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Accepted offer. After inspection things came up from inspection (like really old, but working, furnace).
answered on Aug 1, 2017
A thorough examination of your contract of sale should readily be able to provide you with those answers.
answered on Jul 31, 2017
In New York at least there is case law which asserts that occupying a home without a valid C/O teeters on the edge of criminality, so I would strongly recommend against it for many reasons.
He had survey on his house recently in 2017 and found out that are driveway,fence, cement and bushes in his land by 3 feet. We are not aware of that. My brother owned this home years ago and had worked on the outside and could have went into there land by fault where he has permit for all work he... View More 
answered on Jul 30, 2017
Did you wisely invest in getting a new survey when you bought your house? Because if you did, you would know precisely what YOUR property lines are, irrespective of what your neighbor so advocates.
We are selling our house FSBO and set to close Monday. In the contract we have 60 days until we have to be out. We agreed to let them store there belongings here for the trade off of staying the 60 days as we are in the process of building a new home. We are not paying rent and the utilities... View More
answered on Jul 29, 2017
The answer to this question should have been spelled out in detail in the contract of sale.
We did not use attorneys and we did not do any type of deed. I want to buy a new house and have him sell this one. We got the house before we were married and i was not on the loan or house paperwork.
answered on Jul 28, 2017
Until your husband executes a deed to the property and conveys title to the house to you, nothing changed as to ownership of the house.
We just purchased a home. We've lived here for about 2 1/2 months, but we started experiencing plumbing issues within the first few weeks. The plumber we spoke with said the seller had to have known these issues yet they weren't disclosed to us. Do we have any kind of recourse?
The house is in my mother and step father's name. He died at the end of May. The house automatically goes to my mother. She wants to make sure that I get the house when she dies. We do not know how to go about doing this.
answered on Jul 24, 2017
Assuming your mother and step-father owned the real estate as tenants by the entirety, your mother could convey to you a 100% remainder interest in the real estate and retain unto herself a 100% life estate interest. That would accomplish what you posed in your question.
answered on Jul 24, 2017
Since you rightfully have trepidations, you should retain an architect of your own choosing to give you a written professional opinion as to this question, this way it won't matter what the seller tells you.
on my home. Does the lien have to be paid off if I gift the home to a direct descendant?
I recently stopped by & the house has brown granite, floors, and beige walls. Builder acknowledges the error but is refusing to make any changes due to the cost. Please advise what my rights are.
answered on Jul 14, 2017
Normally, with new construction the contract contains an inclusions list. If your inclusions list reads gray granite, floors and walls, you may have rights against the builder. If this however, was only verbal, then you had better get used to what he installed.
answered on Jul 7, 2017
Your easiest solution is to ask the lender you intend upon using and have them respond to you in writing.
Is this legal? When I complained he said I lost house.
House purchased in MD together 19 months ago, paid cash, no mortgage. Does one person have legal right to ask for half of value or portion of value to remove name from deed? Or can one person be removed with no money exchanging hands?
answered on Jul 5, 2017
If the two parties cannot come to an amicable resolution, either of them can bring an action in partition which is the forced sale of the real estate under the direction of the court for arms length fair value. Meanwhile, either of them is free to stop the proceeding by coming to their senses and... View More
The earnest $ put down was 1% and subject to getting a mortgage. Our realtor has indicated that in NC any buyer can walk away from any agreement up to settlement and get their earnest money returned. Is this accurate?
answered on Jun 30, 2017
The language in your contract will determine that. For your sake, hopefully you didn't sign a contract that contains such foolish language.
There were some issues with the home which we realized after offer got accepted.
answered on Jun 25, 2017
Your contract may contain contingencies that may afford you the opportunity to cancel the contract.
I signed a contract on an investment property in Niagara Falls, NY. One of the tenants moved out, and squatters moved in. The property, therefore, is not in the same condition as when I signed the contract. I do not wish to close on the property and would like to get my $ 2,500 deposit back. The... View More
answered on Jun 23, 2017
Since the amount in question is likely within the jurisdictional limit you may want to consider Small Claims Court.
I would like to consult you on a real estate matter, and find out whether you are willing to assist me in this case which you may consider to be too trivial.
We were going to purchase a property which was not listed in MLS, but was offered to us at $145K via a seller's realtor, and... View More
answered on Jun 23, 2017
That will depend exclusively on what the language in the contract that you executed recites. As I have heard said time and time again, one doesn't require an attorney until you require an attorney.
answered on Jun 18, 2017
If you are not specific as such you leave yourself open as to the possibility of there being an ambiguity as to this issue, so you are better served to be specific in that regard.
answered on Jun 16, 2017
You would be best served by being represented by a real estate attorney who is conversant in real estate law.
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