Edith Lank
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Several suggestions to look at a home’s sale differentlySep 15, 2012 5:53 am - Q. We have a beautiful home that has been on the market four months, one that our Realtor referred to as “a shiny penny.” People say: “It’s beautiful … but …” We reduced...
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On homes and real estate: Can’t afford repairsSep 08, 2012 5:37 am - Q. My mother-in-law gave my husband, his brother, and his sister her home before she passed. It is paid off, and there is no mortgage. It is in desperate need of repairs...
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Near state borders, two brokers may be neededSep 01, 2012 5:28 am - Q. We want to buy a house near the border of one state and another, and we don’t know where we’ll end up. One agent we like is an expert on one state but is not licensed...
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Use of fees determined by condominium associationAug 25, 2012 5:40 am - Q. We purchased a condo last year. We’re older now and thought it was time to get rid of all the work with our big house. Now there’s this thing called association fees ...
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Mortgaging BarbiesAug 18, 2012 5:44 am - Q, A writer recently wanted to know if a buyer can ask for the homeowner’s Barbie doll collection to be included in the sale of the house. You can include anything, but ...
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Cosigner in the dark on son’s foreclosureAug 11, 2012 5:09 am - Q. To help my son and his wife a few years back, I consigned for a mortgage for their home in another state. When they divorced, my son’s ex and her agent sent me docume...
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Lawyer can clear up ‘cloud’ on the titleAug 04, 2012 5:14 am - Q. We bought our home many years ago. We paid cash and did not get a mortgage, so nobody required us to have a title insurance policy, but we bought one just to be safe....
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Hire one broker for multiple housesJul 28, 2012 4:07 am - Q. I’m getting ready to sell my father’s house, and we want to sell our own home pretty soon also. Would you recommend using the same broker on both of them? Or should I...
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Landlords can only deduct certain expenses from income taxesJul 21, 2012 1:47 am - Q. We bought a house in January. What bills can be deducted from our income tax next year? Our costs are down payment, closing fee, mortgage insurance, house insurance, ...
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How to drop the agent who doesnt listenJul 14, 2012 12:23 am - Q. We hit it off with a Realtor we met at an open house, and now she sends us daily multiple listings. We haven’t been to any showings with her yet, but already we can t...