Get Expert Real Estate Advice

Find answers to your home buying, selling, and real estate questions from trusted professionals.

Ask An Agent

Get answers from licensed real estate agents on buying, selling, loans, appraisals, contracts, and market trends.

Post a Question

Recent Questions

1936 questions found

Advice Topics:

State:

Sort By:

How can I pull equity out of my apartment building when my loan has a prepayment penalty?

I own a 10 unit building worth about $800k with roughly $380k left on the mortgage, but my note charges a prepayment penalty if I refinance in the next four years, so what are my options for tapping that equity to buy more property without a full refi?

7 Answers

my mom is selling her house but my brother live there and he say he aint leaving. can she still sell it with him in ther

my mom is selling her house but my brother live there and he say he aint leaving. can she still sell it with him in there

6 Answers

Why won't this seller respond to my cash offer?

For over a year I've tried to buy a property whose owner keeps relisting it, flipping between pending and active, and never responds to any serious offer, including a contingency-free cash offer with specific inspection requests. We have never met, so I can't attribute it to personal dislike. What's the established protocol for presenting an offer when a seller won't engage, and would a buyer's agent change that?

4 Answers

Why did my property taxes triple after buying from a senior citizen?

We closed on a house back in March that was owned by an elderly widow who'd lived there since the 90s, and everyone kept raving about the "insanely low" taxes, which is honestly part of why we overbid by about $8k. This week our first full tax bill came in almost triple what she was paying, and apparently it's because of some senior tax freeze that doesn't transfer to us. Is there anything we can actually do about this, or did we just get stuck?

5 Answers

Should I tell my landlord I'm buying a house before my lease ends?

My lease doesn't end for another two months, but I'm about to go under contract on a house, so should I tell my landlord now or wait, and what should I be careful about with the closing timeline so I don't end up paying for both places at once?

6 Answers

How do I finance an auction.com property that won't allow an appraisal?

Im trying to buy a property off auction.com but they wont give me or an appraiser access to actually see it before closing. Is there any way to get financing without a normal appraisal, or am I stuck paying cash on this one?

6 Answers

What are the biggest red flags at a foreclosure auction?

Thinking about bidding on a house at a foreclosure auction next month. What are the biggest red flags that should make me walk away before I even bid?

4 Answers

Should I sell my out-of-state rental or keep dealing with rising HOA and insurance costs?

I moved to Virginia years ago but still own a 3 bed 2.5 bath townhouse I bought in the 2000s in Delray Beach that I been renting out for $2,400 a month, and its honestly wearing me down managing it from so far away. The HOA dues and insurance have both gone up a lot lately and the place needs some work too. For someone selling a rental like this from out of state, would an agent recommend listing it normally or trying to move it off-market fast?

6 Answers

Do buyers have more leverage right now with the holidays coming?

Im trying to sell a property in Phoenix and need to know NOW if this is a sellers or buyers market. Everyone keeps saying the holidays are slowing things down and buyers have more leverage, is that actually true here or just talk? I dont want to sit on this listing for months, so should an agent tell me to price aggressive now or wait it out??

5 Answers

My neighbor's messy yard is ruining my curb appeal

We work hard to have a nice yard and have regularly maintained the outside of our house. However, next door, it's a mess. Weeds are everywhere and they do the minimum to cut the grass. There's trailers and cars always parked around and general items that just sit around and looks like junk. I think this is going to hurt the sale of our house. What can we do? Can we offer to clean it up for them?

24 Answers