Recent Posts
- RealtyStore.com's January 2010 Oregon Foreclosure Report - Foreclosure Notices up 42% from ‘09
- RealtyStore.com brings you PrimeBenefit Program to save thousands
- Getting your offer accepted
- Five reasons why you should work with a Buyer's Agent
- 2010 will be a great year for foreclosure investors
- Know what your home is worth
- I loved that Realty Store gave you the address
- Should homeowner's association publish list of delinquent owners?
- Don't pay your contractor until the job is done (and you're happy with it)
- Rental properties: Is a Series LLC a serious option?
Getting your offer accepted
Tue, 02/16/2010 - 18:46 — RealtyStoreHave you been making offers on home with little result? Are your offers not getting accepted?
This can be especially bewildering if you learn later that the home sold for LESS than what you were willing to pay.
The bouyant market of five years ago taught many home-buyers to come in at more than the offered price. This would pre-empt a bidding war and entice the seller into accepting the offer speedily.
Sometimes, though, the highest bidder does not get the prize.
Should homeowner's association publish list of delinquent owners?
Tue, 01/19/2010 - 07:42 — Benny KassDEAR BENNY: I just read your response on a question about publishing the names of delinquent owners. I served as our first treasurer since turnover of our 234 single-family-home association. I, too, was asked that question and responded as you suggest, deeming it a confidential matter.
Don't pay your contractor until the job is done (and you're happy with it)
Tue, 01/19/2010 - 07:34 — Benny KassDEAR BENNY: My contractor still has many small jobs to finish with our house. If he doesn't do these jobs that we've already paid him for, what are my options? I am completely frustrated with our contractor. --Rex
1031 exchange, "like-kind" and "starker" exchanges
Tue, 01/12/2010 - 08:23 — Benny KassDEAR BENNY: We have a rental home and would like to exchange it for a rental home in another part of the state. What length of time does the new house have to be rented before we could move into it? My husband's mother (age 90) who is still living independently in another state will be moving in with us when we make the move. She is getting frailer and needs to move to a place without stairs. I need a knee replacement and also need a house without stairs, and the new property meets our needs. Do these medical problems affect the timing? --Kathy
New Neighborhoods: The Consumer's Guide to Condominium, Co-op and HOA Living, by Gary & Ryan Poliakoff
Tue, 01/05/2010 - 11:51 — Benny Kass
DEAR BENNY: In your column a few weeks ago you mentioned a book written about condos and townhomes. Could you please give me the name of the book and where I can buy it? --MaryLou
