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    What's your thought on black exterior houses? Real Estate

    What's your thought on black exterior houses? Real Estate


    What's your thought on black exterior houses?

    Posted: 04 Dec 2020 04:47 AM PST

    Issues with new house not disclosed. How to proceed?

    Posted: 03 Dec 2020 03:12 PM PST

    So I just purchased a home in Connecticut back in July and have had pretty much nonstop problems with it since. The first issue came about a month in, when the pool liner in the in-ground pool started floating. When it was looked at by a professional, he said it had clearly been a problem before, as there were liner locks on half the pool, but that was never disclosed to me. Next I had a pipe burst in the basement bathroom. This was a new issue but still caused over 10k in damages. Most recently, I noticed a leak above one of my kitchen lights. Had a roof guy come look at it today. As soon as he walked in he said "I've been here before. Did you just buy this?" and then he promptly walked to the aforementioned light and said "this is leaking, right?" Apparently the previous homeowner had them look at the roof and do a repair (that clearly didn't fix the issue). They advised that ultimately while the roof is only 6 years old, it was a botch job and needs to be replaced. Previous homeowner was told the same per roofer and his manager and their records.

    Problem is, no roof issues/leaks or recent repairs were disclosed. Nor was anything about the pool. I had inspections done, but it wasn't raining at the time, so the roof leak wasn't detected, and the pool had just been opened with a new liner placed, so it wasn't floating yet. Is this something I can address legally? You'll have to forgive my naïveté, as I am a young first-time homeowner and just very overwhelmed. Any advice or thoughts are much appreciated.

    A couple edits for added information: 1) this was the second roofer who told us roof ultimately needed to be re-done. I am very much aware of the need to have several people look at it and provide quotes 2) the leak happened within the last 3-6 months before previous owner sold. She only lived in the house for 2 years 3) homeowner before previous was a contractor. He did a lot of improvements and fixes himself that are questionable. He built the pool himself even though he isn't a pool contractor, for example. I am sure he had a hand in doing the roof as well even though he's not a roofer.

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    [Louisiana] For Sale By Owner, 40 year home

    Posted: 04 Dec 2020 05:36 AM PST

    I'm considering selling a home FSBO mostly because the house will not be highly listed and it would be ideal to net as much as possible for the home without paying realtor commission.

    Before I go that route I am trying to figure out what's all involved before making a listing especially any requirements that might be Louisiana specific.

    I know that if the house has a septic/sewage treatment system that needs to be pumped out prior to listing; receipt kept for proof, current termite inspection/certificate.

    The house is Rural Development eligible and this will likely be the loan type for the buyer.

    I've had realtor friends tell me that the FSBO process is complicated and it's easier to have a realtor handle it.

    But then again, they're realtors. Lol. I have the time to do the marketing and the time to do showings so those are non-issues.

    I know there may be risks involved. The legalities & contract aspects cause some concern.

    And I plan on doing more research before any decision is made.

    A coworker of mine sold her last two homes FSBO easily. Both were different than my situation as the homes were less than 5 years old each.

    Just looking for real experiences and tips.

    Edit: I do plan on listing the house As Is once it is listed. The lot is unrestricted and could be enticing for renting/investor/or as a starter home

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    Pile of bricks in crawlspace.

    Posted: 04 Dec 2020 06:50 AM PST

    I'm under contract to buy a 100 year old home. Just had our inspection and everything looks very solid!

    The only weird thing the inspector noted was that part of the home has a crawlspace (the rest of the foundation is basement) and there is a large neatly stacked pile of bricks in the crawlspace.

    The crawlspace has concrete floor and is otherwise clean and in very good condition.

    The inspector said someone probably knocked down a brick wall decades ago and placed the rubble under the house instead of hauling it away.

    Should I be concerned? I'm thinking about asking the sellers to remove the bricks but I'm afraid they'll bail. This is in Boston, super hot sellers market, the house is in otherwise perfect condition, and had many offers.

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    A new homeowners schedule & timeline for caring for their new home?

    Posted: 04 Dec 2020 06:42 AM PST

    Hi all,

    We bought our first-home!!! And I remember I was scanning reddit for help on all of it and I got to a post where it was documents and spreadsheets on how to maintain a home.

    My goal is to print most of it out as home manager to reference and put a schedule up and have it as a Bible for my family to check.

    I hope I am making sense but it listed seasonal time& dates/schedule that things gets repaired, cleaned or looked at.

    Where/ How... can I find this?

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    Buyer adding contingency after signed contract

    Posted: 04 Dec 2020 06:30 AM PST

    We listed our home on the market for 2 days with over 30 showings and 12 offers, all at or over list. The buyer we went with had no contingencies but not the highest bid. We wanted an easy as possible close and transition into the new home.

    Contracts were signed at 5pm and at 9pm the buyer requested a hydrostatic test at 9am this morning. We already agreed to an inspection later this afternoon but the whole thing felt like a surprise considering we declined a similar offer for the test because it was done two years ago and we don't want to risk being out of pocket as the pressure exerted for the test is an extraordinary amount that would never occur under normal use.

    Another reason is because that would mean I have to lug my baby and dog back into a hotel for the third day because of showings.

    Our realtor went back to them and said no, but that still gives them 8 days to back out of the option period. My question is, we have 11 other offers (2 higher), why do we have to wait for them to opt out (knowing they're not interested) when they breached contract. Or, is this standard?

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    Is it worth to refinance a jumbo loan that was just originated?

    Posted: 04 Dec 2020 06:21 AM PST

    We closed on our house in August 2020 and got a jumbo loan rate of 3.375%. Is it worth it to refinance now that jumbo rates are at 2.75%, in just a few months? The breakeven for the refinancing of my loan is 37 months and we intend to stay atleast a decade. It sort of feels wrong to refinance so soon after closing.

    Perhaps an easier way to ask is what should I look for when trying to figure out if I should refinance?

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    Condo Im looking at purchasing has a private elevator, what costs might I expect?

    Posted: 03 Dec 2020 04:58 PM PST

    This building is still brand new and no units are to be delivered until at least Q1 2021. I am interested in the penthouse unit of a 4 unit building which is the only unit in the building that has an elevator going to it from ground floor. Ive never seen this offered as a feature only provided to one unit before, and Im somewhat interested, but also worried about what issues I might face with it in the future.

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    Illinois - RE Investment Zip Code Scoring Tool / Data Visualization

    Posted: 04 Dec 2020 07:44 AM PST

    This interactive tool lets you compare and visualize zip codes as far as how favorable they are on a few aspects related to investment (rent to price ratio, appreciation, population change, income, etc.)

    https://www.mattysprojects.com/real-estate-scoring-tool

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    Inspections shows chimney issues

    Posted: 04 Dec 2020 07:32 AM PST

    We had a general home inspection and a structural inspection. Both noted spalling on the brick chimney (its treatable with coating and just a few bricks possibly to be replaced), they also said I needed a level 2 scope of the chimney as they were seeing gaps in the flue. Level 2 scope shows multiple gaps in the chimney and their gas detection equipment also picked up on a leak at the gas valve for the fireplace. The chimney inspection company does not do spalling treatment nor plumbing, so I don't feel like they were trying to up charge anything.

    Seller is declining to treat spalling, they said a plumber didn't detect a leak and they got another chimney company to inspect and saw gaps but said chimney was in good working order.

    Does any one have experience with chimney issues during inspections and how important are these findings?

    House value is $255k. Built in the 1970s but has been well maintained. Needs a new driveway and water heater. We just weren't expecting them to find anything with the chimney.

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    [NJ] Will rates go up between now and end of January

    Posted: 04 Dec 2020 07:32 AM PST

    My wife and I are first time home buyers. We're in attorney review on the house right now and I'm trying to lock in a mortgage. I narrowed it down to who I want to work with but he wants me to float the rate until up to 15 days before our close date. He is dead certain rates will continue to fall. I personally think covid vaccines will make rates rise but idk if it will in that time period. What do you guys think should I lock in now or float the rate? Closing is end of January

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    Red flags - Inspector vs engineer

    Posted: 04 Dec 2020 07:18 AM PST

    Is it a red flag that a seller is okay with you using a home inspection service, but not an engineer? I was not planning on using an engineer, but the need to strike it out the engineer from the contract seemed weird to me.

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    trying to close on a multi-family to find out that the hold up as been my employment verification - I'm afraid they wont get it because i was fired from the job they are trying to verify. out of spite, I'm sure my previous employer won't verify.

    Posted: 04 Dec 2020 06:59 AM PST

    are there other options to verify employment?

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    What’s the trend in your area right now?

    Posted: 04 Dec 2020 06:40 AM PST

    It's become obvious that most of the US is in a sellers market. Now that everyone is over the shock of it and it's become the norm, I'm curious if there's been any new developments.

    Are things still moving fast and selling high? Are they leveling off or slowing down? Any other interesting new trends worth pondering over?

    (Include where you are located)

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    Can a closing date be changed day of by lender?

    Posted: 04 Dec 2020 06:34 AM PST

    Okay so clearly it can because it happened to us. We have a loan through Flagstar and have been waiting 5 months for it to process. We finically got the closing date was supposed to be today. We didn't even get a call, just checked the portal and it had changed sometime while we were sleeping.

    We took off work, rented a Uhaul, have friends on their way from out of town, boxed up our entire house essentially and have a new tenant who is supposed to move in Tuesday, which is our new closing day.

    We were guaranteed this date and our lender assured us it was 100%, his words. Is there anything we can do at this point?

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    Is there a Reason why it takes Zillow 3 days to post listings

    Posted: 04 Dec 2020 06:12 AM PST

    On FSBO postings they do an automatic call that has you ender the zip code of the property on the phone. Its a "up to 72 hour" wait for the call and its always on the 3rd day after posting. Are they selling access to prelisting FSBOs to premiere agents or is there some other angle as why they delay listings?

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    Potential Buyer Requesting ALOT post Inspection...

    Posted: 03 Dec 2020 09:47 PM PST

    Currently in the process of selling my home. Inspection report came back with numerous of findings and the buyer is requesting that the "following repairs and credits are required". Some of these requests seem a bit extreme:

    - "Seller agrees to have a qualified professional replace one or more 2-Prong outlets with 3 prong type outlets. Seller further agrees to have a qualified professional replace all GFCI protected outlets, ensuring a grounding conductor is properly connected."

    - "Seller agrees to have a qualified professional fully insulated condenser line. Seller further agrees to have a qualified professional level concrete pad supporting the outdoor condensing unit.'

    - "Seller agrees to have a qualified professional remove debris from gutters throughout the property. Seller further agrees to have a qualified professional ensure proper discharge of rainwater, 4ft to 6ft away from property."

    We made it clear that the house was being sold as is. Are these findings more of "nice to haves" than actual necessary fixes that will need to be made. I want to determine if the seller is just trying to have me fix all of these things for them on my dime when they aren't really required to sell the house. I am thinking that these are more nice to haves and if that's the case I will just move on to another potential buyer since I am not in a position where I need to sell. Figured I would reach out to the community to see if the examples I listed are indeed required changes before moving on because these requests are not reasonable in my opinion.

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    Is buying right now while interest rates are low a good idea?

    Posted: 04 Dec 2020 05:17 AM PST

    Hi, currently house hunting in the greater Boston area. Inventory is extremely limited so houses go quick and for above asking. We were given some advice from a friend that although the interest rates are really low the cost of the houses are very inflated and that it's better to wait until the market gets better. So he thinks lower price with higher interest rate is safer bet whereas I'm scared to wait because who knows what the housing market will do in the future... especially in our area where house prices have always risen. Just looking for some advice from some people who may have more experience with this. Thanks!

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    Spring Market

    Posted: 03 Dec 2020 04:35 PM PST

    I know none of us can predict , but what are the opinions Of the market in the spring ? Buyers or sellers? I want to sell and buy a new house in time for my son to start kindergarten in a school district. I'm mainly worried about the continual lack of inventory. Do we see this getting any better? It's been horrible past few years...

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    How to Get Started as a Realtor? (California)

    Posted: 03 Dec 2020 09:35 PM PST

    Hello!

    So for the past year or so, I've been EXTREMELY interested in acquiring my real estate license and becoming a full time realtor. However, I'm an absolute bone-head and have no idea of how to even get my foot in the door.

    Obviously, getting my license is probably a solid place to start, but is there any research I should be doing before I invest in a real estate license? Is it a profession worth getting into? My understanding is that the more time you put into it, the more you can get out of it, and I'm willing to put in all the time and effort it takes to become a successful realtor.

    If anyone's has any tools / tips about how to get started, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you in advance.

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    Closed on a townhome this year! First time buyer. My timeline

    Posted: 03 Dec 2020 10:25 AM PST

    So I closed on my first property recently and I wanted to share my timeline if anyone is curious. I know I enjoyed reading these when I was going through the whole process.

    May 2020: Did the math and realized I could realistically buy this year. I was leaning toward a condo for the low maintenance lifestyle, but I was open to anything. I tried reaching out to my bank for a preapproval but kept getting messages that the brokers were all backed up with refis and I would have to wait "approximately two weeks" before they could get to me. Yeah, that never happened. During this research phase, I learned a lot about the whole process and busted a few myths. For example, I used to think that 20% down was mandatory; where did that come from? I also thought PMI was much worse than it is and needed to be avoided at all costs. Running more realistic numbers was highly encouraging.

    Late July: I got a reference from a work colleague and had a chat with a mortgage broker. Easy preapproval for a property under $200k; I could have pushed it higher, but I just don't have the need. For reference, I live in the midwest and I'm on likely permanent work from home ever since covid hit. Dirt cheap living. I was also in the running for performance bonuses and salary increases over the summer, but they weren't a sure bet yet, so I assumed worst case scenario for all of my finances and asked my broker for a $180k preapproval letter.

    I was happy to find out that my broker had a low down payment solution available. I think it's called HomeReady or something through Freddie Mac? I had to fill out this cringey online course/test which took about 20 minutes and provided precisely no information about the home buying process. My broker was able to get me approved for a down payment that was about two thirds of what I had budgeted for.

    early August: I followed a referral from my bank's website to an agency referral service and got hooked up with a buyer's agent. This was the single biggest stroke of luck in my entire process. I'm not trying to act like an advertisement for the service I used, because I have no idea if anyone else would have the same experience, but I got a shark who was 110% committed to getting me into a home. I literally could not have done this without my agent.

    August/September: Every weekend I was out viewing properties. The first property we looked at was a townhouse with a very low HOA. The neighborhood was recommended by my agent, who has closed a few units before, and everything was just about perfect. I was seriously considering making an offer on the spot. Literally as we were standing in the unit talking about it, though, the listing went pending! A sign of things to come.

    Every other property I looked at that I was considering putting an offer on got gobbled up within days - sometimes hours. Once, I literally got caught napping; I decided to go home after the showing, take a nap, and make a decision afterwards. Nope!

    After that, I started getting aggressive on offers. I never had a chance to counter offer or negotiate, even once; I would make an offer, then wait for the inevitable news that they accepted a different offer, and that's that. My offers went like this:

    1) Really nice SFH, huge yard, way underpriced at $185k. I put in a $190k offer for fun, but I knew there was zero chance I'd get it. I even got my broker to issue a $200k preapproval letter. Good dry run.

    2) Large condo with a great layout, outdated interior, HOA required owner occupancy. I put in an offer at $5k under list because of the comps and misc issues. Because it was not suitable for flipping, and because the low-end condo market is a lot softer than SFHs right now, I really thought I had that one, but nope!

    3) Beautifully maintained condo with a ton of perks. Offered at list immediately after viewing the property. Nope, they went with someone else. This was my favorite of all the condos I saw. I spoke with the owner directly and she mentioned getting flooded with lowball offers from flippers. That gave me some hope, but the place was so immaculate that I knew somebody was going to rush in $20k over and steal it.

    4) Another beautiful condo, very recent build in a growing suburb. This one was funny. The property hit the MLS at 7:45 in the morning. Agent texted me within five minutes. Got a viewing at around 10 am or so. Signed offer docs (list price) before my work started at around noon. Another offer was accepted by my 4:30 lunch. My agent was floored. He really thought we had this one! I should also mention that this was an as-is offer to give it some juice. I didn't waive inspections on any of my other offers.

    5) Gorgeous townhouse, absolutely enormous, more perks than I can list. I feel this was not just the best property I made an offer on, but the best one I saw - except maybe that first SFH. Maybe better than that one. It actually survived on the market almost a week before I went to look at it. Why? Well, this is why I got lucky: the listing agent neglected to ensure it was listed on Zillow. Even my agent's MLS service was missing all the new pictures; I found them on Redfin. That sucker would have been gone in 6 hours if they had done their job. Lucky me. I offered at list price immediately after viewing the property, my offer was accepted the next morning, and celebrations were had by all.

    In hindsight, it's funny to imagine that all that flurry of activity happened over the course of about 6 weeks. Felt like forever.

    October: Inspection on the townhouse came back with trivial issues that led to some negotiation with the seller; nothing special. I wound up with a $500 credit to closing costs because I'll need to have a plumber come out.

    I set my closing date for November 6th. The next couple of weeks were tense; once or twice a week, I'd sit down and obsessively google what could still go wrong with the appraisal, final approval, or anything else I could think of. I even read horror stories about squatters and title fraud. Once, I woke up in the middle of the night absolutely convinced that the unit was being used as a rental and we'd forgotten to ensure that the tenants were out in time for closing. I vividly recalled the seller's disclosure mentioning that these tenants still had like 4 months left on their lease. How could my agent have overlooked this! I scrambled over to my computer half asleep and pulled up the seller's disclosure: Yeah, no, it was fine. No tenants, just bad dreams.

    The appraisal was the last serious hurdle, and it came back $6k under. My agent said it was only the 2nd property he'd seen fail to appraise this year in his agency. He immediately went to war and got the seller to drop the price $4.5k, and I put up the remaining $1.5k at closing. Even with that bump, my total cash at closing was lower than what I'd budgeted for, so yay! I could have swung the whole $6k if I absolutely had to, but I'd be getting uncomfortably closing to blowing out the budget. The lower appraisal benefitted me in the end.

    We did the final walkthrough at the end of October and I was finally cleared to close. EDIT: Locked at 2.875%

    Tuesday, November 3rd: I received the final closing paperwork around the close of the business day, while I was working. I reviewed everything that night, including the closing payment procedure. To reduce the risk of fraud, my lender does not provide payment instructions digitally; instead, I got the title company's name and a request to contact them twice for precise payment instructions. My agent had plenty of experience with the title company and said that they were fine with either a cashier's check or a wire. Should be easy, right?

    Well, it wasn't too late for a bit of drama. You see, I live in the midwest, and my primary bank is a big regional southeast bank with no branches in my city. You'd think I would have taken this into account way back in like May and opened an account with a local branch just to be prepared, but no, I didn't do anything smart like that.

    I wouldn't have had any problems if I'd received the instructions sooner. Isn't the whole point of an escrow payment to hold money? I could have just sent an ACH a week earlier. No, apparently it's standard practice to send the final docs 3 business days before closing.

    Wednesday, November 4th: I woke up early and called the title company for wiring instructions. Seemed easy. I go on my bank's website; no wiring option found. I call the number for wire transactions and get one of the worst customer service agents I've ever had to deal with. In short, my bank's wiring policy is as bad as their phone reps: I can't make a wire transaction without physically walking into a bank and talking to a manager. Isn't the whole point of a bank wire that you can use them to send money remotely? My agent never heard of a bank with this policy. I found confirmation in the fine print on my bank's website.

    OK, so what about a cashier's check? Many banks overnight them with a fee. Nope! My bank would overnight a regular check, but without guaranteed funds, which is the whole point of the process. I would, again, have to walk into a branch to get my cashier's check issued.

    I looked into local wire services, including Western Union. Every option has some kind of limit associated with it, and my debit card's daily cash advance limit is a flat $1000, so a money order wasn't going to work either. I started frantically adding up every credit card cash advance option I had, including my wal mart card. Western Union's website also had a cap, I think $5k? I think I technically could have put the money together this way, but it was the worst of all possible options with crazy fees and a number of pitfalls that could have stopped me in my tracks. I wouldn't be surprised if my bank's fraud detection service shut me down half way. I decided this was not a good option.

    So I looked up my nearest bank branch. The answer: Memphis, an 8 hour drive away. I even looked into plane tickets (plausible, but not a time or money saver because of being so last minute). I told my boss at work that there was a nonzero chance I'd have to call off work Thursday to drive across the country to pick up a check. I kept my agent in the loop and he tried to find another payment method that would work.

    In the meantime, I did a test cash transfer from my bank to an online-only bank that I used to use years ago for paying my rent (before my landlord started using Venmo). Like normal banks, this one allows both wire transfers and overnighted cashier's checks. I wasn't sure exactly how long an ACH transfer would take, since I'd never used it for a last minute transaction like this, but the $100 showed up fast enough that it was highly encouraging. I sent the transfer around Noon on Wednesday and it was in the account and available to wire by the time I got off work that night.

    Now, I had to decide: drive to Memphis or transfer the money to the better bank account?

    Thursday, November 5th: I'm not gonna lie, I woke up at 5am and got dressed and ready for the trip. I planned it all out; the branch was only open from noon to 4pm (lol), so I had a narrow window to leave and nothing could go wrong. I had gotten an oil change pretty recently and I had no concerns about my truck not making the trip. I was sitting there thinking that this would make a good story to tell. My agent had never heard of anything like this before. Was I really going to drive 16+ hours to get a piece of paper so I could close on this house?

    I backed out at the last second and ACH transferred the money to my online bank account, then went back to bed. Sorry if you were hoping I'd made the drive. Closing get delayed sometimes, it's not a big deal. I'd rather do the transfer (which was virtually assured to work, even if it came in late) versus making a mad dash across the country and hoping nothing went wrong - not to mention the nontrivial costs.

    I obsessively monitored the transfer progress on my phone all day at work. Everything was smooth throughout the day, but at about 9:30, the estimated completion date updated: Monday the 9th. Great. Apparently, the $1000 daily cash advance limit was stopping me from transferring the entire amount same day.

    I gave my agent the bad news.

    Friday, November 6th: I had the day off from work, since I was expecting to start moving right after closing and continue throughout the 3-day weekend. My agent talked things over with the seller's side and, because he is such a godsend, got them to continue with closing despite the delay in sending the funds. I signed the paperwork and even received the key, but wasn't permitted to take possession until the wire was sent on Monday. A shame to lose a 3 day weekend worth of moving time, but better than nothing. The title company was overwhelmed with closings due to the hot market and I'm sure they were a factor in getting this pushed through.

    Monday, November 9th: Nothing else bad happened and the money arrived around 3 or 4 am. I made the wire transfer immediately and notified everyone involved. Drama over, no penalties, no more delays. I was a homeowner!

    Everything else has been smooth so far. Utilities, furniture, etc. Nothing has exploded or collapsed, and I haven't found any squatters (yet). The place has worked out about as well as I could have possibly hoped. I have more space and a better work environment, better facilities, better everything! I also have my own garage for only the second time ever, and a lot more space this time around. I can't imagine this going any better, except for if I'd found bars of gold stashed in the kitchen cabinets or something. I got lucky at a lot of places and recovered from mistakes, and couldn't be happier with the decision. Thanks for reading.

    TL;DR: Preapproval late July, viewed properties and lost offers August/September, won offer on townhouse late September, inspection was fine, appraisal came in low but wasn't a big deal, missed closing date by a few days due to delay on wiring funds, worked out great in the end

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    IS THIS LEGAL?

    Posted: 04 Dec 2020 02:31 AM PST

    Hi, my family and I recently decided to purchase a home (yesterday actually). There was another potential buyer, however they said that if we cut off our cooling period, we would be able to purchase the property. As such, I signed the contract and provided the check. However, the next morning the real estate agent contacts me, and says the vendor was refusing to sell to us but the other buyer instead. Is this legal? I believed we exchanged contracts so I am incredibly confused and extremely disappointed. Buying a home is no small decision after all! Also, the real estate agent did not let me take a photo of the contract as well.

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    I struggle to get someone to go with me even though after having engaged interest initially

    Posted: 04 Dec 2020 01:31 AM PST

    There was this man that had 3 houses he would like to get listed. He told me to give him a call back in a week. A month later I still try to call him but he doesn't respond. He asked me to do all these price evaluations for his homes. He answered every time I called him back then. Now he's gone/ what's one last thing I can do to get him on board, or did I do something wrong along the way? This is my second month in the business..

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    House listed as active in GardenStateMLS, but marked pending on both Redfin and Realtor.com (NJ)

    Posted: 03 Dec 2020 07:52 PM PST

    I don't get it. The list my realtor sent me as of last night shows a house as still active, no contract, but the other websites are pending. Don't those sites usually lag the MLS?

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