Real Estate
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Readers show more interest in lease-to-own deals, paydownsJun 26, 2010 11:00 pm - "Has there been any significant change in the interests of your readers since the crisis?" I recently compared the Web pages that visitors to my website looked at in Apr...
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Pest control companies can address ant problemJun 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. I have a sunroom, built in 2005; it is post-and-beam construction, fully insulated and is off my dining/kitchen area. I have ants for the first time; they are con...
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When seniors buy condo together, problems can pass from one to anotherJun 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. My friend and I purchased a condo together. She was self-employed and I was retired. She has since run into trouble with the IRS and one company. They placed lien...
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Tenants claim owner's mortgage woes justify withholding rentJun 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. We are in preforeclosure renegotiation of the loan on our rental home. The loan on this investment property was a low teaser rate for the first two years but now ...
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Giving home to lender is a foreclosure alternative gaining favorJun 24, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Short sales have been the hot solution for financially stressed homeowners and their lenders for the past year, but here's another potent foreclosure altern...
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Changes come to Hampshire, yet charm remainsJun 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Small town charm, rolling hills and scattered farms give Hampshire a unique character many homebuyers seek. Some people want that small town feel in a rural setting wher...
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Landlords can hire process server to find elusive tenantJun 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. My husband and I own a condominium that we have rented out the past few years. All had been going well until this year, when our tenant stopped paying rent. We we...
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Five inescapable truths about financial disastersJun 19, 2010 11:00 pm - "Since financial disasters are entirely man-made, in principle they should be easier for governments to deal with than natural disasters, which cannot be controlled. Do ...
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Surface preparation is the key to a durable paint jobJun 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. The town hall building adjacent to our property is an old, wood-clapboard, plastered building with an unvented slate roof sitting on a new poured-concrete foundat...
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Agent can't force potential buyers to walk through your doorJun 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. We have had our house on the market for four months listed with a name-brand broker, but we have had fewer than 20 viewings, a dozen of which were at one open hou...