Archive for February, 2010

can you get out of a HOA if it wasn’t known by realestate when contract was drawn? found by title search?

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

we are under contract to buy a house. When realestate showed house it says no HOA’s on flyer and agent said there wasn’t any. when title search was done it was found,but the hoa it’s listed doesn’t have it on their paper agent said. can we get removed from the hoa. we really want the house but not HOA

HOAs are pretty powerful, I doubt you can op out.

However if you still have not bought the house you most likely can get out of the contract and get your deposit ot earnest money back.

how can i run a realestate website successfully?

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

real estate for selling and buying properties.. i have started a website www.keralarealmarket.com , now i want to have more traffic into that web page and i expect income from both advertisements and brokerage for selling and buying of properties by our clients. how can i run the site successfully?

I have no idea where you are located, as the place names are unfamiliar to me.

However, there are a few things that are important for a real estate website:

1. Provide the opportunity for website visitors to find properties they are interested in. I visited your site and it seems that you are already doing this. However, if it is possible to provide photos, this would be an enhancement. Website visitors like to see photos of properties. And make the photos descriptive and pretty.

2. I’m not sure what percentage of people where you are look at the internet for real estate, but if you want to get your website on the first page of results for your area, look into Pay per click or sponsored advertising. To get in natural results takes time, at least 6 months or even longer. Study Search Engine Optimization (SEO) so that you can make your website search engine friendly as well. Also use your domain name in your advertising (in the newspaper or elsewhere) so that before your website shows up in search engine results, people begin to become aware of your website.

3. Provide a sign in sheet for website visitors to request more information. This is essential so that you can capture contacts and follow up with them. And do follow up. Create a dialogue the same as you would in person. Many people who visit websites for real estate in the US are "just looking". Thus make your sign in sheet voluntary to avoid a lot of fake email addresses and contact information. If your sign in sheet is voluntary, you can interpret visitor sign ins as possibly being "almost" ready to purchase. Sometimes you have to follow up with people for a long time before they are ready to purchase.

4. Create a newsletter or something with good information about real estate in general or in your area that you can send to your contacts each month. For those who are not yet ready to purchase, this will remind them of you so when they are ready, they will contact you (hopefully).

Getting real estate business for the internet is a tricky thing. The most important thing is to give people the information they want, follow up quickly and keep in touch with the people who do sign in at your website.

Good luck.

Is having termites a valid reason to back out of a contract when buying a house?

Monday, February 15th, 2010

My realestate agent says the termites are not a "major defect".

You’re real estate agent’s lying to you. They just want their commission. Look, here in California it’s the law that the house must have a termite inspection before the close of escrow. Also, the seller is responsible for making all repairs. Don’t get suckered into buying something that’s not livable.
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I need to find a realestate web site showing the sales history of a home to compare to its current listing?

Monday, February 15th, 2010

So I can compare what it sold for previously and when, what they have updated and what they are asking for it now, so I know what to offer. Thanks

That is in the MLS, you agent can get it, it is not public.

So for how much will the American political realestate be going for?

Saturday, February 13th, 2010

Now that corporations have unlimited access to influencing government, how long before china, Saudi Arabia, Russia, and EU pipeline their agendas through the corporations, of their prospective countries.

a) 1 years (congress)
b) 3 years (presidency and congress)
c) 5 years (congress )
d) 8 years (presidency and congress)
e) ?

By the way, you can thank republicans for putting America up for sale to the international community. America will now be expected to tap dance to the tone of the highest bitter. Now it is officially a whore.

Get ready people, because the New World Order is upon us. And republicans have put them on the drivers seat.

We used to have statesmen,
then they became politicians,
now they will become prostitutes.

I am predicting $6 million for a representative, and $8 million for a senator.

Governors will go relatively cheaply, at anywhere from $2-5 million.

"Hi texas, this is your new representative…sponsored by exxon…"

is this house worth 84,000?

Saturday, February 13th, 2010

it was built in 1910 it’s three beds,large kitchen,dinning room,den,living room and house stable it’s really cool http://realestate.timesrecordnews.com/realestate/Sales/Listing.asp?lid=392-96530 here a pic of the house

I would ask the listing agent to supply you sales comps, the home looks lovely but its always location, location, location,.

The reference to Zillow was good, however I have seen the numbers way off.

Ask the agent, how long has the home been on the market? How did the seller or agent determine price?

This will give you better insight.

This is a prime example at that price and today interest rate, its cheaper to own both in the short and long term

Best to you.

PS I like Texas and Louisiana

As anyone used the john Alexander 14days riches in real estate book?

Saturday, February 13th, 2010

l watched the program on tv and he souned pretty good but am not really sure if what him and his student said are really true. cos they all testified to buying realestate with no money down. is that real or is it a scam.

sweetie, have you been living under a rock? pick up the business journal, or read any news, or watch any financial report. the market is dead and people are bankrupt for doing EXACTLY what the book urges.

Where can I find a reliable timeshare realestate broker who will sell our time share without upfront fees?

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010


To resale or rent a timeshare is a hard task, the basic rule is not to pay money up-front, don’t be another victim of a scam.

Unfortunately over 50% of people that really need to sell their timeshare falls for this resale scams where they charge money upfront and less than 10% of them use their only real option which is to post it or offer it trough free advertising options as much, and as many sites as they can (it is ok to pay a few dollars to post in a great place but no more that $20 to $30).

Timeshares do not have resale value and in most situations you would take a loss in what you paid for, as they resale for less than $2000 USD.

There are some free classified ads where you can start posting:

http://timeshareownerscommunity.com/
http://craigslist.com
http://ebay.com
http://recycler.com/
http://usfreeads.com/
http://www.inetgiant.com/

will the property rates come down in 2009?

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

I mean due to financial breake down will the realestate come down in the coming year.

down trend not likely. it may stay in present level or in the upward movement

the present recession pushed everything to lowest end

considering the fuel price at below $50 and indexes of various stock markets which are also at record low in the recent years, every thing will tend increase only in the year ahead.

i am buying a mobile home for cash from owner what has to be done to safeguard my investment? inspectors?

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

do i need to get a realestate lawyer? who pays closing costs, building inspectors and whaterver else needs to be done?

Getting an inspection would be a very good idea, preferably someone who knows mobile homes.

Are you just buying the mobile home or is there land with it? If there’s land, definitely get a real estate lawyer to handle the paperwork and closing.

If you are just buying the mobile home and no land, it may be more like a car sale. Many states title mobile homes just like a car.