careful of that… the person you are renting to own it from may not own it but only have an $1 option to purchase it.
you most likely will find yourself out on the street losing all your money you paid when the real owner finds out
I work for a mortgage company in the appraisal department. I was reviewing an appraisal and the appraiser used pending sales and active listings to support the value of the home. This is fine by me, but there was not an adjustment for negotiation (as most of us know, homes often sell for an average of 3-5% less).
Well I got into a dispute with one of the "branch leaders" in another state who claims that pending sale homes have the full contract price disclosed and that is why the appraiser did not adjust. I always thought that it was illegal to prevent a 3rd party from seeing what the price was and going to the seller to offer a bit more… am I wrong here?
I for some reason only have access to yahoo at work so I can’t research on real estate websites… if anyone could help me get this jerk off my back, I’d appreciate it. Even if I’m wrong- I’d just like to know!
Thanks!
I don’t think you are wrong. I haven’t practiced real estate for a few years but I’m almost positive a Realtor is not supposed to disclose a pending purchase price. The deal could fall through and then the seller might not get a better offer because others would know how much he had agreed to before. The only way I can think of that the appraiser found out the contract price would be if he/she called the listing agent and asked. The agent shouldn’t have told but sometimes people don’t realize what they are or are not supposed to tell, especially since an appraiser is somewhat of a colleague. I do remember that houses under contract only show up in the MLS as under contract and the actual selling price doesn’t show up until the deal is closed and the listing is changed to sold. I think you are right and the branch leader doesn’t know what he/she’s talking about.
Hi there! I’d like to attend some open houses. I don’t have a real estate agent yet, but I’d like to meet some agents at open houses as well as see (by my myself) local homes for sales. However, there’s nothing listed on the Internet where you can find listings of open houses. Where can I get this information??? I really want to avoid real estate agents for a while.
Friday afternoon paper has them and of course, the Sunday paper.
You may also have a channel on your cable viewing (on tv) for houses in your area for sale.
I will also accept any streets within walking distance. Please Post the website link here. If not, please just list real estate websites that can search BY STREET. Thank you.
P.S= I have Looked for websites and I cant seem to find any.
http://www.weichert.com/NJ/Bergen/Paramus/Listings/?mls=53&maxpr=400
Some of these listing have the street names on them and some do not.
I have no idea where to search. I have looked on craigslist.org and there aren’t very many listings, although I am sure there are tons of single family homes for rent. Where do I search?
Go to www.realtor.com, and click on the tab at the top that says leasing or rentals, or something like that.
That will give you access to all the properties that are listed with the MLS in your area. You can search by zip, etc.
No, I’m not affiliated with the site at all, but I’ve found it helpful in my current search.
I have been trying so hard to sell or rent my home in South West Charlotte, NC. Other than MLS listings through my agent, I am also trying Craigslist. What other sites are out there like craigslist?
Thanks!
Just remember that not all potential home buyers are online. Get your listing out there through word of mouth, maybe through flyers or bulletin boards in local stores, or whatever it takes. What is important is to find a serious buyer and one who is looking to buy in your area at your price range. Why not make up some post cards and mail to recently married or engaged people, new babies, and others who are looking to expand or even downsize their housing and/or costs. Why don’t you look into agencies like Red Cross who may need to help families find temporary and/or long term shelter after disasters?
3 or 4 bedrooms
realtor.com
and call any property management firm in the exact area of interest.
I always see "Work from Home".."Make Lots of Money"…blah, blah…but it is often followed by …"We’ll show you how?…Just pay us XX amount of dollars."…These I know are worthless…but I have seen a few listings about answering emails…etc….does anyone have any experience with these types of jobs?
It just seems to easy..all you need is a computer and internet connection…If it is really that easy…wouldn’t everybody be doing it?
Its very difficult to find genuine work from home jobs online. Theres lots of competition and you’ll always find people who’ll try to take advantage and scam you.
I’d recommend doing a search of previous best answers on yahoo.
This website contains some useful articles about working from home and how to avoid scams. Hope you find something soon.
I am looking to find a foreclosure or bank owned foreclosure homes in New Jersey. Does anyone know a free toll free number or a really good site where i can get listing of the homes in different counties? or has anyone tried doing any foreclosure listings and what sites or places did you guys call?……….thank you very much.
If you want to find the best foreclosure listings in your area, check out this site
http://best-foreclosure-listings-usa.blogspot.com/
We put an offer on a home, and got accepted, we signed the addendum, and put done 1K in earnest money, But now its not even on the website. I called the realtor and they said they house is pend w/contingencies. Did i get the house? And why did they take it off the website already? one more thing, whats contingencies?
Most websites are auto populated each day or even more often from the Multiple Listing Service.
The public website do not show any houses except for the ones that do not have a contract on them.
If you have a contract on the house then it should no longer be showing up on public websites since it would no longer be available to buy.
It still shows up on the official real estate agent website as a pending or pending w/contingencies listing. You can not call that website up unless you are a real estate agent and pay a monthly fee to belong to the MLS.