- I have the best team of agents -- the Barbara Van Poole team at Keller Williams! Seychelle ("say-shell") and her mom Barbara are F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S to work with and so co...
Looking for a Good Real Estate Agent
Asked by M. from Dallas
on September 17, 2006
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We are looking for a good real estate agent(buyer's agent) who is familar with west plano, allen and frisco area. Any referral from moms in this board would be greatly...
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- Patricia Pruitt with Keller williams is very good! Her number is ###-###-####. she lives in frisco and is very familiar with frisco plano and allen! please tellher ...
- Hi - Tiffany Sharkey is really good. We have used her on two sells and two purchases of our homes. She is fun and knows her stuff. K.
- M., Kieth Yonick is very nice and a great real estate agent. We have used him twice and will use him again, ###-###-####
