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Increase In PMI A Result Of Bad Lender

By | February 4th, 2005|

A homeowner is having difficulty finding out why her PMI is so much more than was stated in the original good faith estimate. The homeowner should file a complaint and use a real estate attorney in the future to avoid problems with bad lenders.

Tips For Selling Your Vacant Home

By | February 4th, 2005|

Selling a vacant home brings different challenges than a lived-in home. They will usually take longer to sell and sell for less. Keep the home in top condition even if you aren't living there, in order to sell faster. Price your vacant home competitively. Walking into a vacant home, a buyer will infer that the seller is motivated and may even be paying two mortgages.

Using 1031 Exchange For Building Owned With Friends

By | February 4th, 2005|

Using a 1031 exchange on jointly-owned property depends on if the homeowners own the home as joint tenants or tenants in common. The cost of setting up a 1031 exchange trust isn't much but the benefits of deferring a significant amount of tax to the Federal government can be tremendous. The rules regulating 1031 exchanges are rather strict.

Refinancing With Poor Credit Score

By | February 4th, 2005|

A homeowner is looking to refinance even though their credit rating is in the 500s. They are looking to refinance into an adjustable rate mortgage to help pay down their large debts. The first step is to make sure the lender offering the refinance is a legitimate lender and that refinancing with them will help raise the credit score.

When Not To Borrow Against Your House

By | February 4th, 2005|

It's one thing to take out a home equity loan to renovate your home. It can even be a good idea to use your home equity to pay down or pay off your credit card debts or auto loans. But a home equity loan isn't meant to buy Super Bowl tickets.

Landlord’s Right To Keep Deposits

By | February 4th, 2005|

A landlord says they are entitled to keep the deposit of a potential renter who doesn't move into their rental home. He says the deposit is to hold the property, and a landlord could miss out on potential offers while expecting a renter with a deposit to move in. If a landlord intends to keep a deposit regardless of move in, it's a good idea to make sure the renter knows that up front.

Most Buyers Must Compromise On Their Dream Home

By | February 2nd, 2005|

Unless you have unlimited funds in your home buying war chest, you will usually have to give up some things you want in order to get everything you need. You want to believe your housing dollars, however much you have, will buy the house of your dreams. Your dollars will buy more in a less expensive neighborhood and less in a more expensive neighborhood.

New Construction Contract Omits Vacant Lot Definition

By | January 28th, 2005|

A home buyer buys new construction expecting the next door lot to remain vacant per a verbal agreement with the developer. Later on, the home buyer learns that a developer plans to build on the vacant lot next to the new construction. One option is for the home buyer to buy the vacant lot next to the new construction. The home buyer wants to know his options and they're limited since the promise about the vacant lot was not in writing.

Noisy Neighbors In Upstairs Condominium

By | January 28th, 2005|

What can you do if you own a condo and your upstairs neighbor suddenly gets more noisy than usual? You cannot prevent a home owner from making use of a condominium in a usual and customary manner. The first thing you should do is to try to find out what changed in the unit upstairs to make the noise worse. You may have options for fixing the carpet or insulation between the units.

Refinancing Home With A Bad Credit Score

By | January 28th, 2005|

Can you refinance your home if you have a bad credit score? Ilyce discusses how to make corrections to credit history, and boost your credit score so you can work with lenders and refinance your home. Ilyce also offers tips on how to improve your credit score and refinance your home within six months.

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