Why must tenant pay to recarpet whole house?
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Question: My husband and I, along with our two small children and one dog, recently moved out of a townhome that we lived in for 2 1/2 years. The property manager is telling us that due to the use of a store-bought steam vacuum cleaner to clean up where the dog had an accident, the carpet in the entire..(read more)
San Lorenzo Valley roof algae issues are at a all time high
Applying 3-ingredient solution preferred to high-pressure wash
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
Q: We have a house that was built in 1979, in a neighborhood of other houses all built around the same time. Our house has a gray composition shingle roof that has developed large dark stains in many areas. Other homes in the..(read more)
Q: My agent told me that to sell my property faster I should offer to pay the closing costs for the buyer. It seems that my agent is aiding the buyer over doing his job and helping me sell. I feel like he should be getting the best sell price for me. Is it common for the buyer to pay closing costs?
A: When you're in a very slow market with plenty of competing homes for sale, you have to differentiate..(read more)
Does buyer have recourse against seller for nondisclosure of 'constant screaming'?
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
Q: I bought a house several months ago. The sellers didn't mention the tremendous amount of noise that the neighbor makes.
Almost every Sunday, the neighbor next door (it's a duplex, so we share a wall) screams while watching sports, and not just when his team..(read more)
Recently a couple considered buying a home in the Santa Cruz Mountains of California. Before writing up an offer, they reviewed the seller's disclosure package. The package included the seller's disclosure statements about the property's condition, a termite inspection and a home inspection. Based on the fact that the property appeared to have no significant defects, the buyers made an offer and the..(read more)
Should homeowner tear down wall or provide easement?
Friday, October 19, 2007
Patti Lyles http://www.FeltonProperty.com
Q: My neighbor recently extended a retaining wall for a driveway and encroached upon our property by a distance of 12 inches by 9 feet. We had our property surveyed three weeks after the construction and discovered this.
Our neighbor proposes that we..(read more)
Q: My father died late last year and left a piece of property to my two sisters and me. Ownership is to be divided equally. The property is a house on Opal Cliffs in Santa Cruz, California. Local real estate agents have told us the property is worth $1.2 to $1.5 million. We all live too far away to use or manage the property and have decided to sell. However, one sister insists on doing nothing..(read more)
Stream of low offers confuses home seller
Q: I tried to sell a house for the appraised price and was unable to sell at that price. I understand that property will not sell when it is priced too high but the offers I received were $15,000 to $18,000 less than the appraisal just done 5 months ago.
I was under the impression that if I advertised the property for the appraised price, it would move..(read more)
If your house has been on the market for quite a while (3 to 6 months), you may have already dropped your price and now you're waiting for the buyers to rush in and make wonderful offers on this now-priced right property. And then it happens.
The lone buyer does appear, like a bandit in the night and offers you even less than what you just agreed to. Quite a bit less -- about 10 percent less...(read more)
Interest-only loan option works well in seller's market
Monday, September 24, 2007
Most home buyers are resistant to selling their current home before they already have another one tied up. This means buying before selling, which carries an element of risk.
One way to approach such a move, if market conditions permit, is to make an offer on the new home that is contingent..(read more)
