Buying Your Home Question & Answers

Buying Your Home - Questions & Answers

What is a home warranty?
What closing costs should I anticipate in purchasing a home?
Do I need a real estate attorney when buying a home?
What is a lease option in connection with a home?
How do you find a reliable contractor?
Can I deduct a loss on the sale of a home?
If I rent out my vacation home, do I have to pay tax on the rental income?
What is the Mortgage Credit Certificate program?
How do property taxes work?
Are property taxes deductible?
Where can I learn more about appealing my property taxes?
How is a home's value determined?
Are taxes on second homes deductible?
What is an impound account?
Do all loans require impound accounts?
Is a low offer a good idea?
Where are fixer-uppers found?
What is the difference between market value and appraised value?
What home-buying costs are deductible?
What contingencies should be put in an offer?
How do you find a good agent?
Whose obligation is it to disclose pertinent information about a property?
How is the price set?
Are foreclosures an option?
What types of foreclosure are there?
What happens at a trustee sale?
How do you determine the value of a troubled property?
How do you get financing for a foreclosure?
How do you find government-repossessed homes?
How do you choose between buying and renting?
What are the standard ways of finding out how much a home is worth?
How do you choose between condos and single-family homes?
Is there a secret to good negotiating?
Are low-ball offers advisable?
Are interest rates negotiable?
What is the difference between list and sales prices?
Can you buy homes below market?
Can you negotiate the price on new homes?
Who gets the furnishings when a home is sold?
Can I get a HUD home for as little as $100 down?
Are there programs for fixer-uppers?
Explain the home mortgage deduction . .
Should I buy a vacation home?
Are there tax credits for first-time home buyers?
Are seller-paid points deductible?
What kind of return is there on remodeling jobs?
Are there gov't programs for rehab?
What are some resources for info on home improvements?
Are there any special tax breaks for historic rehab?
Are condominiums risky to buy?
Where can you find foreclosures?
Where can you find foreclosed HUD homes?
What do you think of a vacation home as an investment?
What do you think of get-rich-quick real estate schemes?
What is the best time to buy?
How can I save on closing costs?
Do condos have to be made accessible to the disabled?
Can condos ban smoking?
Can a condo association ban nudity?
Are condos a good investment?
What are some tips on negotiation?
How do I save on taxes?
What are the pros and cons of adding on or buying new?
What are some guidelines to follow when trying to find a contractor?
Do I need an attorney when I buy a house?
What's a house worth?
What kind of home insurance should I get?
When is the best time to buy?
What can I afford?
How much will I spend on maintenance expenses?
What are the standard contingencies?
What is a lease option?
What are the rules for mortgage credit certificates?
How do I find a real estate agent?
What about a buyer's agent?
Are fixers a good idea in bad areas?
Do you have to buy HUD homes through a realty agent?
Are points deductible?
What about buying a foreclosure "as is"?
Do builders give financing?
What standards do appraisers use to estimate value?
Where do I get information about housing discrimination?
Where can I get a list of home builders?
Where can I get information on buyer agents?
Where do I get information about closing costs?
Where do I get information on condo association laws?
Where do I get information on condos?
Where do I get information on filing consumer complaints?
Where do I get information on co-ops?
Where do I get information on housing market stats?
Where do I get information on IRS publications?
How do I reach the IRS?
Where do I get information on lease options?
Where do I get information about finding a real estate attorney?
Where do I get information on manufactured housing?
Where do I get information on home market stats and trends?
What is the standard debt-to-income ratio?
Should I hire a home inspector for a new home?
Can I use an agent for a new home?
What are some new-home cautions?
What about new versus previously owned?
What are considerations to buying a new home?
What is the return on new versus previously owned homes?
How do I find a home inspector?
What repairs should the seller make?
How do lease options work and what are the benefits?
Can a co-owner force someone off a shared deed?
How long do bankruptcies and foreclosures stay on a credit report?
What is Fannie Mae's low-down program?
How much does my real estate agent need to know?
What do all of those real estate acronyms in the ads mean?
What is the difference between list price, sales price and appraised value?
Do we dig deep and buy a dream home or settle for a starter home?
How are fees and assessments figured in a homeowners association?
How do I get the real scoop on homes I am looking at?
Can I find out the value of my home through the Internet?
What are closing costs?
Who pays the closing costs?
Why do I need a title report?
Are one-bedroom condominiums a good investment?
What is the first step to buying a home?
How do I figure out the homeowners association?
Should I include an inspection contingency in my offer?
What's a home inspection?
Do I need a home inspection?
How do I find a home inspector?
Where do I learn about HUD foreclosures?
What is a Realtor?
What is a termite inspection in connection with a home purchase?
How Do I Negotiate a Short Sale?
Should I Hire a Home Inspector before Purchasing a Condo?
Do Open Houses Really Work When You're Trying to Sell a Home?
When Does It Make More Sense to Rent a Home than to Buy One?
Is a Home Warranty Worth Getting?
The Cost of Selling a Home
How Can I Find Out What Price a Specific House or Condo Sold For?
What is the Difference between a Warranty Deed and a Quit Claim Deed?
What Does a Mortgage Broker Do?
How Can I Find a Real Estate Attorney Near Me?
How Does “Seller Financing” Work in Real Estate?
What does PMI stand for?
How can I Find out What Year a House was Built?
How Can You Find Foreclosure Listings in Florida?
How Can You Find Foreclosure Listings in Las Vegas?
How Big is a Studio Apartment Typically?
What is a Loft?
Do I Really Need Homeowner's Insurance When Buying a Home?
How Can I Find Information on How Much Homes Have Sold For?
What are Home Warranties?
Does the Buyer or the Seller Pay the Real Estate Agent Fee?
How Do Real Estate Agents Get Compensated?
What does MLS mean?
How Can You Get Multiple Service Listing Information?
What Is Trulia.com?
What Is Zillow.com?
What Web Sites Contain Mortgage Interest Rate Information?
What is a FHA Loan?
Are Mortgage Payments Tax Deductible?
How Can You Use Craigslist to Find an Apartment to Rent?
What Web Sites Contain Foreclosure Listings and Vacation Rental Information?
What Web Sites Contain Condo Sale Listings?
What Web sites contain home sale listings?
What Web Sites Contain Rental Apartment Listings?
What is a Pest Control Inspection?
How is a Co-Op Different than a Condominium?

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