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Short Sales
Asked by C.M. from Washington DC
on October 26, 2011
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Hi! We are renting a town home and our landlord told us a couple months ago that he will be doing a short sale on the house. We are not able to buy at this time in our...
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- We did a HAFA short sale & it took us almost a year from listing to sale - we listed mid Dec & closed the end of Aug but it could've gone as quickly as 3 months. It a...
- My daughter moved out of her daughter's school district several years ago and my granddaughter is able to still attend the same school. Her mother does have to take h...
- I heard 6 months average, but who knows.
How Do I Find Out If I Own the Mineral Rights to My Property?
Asked by E.M. from Dallas
on December 16, 2007
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There are groups in my neighborhood forming get a better deal leasing their mineral rights to oil and gas companies. But, I am not sure if we own the rights for our p...
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- Ditto on what the others said. My personal experience though is that you do not want to give up those rights. In the home I grew up in they came and did seismic test...
- Check your deed, & if it isn't referenced, go to the county clerk's office & look up your property (you can ask for help). If there was a mineral lease it will have b...
- Through the county clerk records of the particular county. It should state on your paperwork from when bought the property if the original owner sold you the minerals...
Advice on Buying Property in Mexico
Asked by Y.D. from Los Angeles
on September 3, 2008
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Seeking Help/advice from anyone who has bought property in Mexico. My husband and I have been vacationing in Ensenada for 20 years and now would love to buy a holiday...
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- We have property in Mexico (KM55). We have always loved it! We've owned it for over 21 years! Mexico is a little scary right now with all the drug wars...really res...
- I've heard that you can't actually buy the land in Mexico unless you are a Mexican citizen, so you will be sold only the structure and the land would be leased to you....
- Y., You really should be nervous about buying any property in Mexico. The Consitution of the Mexico guarantees that every Mexican citizen is entitled to OWN proepr...
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...
Car Sales Tax
Asked by K.B. from Kansas City
on January 23, 2012
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We purchased a used car out of state.
We were prepared to pay sales tax when we titled the car. We did not pay sales tax to the state we bought the car in, since ...
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- Does your state collect use tax? This might fall into the use tax category for sales tax that should have been collected but was not.
- Good idea to keep records so you can avoid future penalties incase they come back and say you "should" have. Maybe even email the DMV and keep their reponse, just to ...
- Are you sure the taxes weren't included in the sale price. If the dealership titled it in your name they had to pay the taxes and you would have had to sign the title...
How to Be Successful in Protesting Property Taxes! (Dallas County)
Asked by A.C. from Dallas
on May 7, 2007
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Was wondering does anyone have any tips and tricks on protesting property taxes... Just trying to keep my taxes low!
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- I know my neighbor across the street tried and tried, he could not get them to change a thing. Sorry :( Maybe someone else will have something more encouraging. D.
- We overpaid for our house in 2001 and didn't realize that the DCAD folks would appraise our property at that amount. I tried to fight it, but they said that if we tho...
- I would be happy to provide any of the information you need on recent sales in the neighborhood to help you contest your taxes. I am a realtor - and I would be happy ...
Property Taxes in NH, How Bad Are They Really? Proably Moving There
Asked by M.B. from Providence
on November 10, 2010
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Hi Ladies (and some gentlemen),
I'm trying to do some research on what property taxes are like in NH, specifically Concord area. I'm not sure if it is different town...
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- The tax rate in Concord right now is 10.835 and that is for City (3.745)+ County(1.345 )+ Local Ed(4.57 )+ State Ed(1.175). I am a Real Estate Broker in the area and o...
- Concord pays it's taxes quarterly. I don't know the exact tax rate, it's not too bad. I live in Pembroke and the rate is higher in my town. It does vary from town t...
- MLS listings almost always have the property tax included in them, so when you see a house you like on line the listing should have teh taxes included. If it is not, ...
Looking for a Realtor That Can Give Me Some Advice on Selling a Rental Property
Asked by L.K. from Austin
on July 17, 2009
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I have a large 10 bedroom house about five minutes from downtown Austin. It is fully occupied with tenants but I am thinking about selling it because I need my cash ou...
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- I've used Todd Jayes for two sales now. One was my investment property and the other was my home. He was awesome for both. We'll use him again for anything we need. ...
- L.- We just sold our home and bought a new one within the last 6 months. We sold our home within about 6 weeks. A friend of ours bought and sold many investment pro...
- Tony Fetchel is "GREAT" he sold my Moms house in just a few days! He knows the market! He is w/ Keller Williams and his cell # is ###-###-####. Tell him L. referred...
Anyone Have Good or Bad Experiences with Short Sales?
Asked by L.M. from Phoenix
on June 6, 2011
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We are still trying to decide on a home in the area. I know the reasons why short sales can be a pain, but the low prices are just so tempting. We have temporary hous...
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- My sister and her husband had to try to short sale their home a few years ago. They had an interested buyer and approval from the bank to do a short sale, but when it ...
- I did not buy a short sale, but bought a foreclosure with no problems. The bank did take some time to counter offer when it came to negotiating, but the entire deal w...
- Short sales do take a long time. There are such a high percentage of homes on the market now, however, that sometimes you do have to deal with the shorts sales. This i...
Disputing Property Taxes ( Denton County)
Asked by S. from Dallas
on June 25, 2007
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I was wondering if any one of you have any experience with disputing the INCREASE in property taxes?
I know the process found it on line but need help figuring out ...
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- You need at least 3 comps of houses sold in your area. You can get them from any realtor. It's a simple report they can do really fast, that has houses the same size...
- We actually have a hearing this Wed. for disputing our in Denton County. Corinth raised ours 10,000 from last year! Unbelievable, I have heard they are doing it to m...
- I just recently went through this (as did many in my neighborhood). A local realtor walked us through what we needed to do. It was actually really easy. You'll ...
