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  • If I sell my home, will my boyfriend receive part of the sale?

    I wanted some clarification before deciding to put my home on the market. My boyfriend and I purchased a home together several years ago. We split up so he signed a quitclaim deed but is obviously still on the loan. If I want to sell my home that I have been making payments on myself for the last 8 years. Does he need to sign anything and would he be entitled to any of the sale money?

  • Does the buyer’s agent have to disclose if they know the listing agent?

    Does the buyer’s agent have to disclose if they know the listing agent as their ex in-laws? The husband in the team that represented us was the listing agent’s ex brother in law. Conflict of interests? Enough to void the contract?

    • Asked by Alison H.
    • Anderson, SC
    • 47 views
    • Buying
    • Updated 1 week ago
  • Difficulty finding a realtor/agent to sell Manuf. home?

    I've called many realtors/agents and even brokers, asking if they can help me sell my Manufactured home, not on land and in a park to. Have found none thus far or they haven't called back after me leaving a message.

    • Asked by Kris Doerfler
    • SEDGWICK, FL
    • 36 views
    • Selling
    • Updated 1 week ago
  • First time homebuyer questions ?

    I'm starting my search for information on first time home purchase. I would like all the factors in accomplishing this.

  • How do I find a HUD foreclosures agent for help me ? ?

    like to find a house in the out skirts of so part of Littleton Co. Horses allowed : house needing work/remodeling done ,house needs to be on the larger side as at least 4 bathrooms 4 Bedrooms, 2 stories ,have enough land /acreage around for Horses ,at least 4 -5 horses need a 3 car garage (attached) willing to work on what I want Southern area of the Highland ranch /Littleton area willing to work with what is close to my wants.

    • Asked by Marion Hoffman Please Call Or Text 720 648 4993
    • Littleton, FL
    • 239 views
    • Buying
    • Updated 1 month ago
  • Do I have to pay sales tax if I buy a home in Florida?

    I want to buy a home in Florida. Do I have to pay sales tax on the purchase of said home?

    • Asked by Mark
    • DeLand, FL
    • 259 views
    • Buying
    • Updated 2 months ago
  • Do I have to pay sales tax when I buy a home,If so what is ?

    Please tell me what I need to pay for taxes if I buy a home for $70,000

  • Is the seller responsible for a major expense ?

    You pick up keys and enter home. In the process you find the Air and heat system are debunked and will take 10,000 dollars to replace. Is the seller liabile to replace the unit. paid $500,000 for home

  • Can I sell a commercial bldg w/o charging interest in KS?

    I own a bldg in Osawatomie, Ks and I want to sell it, $115,000 with a simple interest of 10% ( a one time charge, not amortization). With a payback of $1,055.00 monthly for 120mo. Can I legally do it this way ??

    • Asked by Sharon Bickerstaff
    • Osawatomie, KS
    • 1216 views
    • Tips & Advice
    • Updated 2 months ago
  • Does a bedroom have to have a closet to be a bedroom?

    How large does the closet have to be and does it have to have doors. Can you just have shelves. Does it have to be built in?

    • Asked by Diane Rose
    • Orlando fl,
    • 1339 views
    • Buying
    • Updated 2 months ago
  • Earnest money at closing?

    Does the buyer get the earnest money back yes or no? or is the earnest money for good faith? Where does the earnest money go? Does it go to the closing cost for my understanding my realtors that I would get the money back after closing?

    • Asked by Jolene Iacabone
    • Pueblo, FL
    • 385 views
    • Buying
    • Updated 2 months ago
  • Are easements placed between properties from front to back?

    My neighbor is claiming there’s an easement between our properties in the backyard area.
    That the HOA said exist between all properties in the subdivision. He also stated that my fence which is 3 ft from my property line suppose to be 5 ft from my property line

  • CA Buyer Rep Agreement? Buyer agrees to pay the commission?

    Buyer HAS to sign the Buyer Rep Agreement AND PAY the Broker's fee before we

    even see the house or really know if we like the agent?

    • Asked by Linda
    • Redding, CA
    • 693 views
    • Buying
    • Updated 5 months ago
  • My father finished paying off the mortgage on the house ?

    And now I sold the house. what happens now? I wasn't aware that I had to tell the lender that I was going to sell the house. what do I do now?

    • Asked by Daw6
    • Sidney Center, NY
    • 416 views
    • Selling
    • Updated 6 months ago
  • Canceling A real estate investment company?

    I'm trying to get a real estate investment company canceled. They haven't done any work to try to sell the home or spent any money on listing. It alls I have is an agreement on purchase price and a 90-day agreement. I do not want to work with this company. They were not honest and what they were telling me over the phone. They pressured me in signing an agreement to list my home and found out things in the agreement were not as they claim. I have reached out to them several times to terminate with them and they will not respond. Can I terminate them after the 90 days business days are up? I am not interested in working with this company and I will not be forced to work with them and I am not selling them my home. I just don't know where to turn from here.

    • Asked by Janelle
    • Hermitage, PA
    • 297 views
    • Buying
    • Updated 8 months ago
  • How do I get a home out of foreclosure?

    How do I get a home out of foreclosure? How long does it take? What are the steps? Do I need an attorney or real estate agent?

  • I would like to talk to the agent selling?

    I'm from the HOA and I wanted to make sure that this sale is to a new homeowner. I'm concerned about someone renting out the property. Is there an agent who can find out this information?

    • Asked by Linda Lee Franklin
    • wichita, FL
    • 384 views
    • Selling
    • Updated 9 months ago
  • Using one property as collateral to buy a second property?

    Would it be possible to use a current condominium as collateral to purchase (trade up) to a second condo with the idea of moving from the first one to the second condo?

    The reason I ask is because I would like to move to Springfield, IL, but may have to settle for the Champaign-Urbana area if nothing materializes in Springfield over a specific time-frame. If I bought a property in Champaign, I would look to transition to Springfield as soon as a desirable property was available.

    Thanks for your time.

    • Asked by Paul
    • Springfield, IL
    • 268 views
    • Buying
    • Updated 9 months ago
  • Where can I find a realtor who deals in HUD homes, foreclos?

    Rent to own. 74 yr old retired senior needs a place to live. first time home buyer. Any part of town is good.

  • I am currently paying for a fully finished basement ?

    Two of the bedrooms we counted have cement floors in one room is no walls or ceiling just the boards. How do I know if those count towards square footage and therefore my payment.

    • Asked by Annette L Meldrum
    • Orem, FL
    • 338 views
    • Tips & Advice
    • Updated 9 months ago
  • I am adding a metal barn to my property ?

    I am adding a metal storage building to my property. why am I required to pay sales tax for it and then pay property tax every year?

    • Asked by Carlton Whidden
    • Fort Mc Coy, FL
    • 307 views
    • Remodeling
    • Updated 1 year ago
  • what are the fees for the seller?

    money is needed for a new condo my current home is paid for no loans

  • Does a bedroom have to have a closet to be legally called a bedroom?

    What if a room does not have a closet, can it be a bedroom?

    • Asked by Al
    • i don't know, FL
    • 1733 views
    • Remodeling
    • Updated 1 year ago
  • Does a room have to have a closet to be considered a bedroom?

    Antique home, many bedrooms are built without closets?

  • What counts as a bedroom?

    Hi, I'm wondering what makes a bedroom count as a bedroom. Does it need a window? Anything else? Thanks!

    • Asked by Mark Tucker
    • Pittsburgh, PA
    • 3516 views
    • Tips & Advice
    • Updated 1 year ago
  • How do I cancel a listing agreement?

    I'd like to cancel my listing agreement with my agent. I want to make sure that it's done correctly. How do I cancel a listing agreement?

  • Can I buy a house and have someone else pay the mortgage?

    I'm thinking of buying a house for an aging parent. If I put the loan in my name, could my parent pay the monthly mortgage or a portion of the income? I want to help my parent, but I don't want it to appear as income on my taxes or be penalized for trying to help.

    • Asked by Dion
    • Alexandria, LA
    • 1388 views
    • Home Loans
    • Updated 1 year ago
  • My home been on the market for 117 days what should I do ?

    I’ve changed the price five times and nothing is happening should I price it back up everything works it’s a cute house not sure of my realtors marketing strategy I figured go down on the price but was told that long on the market and lowering the price people will think something is wrong with it. was thinking to relist it

    • Asked by Rhonda
    • Folsom, CA
    • 674 views
    • Selling
    • Updated 1 year ago
  • Can the new owners kick me out?

    The homeowner he sold the house without telling the new owners that I've got a 12 months lease and I've still got 10 months left on the contract. Can the new owner kick me out?

    • Asked by Danny Greco
    • Perth Australia, FL
    • 632 views
    • Renting
    • Updated 1 year ago
  • Looking for an agent who sells land in Pine Bluff

    I reside in another state (Florida) and would like to sell my vacant lot located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.

    • Asked by Joann Neurath
    • Pine Bluff, AR
    • 796 views
    • Selling
    • Updated 1 year ago
  • Can I sell part of my property?

    I have almost 5 acres and want to sell part of the land.

    • Asked by Randall Hurley,in Care Of Linda Howell
    • Pelion, SC
    • 559 views
    • Selling
    • Updated 1 year ago
  • Selling my home with someone else on the deed

    I want to sell my home in Pittsburg but my nephew is on the Deed and will not work with me. Can I still sell it? I need some advice as to how we can get this property sold as he has been collecting the rents solely himself for approximately 5 years. I no longer want to be responsible and my name is First on the Deed. The home was my mother's home. He is only a grandson.

    • Asked by Anthony And Jayleyne
    • Pittsburgh, PA
    • 370 views
    • Selling
    • Updated 1 year ago
  • Executed Contract + addendum not signed

    Already closed but sellers didn’t sign contract. Only has a date on the signature line. Addendum and amendments that were part of the contract wasn’t given to the lender or signed by the sellers. We signed them but I don’t know what happened after I sent them to the Realtor.

    No one caught this error and now I have to sue the sellers for fraud and non disclosure. Agent said it was an executed contract, nothing to worry about? Is she correct?

  • Is four years too long to spend with a realtor?

    My husband started a new medical practice in Rochester Ny back in 2020. So we rent a condo there for him. Our family home is in PA with 3 years left for our last child to graduate HS before I move permanently to NY. We have been working with the same realtor in Rochester since 2020 have made multiple offers over the 4 years to no avail. He’s nice. My husband likes him. We mostly find our own listings to view online, occ he sends an email with a listing. But I’m frustrated! I don’t know what to do here. We made an offer last year on a house that would work for us for full price $895,000. The seller turned down our offer saying he now wanted 1.2 million because he thought he would get a bidding war. He didn’t get any other offers, so he took it off the market. He put it back in the market this June for 1.1 million. We did not know it was back on but I feel our realtor should have known and told us. It sold a few days later for $900,000. Only $5,000 more than our previous offer! This past week called our realtor to ask about an home that just came on the market wanting to know the area ext, our realtor sent us an email back saying it looked perfect for us. He Set up a showing for 2 days later we were so excited and planned to do whatever we could to get this one. Then the next day we were notified that an offer was accepted so no showing. We were heartbroken..until my husband mentioned this area to a co worker at the hospital who said oh yeah that house is 1/4 mile or less from A Nuclear Power plant. What?? How could our realtor not know this info? We would never been ok with a nuclear pop so close to a development and not have gotten excited then heartbroken then confused here. I feel like our realtor should have told us about this before the showing was even set up as I asked about the area since it was in Ontario and not Rochester. Something def feels wrong here. I know we have 3 years left to find something but we do t want to be stuck on that 3rd year, plus me having to look everyday on Realor.com, I gave a job myself and college kids, a hs kid, it feels like I’m the realtor not him. And neither is us are getting anywhere!!

    • Asked by Jenny
    • Rochester, NY
    • 336 views
    • Buying
    • Updated 1 year ago
  • Does a quick sale have to be approved by the mortgage company?

    I'm relocating and need to sale my home quickly. I have a buyer that wants to just take over the note. Could we do a quick sale?

    • Asked by Pamela Phillips
    • Nashville, FL
    • 543 views
    • Selling
    • Updated 1 year ago
  • best way to buy my parents a house and they pay ?

    How can I help disabled parents out and buy a house that they could pay mortgage payments on or pay payments to me with out having to charge them fair market value or major tax issues for me. There credit isn’t great and they are elderly and on a fixed income, trying to figure out best way for both of us

    • Asked by Valerie Henderson
    • Mary’s I’ll ohio, FL
    • 603 views
    • Buying
    • Updated 1 year ago
  • I'm selling my home and house flipper wants e-sign document?

    I'm scared of being scammed. Me and my family are all disabled and I don't want to be in the streets. help me. he wants me to e-sign documents. he can't take my house without paying me. Right?

    • Asked by Gary Steinhoff
    • Hertford, FL
    • 475 views
    • Selling
    • Updated 1 year ago
  • Do i need a real estate agent to give my son my house?

    Do I need a real estate agent or a lawyer to give my house as a gift to my 2 sons? or a lawyer? what paper work is needed?

    • Asked by Antonietta Torres
    • Henryville pa, FL
    • 681 views
    • Selling
    • Updated 1 year ago
  • How does a quick sell operate when the house is in probate?

    My sister and I obtained a right to deed the house was not in a will We don’t have an official will, to add. Although paperwork is in place . But as far as I know, we can legally sell the house now.

    • Asked by Nathan Doty
    • Moody, AL
    • 606 views
    • Selling
    • Updated 1 year ago
  • We have a 500k home and low mortgage Do we sell or rent?

    We have a $500k home with a 2.75% mortgage. We don't like the neighborhood, though, and we want to move. Our family is growing and we prefer a family friendly area but it seems like a bad idea to sell when mortgage rates are so high. Should we try to rent?

    • Asked by Melanie
    • Irwin, PA
    • 539 views
    • Selling
    • Updated 1 year ago
  • What to not fix when selling a house?

    What should I not fix when selling my house? I know I should try to put my best foot forward when selling, but I also don't want to go overboard and spend a bunch of money that I won't see returned to me.

    • Asked by Liz
    • Montrose, CO
    • 829 views
    • Selling
    • Updated 1 year ago
  • Candles or cookies for an open house?

    I've heard conflicting opinions on scents for an open house. Should I light a candle? Or I've heard of something with heating up vanilla for an open house? Do I bake cookies? Or do people not want to eat a stranger's cookies?

    • Asked by Faye
    • Lexington, KY
    • 1305 views
    • Selling
    • Updated 1 year ago
  • How many open houses is the right amount?

    My agent wants to have four open houses. Two this weekend and two next weekend. I feel like most home sales usually have one on a Sunday. Is four too many open houses?

    • Asked by Bo Helman
    • Wichita, KS
    • 3551 views
    • Selling
    • Updated 1 year ago
  • How to buy a house in California with bad credit?

    How to buy a house in California with bad credit? I'm trying to get better credit, but that will take a long time and I want to buy a house now.

  • Can I sell a just one building on my property?

    Its an older farmhouse fully insulated 12' wide x 12' tall x 28' long, I am not sure where to even start, it was on my property when i bought it, I would like to move it off the property and maybe try and make some extra money as well.

    • Asked by Randon L Bernards
    • Crooks, FL
    • 587 views
    • Selling
    • Updated 1 year ago
  • Real estate termination fee?

    Should our real estate agent have informed us if we terminated the contract as sellers there was a clause that they would still receive 5% commission ? Our agent never told us if we terminated the contract we would owe him the 5% when we signed the listing agreement. We wanted to switch agents but we didn’t realize this was written in the contract.

    • Asked by Julie Mcconnell
    • Gaithersburg, MD
    • 884 views
    • Selling
    • Updated 1 year ago
  • Can I buy a house in America if I live in the UK?

    Can I buy a house in America if I live in the UK? If so, what are some general steps that I need to take for the purchase?

    • Asked by Hannah
    • Boston, MA
    • 538 views
    • Buying
    • Updated 1 year ago
  • What Documents Do I Need To Buy A House In California?

    What documents do I need to buy a house in California ? Are there any documents that can help me to get a home or show I'm a strong buyer?

    • Asked by Kristin
    • Sunnyvale, CA
    • 1003 views
    • Buying
    • Updated 1 year ago
  • I need to get a fair market value on 3 properties?

    I have 2 properties, the 1st property has the main house and land plus detached apt and the 3rd property is is 113 acres with old farmhouse that I need to get a fair market value on them effective june of 2023 for tax purposes, father in law passed away

    • Asked by Lesia Crayton
    • Winston Salem, FL
    • 547 views
    • Selling
    • Updated 1 year ago
  • how can a foreigner buy a house in usa?

    how can a foreigner buy a house in usa? what are the requirements for a foreigner to buy a house in the usa?