Archive for November, 2009

How can I work from home and make a good living?

You see all this, sell on ebay, buy realestate, bla bla bla stuff on TV. Well whats the truth. How can I make a good living and still work from home.
most of that crap is a scam

Is it legal for an executor of an estate to do this?

My uncle is the executor of my grandparents estate and the Will states the the assest are to be devided equally between my father and him (a strait 50/50). My uncle has refused to communicate with my dad and has sent letters to the realestate agent and title company demanding that they write one check [...]

how do i get a good realestate agent?

ask around. people u know mayhave some good ideas on what company they went through and how things were handled

can I write off closing costs on investment realestate?

If I purchase realestate, (residential duplex) to rent out for investment purposes, can I write off the closing costs?
Absolutely! In fact, your escrow company will send you a statement at the end of the year to give to your accountant.

real estate agent avg. income?

what is the average income of real estate salesperson and realestate broker
you can’t go by averages, because they include people with Realtor licenses that aren’t active.
however, as a realtor, you should expect to make no less than 75k/year. Many make WAAY more than that, like 75k for selling just ONE house. [...]

Who is liable for a broken window in a rental property?

Ok, so I know I am…I’m the one who broke it. The thing is, it is a flowery pattern glass. I broke the small window pane, at the bottom. There is a larger one above it, still perfectly fine. By law I have to fit safety glass in, and it doesn’t come in the old [...]

Options available to ‘finance’ capital loss at closing of sale of real estate?

What are my financing options available at the time of a sale of realestate property to compensate for monies owed mortgage company due to falling appraised value of the home? In other words, price/sale of home will not pay off the outstanding mortgage balance. Thanks.
You will have to ask the lender if they can [...]

I am freaking out about this house right now?

Ok so heres the story. about a month ago i found this house i absolutely love and when i went to get info on it and possibly put an offer on it i was told it went in to escrow and it was very rare for peoples loans to fall thru at that point and [...]

I’m interested in buying a piece of property that’s residential on top and commercial on the bottom?

I want to buy a building. (You usually find buildings like these in cities). The top floor or two floors is the residence/apartment and the bottom floor is a store). What is this called? Does anyone know of the tax implicatons of such structure? Would I [...]

my mother passed away 18 months ago an there are 2 houses still not sold?

my brother is repairing one an he dosnt know wehat hes doing the other one my other brother is gona buy taxes an ins an utilitys are being payed out of the estate an neither house was listed yet. there was enough money from the stocks an ins that was cashed in an put in [...]