Real Estate

My realtor subscribed me to some automated email subscription that emails me new listings in the area and I am a bit confused with all of the home styles, would be nice if I could quickly tell the difference between them but even research online hasn’t really gotten me anywhere. I’ve listed out all of the ones I’ve seen so far, some of them are obvious to me (family, low-rise, townhouse) but others I have no idea what these styles are (brownstone, cape, garden). Is there some reference guide online that will show me all the different styles? I live in Boston but certainly some or most of these are region independent? Thanks!

garden
family
low-rise
colonial
mid-rise
other
multi-level
2/3 family
detached
townhouse
rowhouse
courtyard
bungalow
brownstone
cape

garden
family
low-rise
colonial
mid-rise – Typically a mid-entry or split level
other
multi-level – More than 2 levels
2/3 family – Duplex/triplex?
detached – Home is not joined to another home
townhouse – 2 level condo. Main living on lower/beds on upper
rowhouse – http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-row-houses.htm
courtyard – Homes clustered to a common courtyard
bungalow – rambler style, craftsman, arts & crafts, ranch
brownstone – http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-brownstone.htm
cape – Cape Cod style

Here’s a link to some common styles of home with photos

http://www.realtor.org/rmoarch.nsf/pages/archguide

http://architecture.about.com/od/housestyles/tp/housestylesindex.htm

http://www.baneyhomeinspection.com/identifyingstyles.htm

that can show me listings or find homes that are within my budget for the monthly payments for free or do i pay them to do that?

I’ve already seen about 5 houses I love and are within the price what now?

No you pay a realtor to show you what is available for rent or you do it yourself. You have seen 5 so rent one of those

I am trying to buy a house whether it’s a foreclosure, short sale or regular listing. What is the best website for viewing real-time listings? I am looking at trulia but it doesn’t update as soon as the homes are listed. I am looking for a site that updates listings daily.

check out these web sites: Realtor.com, Zillow.com, Move.com and if you are in S.California theHomesteadGallery.com

I like social networking. So facebook, yahoo answers and one or two forums where I share my special interests, are the places I hang out.

However, because I have special interests and skills, I thought that just maybe there would be a genuine way you could sell those skills online.

So anyone got any ideas on how to cut out the none genuine ones from coming up in the search networks listings?

It’s an annoyance if you are looking for genuine work from home opportunities if what comes up are pages of gambling schemes.

If they seem too good to be true – they are

(eg: "Earn £500 per week from home for only 20 hours work!!!!!!!!)

I currently live in a small apartment in a big city. I’ve just graduated from college, and I have been conducting a job search. I’ve been centering my search around my home state in the Midwest, and the best prospects that I have (as a teacher) are in the more rural areas. Since I’m a young professional, just out of college, I obviously can’t afford to put a down payment on a home, so I need to rent (maybe a house, a condo, or a good-sized apartment). But it’s very difficult to find listings for these rural areas. Any suggestions on how I may go about my search? Thanks.

They still do it the old fashioned way, with a flyer on the bulletin board at the local market.

I am in the market looking to buy an old home, preferably over 100 years. However I can’t seem to find ANY. When I look at American real estate sites though there are thousands of listings. I need help finding old houses!!

Look around Saint John, New Brunswick.
Mawhinney Real Estate has alot of them for sale.

I am currently renting an apartment and my lease is up in July. Because of the economy and the rate of foreclosures, I hear that a lot of people (and banks/real estate agencies and associations) are leasing or renting condos, homes and townhouses. I am not looking for a vacation rental; I am actually looking to rent more long term, a minimum of one year. Should I be contacting a real estate agent and will they charge me for the search? How can I find these listings?

Go to craigslist and select your area. Then click on housing. That is a great place to start. Many homeowners use that site. I’m one of them.

Word or mouth or visiting the potential location is another great way to let people know that you are looking for a new place.

I see real estate listings in Detroit,MI with something about land contracts? What are they? Is it true in Detroit that you can buy a house and pay more for the property taxes than your mortgage would be? I saw a home in Detroit for $15000 with home warranty. Here in CT you can’t buy a home in the North End of Hartford,CT even if it is burned out crack house in Gangland.

"Land Contract" is a seller financing term. The seller retains ownership until the last payment is made.

I am looking for foreclosed homes in my area because they are much cheaper than other homes. However, whenever I try and find listings in my area, all I get are vague ideas, and in order to get the details, I have to pay a membership to the website I found it on. Is there anywhere I can go (either on line or in person) to get foreclosed home listings that I don’t have to pay for?

The information is public record, so if you go down to your County Recorder’s office you should be able to obtain a list of homes that recently had a Trustee’s Deed filed on them (this is the foreclosure document)

Most title companies also offer what is called a Notice of Default List, a Notice of Trustee Sale List, and a Trustee’s Deed List. If you call a title company like First American, Fidelity, or Lawyers Title and ask for customer service, you should be able to ask for their list.

A Realtor will have lists of REO (foreclosed) homes available to them through the MLS system that have been placed on the market by the banks. If you call one they can arrange to take you out to the homes and open them up for you.

I’m looking to buy a new home but I’m not entirely sure if the taxes shown on the listing are per year or per month, etc.

taxes are based on the new purchase price of the home. you can google your state and county property tax rate.