Find a good leasing agent if you're looking to lease a single family home or townhouse. Start by asking real estate agent companies. Q: I love your show and your advice is always so helpful! My current lease is up at the end of September, and I really want to lease a single family home [...]
Refinancing a condominium where there is no homeowners association may prove difficult unless the condo is treated as a townhouse. Q: I currently own a cloud condo in San Diego, CA. It consists of four units, all of which are four stories, detached by about 3 inches, no common walls, no common roof, no common [...]
If you can't sell a vacant land, try working with a real estate agent, doing a short sale, or reducing property taxes to sell or lower cost. Q: I purchased about four acres of raw land in Georgia in 2000. The land is in a gated development that I thought I’d retire to. I still [...]
Greg McBride, Jack Otter, Liz Weston and Fred Glick join me to talk about your money and the economy. And as usual, providing personal finance advice, real estate advice and consumer advice on the Ilyce Glink Show June 24, 2012 on WSB Radio. My weekly show always contains various forms of personal finance advice but [...]
Ilyce Glink interviews four writers and experts in personal finance, real estate, mortgage and the economy on her June 24 show on WSB Radio. Greg McBride, Vice President, Senior Financial Analyst at Bankrate.com Greg McBride at Bankrate.com McBride provides both in-depth commentary and analysis as well as practical advice to consumers. Through Bankrate.com's Money Makeover series, he [...]
You can refinance a rented house, but if you are almost done paying your mortgage, consider the refinance fees and pay off your mortgage. Q: My wife and I were listening to your Sunday show and tried for two hours to get through, unsuccessfully. Here’s our situation. We purchased a foreclosed home last summer making [...]
Changing the name on a title to a home is bad idea if you're stuck in a bad marriage. Think about divorce and financial independence. Q: Years ago, I bought my mother's house and then made the mistake of getting married for a second time. His name is second on the title to the property. [...]
What do real estate agents earn in commission? Negotiating a few thousand dollars on a home price won't bolster their commission much. Q: We are trying to buy a bank-owned house. The listing price was $115,000 and we offered $90,000 last week. The listing agent wrote back, "The bank said $96,000. All other terms the [...]
When selling a rental home, understand the tax implications of selling the rental home and the 1031 exchange rules if you buy a new home. Q: I was wondering if you would be so kind and clarify something for me. I have a rental home that I have rented out for the past 18 months. [...]
Refinancing small mortgages can be difficult, but you may be able to get a lower interest rate without refinancing through HELOC alternatives. Q: I have a house. The original mortgage I took out was for $110,000 at 7.5 percent, and I still owe $37,000. My problem is that no one will refinance the $37,000. They [...]
