I just bought a house?
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Put in a sprinkler system controlled from inside.
765252
I'm not sure what you're asking. Check with a real estate lawyer.
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That's not for any purchase.  I believe its only for any contract that you have signed when someone has come to your house.\n\nits a 3 day "cooling off" period.
69634
consider yourself lucky to be a new home buyer.  Yes you will have more out of pocket costs initially but you will receive tax benefit bigger then you have received previously.  You will have an association fee, hazard insurance, taxes etc...  your interest on your home loan is a write off.  Talk to your tax advisor for more details on the benefit.  Write me an email and I'll send you a free .pdf on the benefits of home ownership if you prefer.\n\nYou need to know your current county tax base.  In CA we estimates taxes at 1.25% depending on the county the home is locate in (your taxes may higher so check with your county recorders office or ask a realtor, they will know).  Hazard insurance can be estimated at $50 or less for your condo (just a guess) and your association is based on your HOA (Home Owners Association) so ask them or simply ask any current owner what they are today.
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You are both legally responsible for the house mortgage since, as you said, you bought it together.\nNow would be a good time to come to some agreement on the house and/or any other properties you acquired together and allow one to buy the other one out, or sell the house and split the profits.
671109
if you live in the uk you can call your local authority and speak to the land charges department. give them your address and they'll tell you whether there's a charge on your house.
490334
how come you have no equity?\nyou bought it for 0% down? then get the new house with 0 down.\nyou refinanced and lost all the money gambling? you should still have some equity, no?\nif you don't have savings and don't qualify for the right loan, then stay at your current home, budget yourself so you can save and get a new home at a later point in your life.\ndon't live beyond your means, don't be 'house poor' (people who buy expensive house and  burn 90% of their income on the mortgage).
1000718
Hi there i am in the process of building my new home and i found it more easier to start building from my own pocket so that when i move into it, it is all mine and did'nt have to worry about anyone taking it from me or the monthly bill on it.It has taken me and my fiance two years to do it and now we will be moving in our own home in two weeks.So i think that if you can do it that way then that is the best thing to do.
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Real Estate Agent here!  Dont worry about if your agent knows!  Go directly to the broker...this is the person who is in charge of your agent!  Demand to know at what stage of the sale your agent is!  Your agent is required to give you proof of any transaction that is going on with your own house!  Your agent can not withhold any information at all.  this can be considered breach of contract!  Please contact the Broker immediately.  Something could very well possibly be going on behind your back.  Did you sign your agreement papers?  typically it takes 4 weeks for a closing to happen depending upon the circumstances!  Now stop reading this and contact the Broker...NOW!\n\nBest of Luck!
475753
My husband and I were faced with the question to build our first home, or just buy.  After talking with plenty of friends who have or are building their home, and doing some research on it - we decided to buy a brand new home instead.  \n\nThe biggest complaints I heard was getting all those permits... water,  sewer, utilities, building... the list goes on.  (Where I live - which is cheap compared to most places, each permit is no less than 500$)\n\nI don't want to discourage you though... perhaps you have a bit more patience than us!  I would just do all the research you can do for the area you live in.  Ask around.
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I bought a foreclosed home last year.  We found it in the MLS, just like the other homes.  Our Realtor showed it to us.  There was a bunch of extra paperwork.  The home had been vacant for 2 years, and was not well maintained prior to that.  It took 6 weeks from the bank accepting our offer to get a closing on a cash deal.  When we got the power turned on the fridge, furnace, and hot water heater did not work.  We are still renovating, but it will be nice one day.  My best advice to you is to locate a Realtor.  Happy house hunting!
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Look at your agreement.  \n\nI believe that if YOU are the one that FOUND that house it is your right to go through the whole deal with just your attorney and the seller.  \n\nGood luck to you.  I sold 2 houses and bought 3 with out any realeste agents!  So it is possible to do.   \n\nOur first sell - we were insecure and signed with an agent and the deal was that if we sold it on our own we wouldn't owe them a penny.  So we did it.  This may be the case with you... Kind of like you are both out there pounding the pavement.  They are looking for you and YOU are looking for you. Who ever finds the house that you want - will get the credit for it.  If you found it on your own then you get the credit for it - they shouldn't have any right to that sale unless you want them to and give them that power.  \n\nGood luck - look at the contract you signed with them.
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You need to go back and look at your original lease. Also, if you are on HUD have you renewed your lease annually? Why the new deposit? Where is the last deposit? Your contract is rock solid, read it over and seek legal aid advice, most larger cities have a free legal aid
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We recently purchased a new house and wanted to sell, and reinvest the money into a new one... we called the IRS directly to find out if we'd be charged a capital gains tax, and the answer was yes.  If you sell your primary residence within 2 years, you will be charged a capital gains tax.  However, there could be good news...\n\nLast year if you made 49,5k or less you were only charged a 5% capital gains tax.  If you made more than that, you would be charged 15%.  To help maybe smooth the hit over on your $35k taxes...\n\nYou subtract legal, agent, long-term house upgrades from that number and only claim that as profit from the sale.  So if you made 35k from the sale, but your agent's fees were 10k, legal were 5k and house improvements to the old house were 1k, you would only claim 19k.  \n\nPlease, please please double check this with the IRS and/or your accountant.\n\nOh - and if you moved because you either lost your job, or relocated to a different state (and there are some other things), you could be exempt altogether from the tax.\n\nGood luck!!
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I don't know how much house you are looking for, but you could buy 2 pretty nice 3 bedroom houses and have some left over where I live for that much money.\n\nI paid cash for a house last year.  It was the most liberating thing I have ever done.  I never again have to worry about the house payment.  Most of my peers are 2 paychecks away from going under.  I hated that feeling, and now it is gone forever.\n\nNo mortgage, and no credit cards.\n\nIs this house less than what I wanted?  I wouldn't have bought it if it was.  The peace of mind is everything.
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It's probably you that got the house but call and talk to your agent ASAP.  Usually the sign would say Sale Pending.  I know in our office we run out of "Sale Pending" signs on occasion and just go right to using "Sold" signs.
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Hey, kid!\n\nYou are funny!  At least you did sell your house!  The job, sad though it is, doesn´t come into play here.  Surprizingly neither do the unemployment and moving.  \n\nHere is the deal.  There have been changes since you last checked.\n\nThe pattern now is a $250,000 exclusion from gains if you lived in the house for 2 of the last 5 years.\n\nIf you were married, hey you didn´t mention it, there is an increase to $500,000.\n\n\nSales price - sales costs - basis - exclusion equals gain.  \n\nIf you have a gain, you will have to list as a cap gain, despite the move and the job loss.\n\nGood Luck.