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Do we have any recourse against the sellers for a hidden foundation problem?
We bought our house back in April and everything seemed fine until I was doing yard work and decided to pull out an old mulch bed on the side of the house. Once I got under there and into the crawlspace I found the sill plates were basically gone in some spots and the foundation had shifted more than it should have. The sellers checked no on the disclosure for any foundation issues, but they had replaced the water lines, electrical, and HVAC ducting under that exact spot, which feels like more than a coincidence. The mulch was piled up 4 to 6 inches with nothing underneath it, like it was put there on purpose. Is there any argument that they intentionally covered this up, or are we just out of luck at this point?
Does this kind of resort condo rental setup exist anywhere in the US?
About 15 years ago I bought a condo in a resort down in Belize for around 250K and it turned out to be one of the best investments Ive made. Whenever I wasnt using it the resort would rent it out to vacationers and send me a cut, and I got to decide when it was available or not. My neighbor there never rented his out and it just sat empty, which still blows my mind. I ended up selling during covid when the management company went under, but Im curious if theres anything like that here in the states, some kind of privately owned unit inside a resort that isnt technically a timeshare. Ive looked at a few coastal areas but havent found anything that matches what I had.
Should I sell my barely-cash-flowing rental to get out of debt?
I own a rental property in a really desirable area thats worth around 650K but I still owe 340K on it, and after the mortgage and expenses Im barely clearing any cash flow most months. On top of that Ive got about 25K in credit card debt sitting there which I know is bad. Im thinking about selling, paying off the card, and using whats left to either buy something smaller in cash or hand some of it to a friend who flips houses professionally. Feels like I got lucky landing this place in the first place and I dont want to mess it up by making the wrong move now. What would you do in my shoes?
Asked by Marcus D. | Trenton, NJ | 08-10-2026 | 78 Views | Selling | Updated 2 months ago
Selling a house after divorce
I'm currently living in a house that is in both mine and my ex-husband's name. We've been officially divorced since December 2025, and it is written in our divorce decree that the house would be sold and anything made from the sell would be equitably split between us. I am close to having the house ready to be put on the market, but I want to try to find a local realtor that knows how to work with divorced people that are selling a house. My ex-husband and I do not communicate. Is there any guidance you can give me on how to go about finding a realtor to work with?
Asked by Bobbie Phillips | Rockport, IN | 08-08-2026 | 96 Views | Selling | Updated 2 months ago
Can we still negotiate repair credits after agreeing to "right to inspect, no repairs"?
We're under contract on our dream house for 830k and agreed to a right to inspect but no repair request clause just to get our offer accepted. The inspection came back with a bunch of issues, including a high radon reading and a few thousand dollars worth of bigger stuff, so we asked for a 10k credit anyway. Sellers only want to cover the radon system and we're stuck a couple thousand apart. Our agent even offered to give up some of her own commission to bridge the gap, but Im not sure if we're the ones in the wrong here or if we still have any real leverage.
Do we actually owe our agent a fee after our short sale fell through?
Our short sale got cancelled by the bank right after our loan modification got approved, which honestly felt like good news at first. Now our agent is saying we owe a cancellation fee to her brokerage, first it was $11k, then she knocked it down to $7k, then for a few days it dropped to $2k if we paid within two weeks, and now its back up to $7k again. She wants us to sign something saying we as the sellers are cancelling the deal and owe that money, but we have never gotten an actual bill or heard from the brokerage itself. My husband wants to just sign it and be done with it, but Im telling him to wait until we see something in writing. Were trying to find an attorney but its been hard given everything else going on right now. Is this even something we're on the hook for?
Can someone help me to figure out how to sell a plot
I have an extra pot with my parents cemetery and I would like to sell it
Is it smart to sell our house and lose our 3.5% rate just to be debt free?
Me and my husband are stuck deciding if we should sell our first home or just tough it out here. We love the house but the school zone isnt great for our son starting kindergarten next year, and neither of us can swing afterschool pickup with how far we both commute. Weve also got some debt that would be gone in about 3 years if we just keep grinding away at it, but if we sell now our equity would basically wipe it out overnight. Problem is were locked in at 3.5% and I know rates like that arent coming back anytime soon. Part of me thinks giving that up just to be debt free and closer to work is a mistake, but the school thing keeps nagging at me too. Is there a smarter way to think about this before we just list it?
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