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01/08/2010 I want to transfer my Mothers paid off home to me. How is this done? Will I have to pay some kind of income tax? Should I use a real estate agent or attorney? Would a quit claim deed work for this senerio? 559 [view]
09/12/2009 Does the transfer of title and/or Deeds of Trust and/or other encumbrances have to be recorded to be legal in all USA states. 1,303 [view]
09/03/2009 Why do mortage payments paid extra go to the end leaving the larger interest being paid and a small amt at the end being paid. Why can't you pay your mortage ahead example if I wanted to pay this month and next two,why is it not allowed? 1,672 [view]
05/14/2009 Who qualifies for the $8K tax credit? I've been told the following: Only first-time homebuyers Homeowners that have owned their home for at least 3 yrs a spouse that's not on the note of the current home please advise 1,361 [view]
05/13/2009 If I have one rate in the good faith estimate and the truth in lending disclosure statement is higher, which rate will be use for my mortgage or should the rate be the same? 768 [view]
05/07/2009 Does the Mortgage Relief Act of 2007 possibly apply for a short sale? 1,031 [view]
05/07/2009 What does non-conforming mean? 1,848 [view]
05/06/2009 If you add someone to a mortgage through an assumption does that automatically put them on the title too? 997 [view]
04/16/2009 Can I transfer my propery deeds to my son even though the mortgage is in my name? 3,173 [view]
02/11/2009 If a property was returned to the lender by a Deed In Lieu of Foreclosure, is it considered an REO? 823 [view]
02/11/2009 Is not disclosing the credit score in a closing package (although specified) a RESPA violation? 671 [view]
02/11/2009 How do you calculate the captial gain on a second home? Is it the amount you received at closing, or some other formula? 1,472 [view]
02/10/2009 We are renting our house and want to buy it the owner said they would owner finance it. We just found out they have a mortgage on it, is this legal? We live in Texas 2,184 [view]
02/10/2009 If a homeowner has passed away, is it okay to rent the home out with out contacting the mortgage company? 748 [view]
02/08/2009 We are making payments to a mortgage company for our house. We built the house on property that we owned outright because we paid cash for it. WOULD the mortgage company be interested in buying the land from us? 962 [view]
02/08/2009 IF you paid CASH for property and own it, but have a mortgage for the house that sits on the "paid for in cash land", what happens if the home is foreclosed? If the mortgage company just owns the house and not the property it sits on, what happens in a foreclosure? 1,130 [view]
02/01/2009 What is the legal limit a relative can give me as a gift as a down payment on a home I want to purchase? 11,405 [view]
01/18/2009 What type of insurance is needed on leased commercial property? 932 [view]
01/18/2009 What does CAMS mean? 1,209 [view]
01/16/2009 When bidding on a property, can a realtor submit the bid without the potential buyer's signature? 484 [view]
01/10/2009 How long does a deficiency judgement stay on your credit report due to a short sale? 3,398 [view]
01/08/2009 Can rent payments be applied to or credited towards the purchase price of a home? 731 [view]
01/07/2009 Does a buyer have to worry about paying any back taxes or second mortgages on a short sale? 1,843 [view]
01/07/2009 My father died and left me a couple of houses and I needed to know how to transfer everything into my name. What steps do I take? 2,771 [view]
01/07/2009 Do people actually hold the physical title to their homes? Why or why not? 434 [view]
01/06/2009 How will the Fed buying mortgage backed securities help the economy? 4,388 [view]