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Al Capone Home in Chicago For Sale
When I was touring South Africa as a recent high school graduate in the summer of 1996, a strange pattern caught me by surprise. In more than a few instances, when I informed a stranger that I hailed from the …
Want to Live in a Grass Dome Home?
This head-turning image does not represent a really unique and expensive child’s playhouse. While the striking structure looks like two playful eyes rising out of a hill, the property is actually someone’s dwelling – a grass dome home. And it …
Appealing Property Taxes In Georgia
Q: Thank you very much for your recent story on the six ways to reduce your property taxes. You mentioned that there are individuals and companies that specialize in appealing property taxes for homeowners. Some of them will charge you …
Long-Term Real Estate Investment Strategies
Q: I previously wrote to you and asked about investing in real estate. Since that time, I’ve moved from thinking about buying a single family house or two to actually purchasing and rehabbing about 45 units located in about 15 …
Neighbor’s Tree: Removal and Damage Negotiation
Q: My neighbor has a tree very close to my border that is over 50 years old. It is a really big tree. It is so big I feel that it really belongs in the forest. If it comes down …
How To Buy Earthquake Insurance
Q: Who sells earthquake insurance? I have insurance through a national insurance carrier but they no longer carry it as an extra option. Can you get earthquake insurance from a central location and still keep my current insurance carrier? A: …
Buy First or Sell First?
Q: I’m in the process of getting my primary house ready to sell in order to downsize. Its value is around $400,000. I owe about $150,000 on it and have no other debts. I won’t be finished with prepping my …
Increase Property Value With Neighborhood and Community Efforts
Q: I have worked on helping my community in the past on the issue of blight as an involved resident. I have brought to my association’s board articles that state that liens can be placed on properties to enforce our …
Neighbor Law: Fence Matters Indicate Wrong Property Line
Q: We found out that the property line between my home and my neighbors’ home is different from what the builder said when he sold us our home. Our neighbor had a survey done to put up a fence. During …
Refinancing A Home Equity Loan In Texas
Q: We refinanced and took money out of our home in 2005 with a Texas home equity loan at 7.5 percent. Whenever I ask about refinancing with any one of numerous mortgage companies, I am told that any refinance would …
