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Comment on: Applying for a mortgage? Watch your words!
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Comment on: Applying for a mortgage? Watch your words!
Self-employment is not the kiss of death. Of course, you need to make money as well. But just being self-employed will not preclude one from getting a loan and this is a foolish statement.
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Comment on: Two brothers, two paths - Boston.com
I see Dzhokhar searching for and finding a father figure in his derranged older brother after his parents basically abandoned them when he was 17. While 17 is close to being an adult, it is a very vu more »
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Comment on: Should agents be graded?
To be fair, the agent is required at the first meeting of a buyer or seller to present the Mandatory Agency Disclosure to be signed by the buyer or seller understanding how the agent represents them. more »
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Comment on: Would you use pet, baby pictures to win that dream house?
Find an insurance agent that handles investment properties. We have had to resort to Lloyd's of London on one of our vacant unhabitable properties, but we were still able to get insurance. It's out more »
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Comment on: Goodbye to mortgage deduction in 2013?
As I mentioned before, the MID will have very little effect on the housing market. The middle class as narrow or as wide as you want to define it, generally plan their spending on a monthly basis. T more »
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Comment on: Boston Real Estate Now - Boston.com
Buyer's don't realize the mortgage interest or property tax deduction until the following year. Lenders do not factor it into affordability as it has no bearing on monthly debt service or income. If t more »
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Comment on: Bird smashes through windshield of Nantucket-bound Cape Air flight - Boston.com
What they don't mention is that there is often a passenger in the co-pilot seat so they can accommodate 10 passengers. more »
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Comment on: Boston Real Estate Now - Boston.com
Not neccessarily. Redfin subcontracts out buyers under a certain price point. Last I knew it was $300k in the Boston area. Then they take a hefty referral fee from the subcontracted broker. I know more »
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Comment on: Boston Real Estate Now - Boston.com
I looked at the listing on MLS. There are a few issues and she probably left money on the table because of it. Also, it is not sold yet, in this market it's not over 'til it goes on record. It is stil more »
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Comment on: Boston Real Estate Now - Boston.com#readerComm#readerComm
What he is really looking for is a note secured by two properties, plain and simple. Also, if he sells one unit of the two, it would trigger a "due on sale" clause, even if FNMA issued a note, forcin more »
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Comment on: Smartphone car service Uber stirs up cab industry - Business - Boston.com
It takes a cab at least three phone calls and over an hour to come to my house in Dorchester for a ride to the airport if they decide to show up at all. Before Uber, I threw in the towel and started u more »
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Comment on: Man shot and killed near Boston waterfront - Boston.com
GunTeacher. No, it is not the Seaport District, it is the Financial District/Waterfront, almost right in front of the posh Boston Harbor Hotel. The Seaport District is across the Fort Point Channel an more »
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Comment on: Boston Real Estate Now - Boston.com#readerComm#readerComm
This advice is canned and seemingly written by people who don't work in the field. As a landlord, I would never sign more than a 1-year lease. I prefer an at-will tenancy. In Mass, leases give the lan more »
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Comment on: Boston Real Estate Now - Boston.com#readerComm
For me and many of my clients, older windows are more of a concern on a house with an unknown lead paint status. Opening and closing windows is one of the largest contributors to lead dust in a house. more »
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Forum Post: TIPS FOR RENTING APT WHILE EXPECTING
Trouble, You have 30 days to delead. The parents cannot waive it either. There is a lot of misinformation about this, the best place for info is at http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eohhs2terminal&L=6&L0=H more »
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Forum Post: Survey and plot plans
It is because they were crude. The further east you go in the US, the cruder. Originally (think pre-US) lot lines had some sort of small boundary marker such as a stream, stone wall, tree, boulder, et more »
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Comment on: 'Rent-a-coops put ‘
NoOneWay, yes. Family members of mine had Guinea Hens in Nantucket (AKA "Tick Heaven")for that reason. more »
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Comment on: It%26%2339%3Bs%20agency%20day
What are your thoughts about representing a seller only? For instance I have a listing, I disclose to a direct buyer that I represent the seller and the seller only and my actions back that up. I woul more »
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Comment on: 'From Edison to LED'
FYI, they do make dimmable CFLs. They can be hard to find, but they're out there. Home Depot carries 1 CFL that is dimmable and I'm sure a search online will yield different varieties. more »
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Comment on: Forget%20about%20prices%2C%20it%26%2339%3Bs%20all%20about%20the%20inventory
Inventory is a huge portion of the equation and Scott is right on with this. Inventory in our market is half of what it was last year(seasonally adjusted, so no it isn't just the typical winter market more »
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Comment on: The%20standoff%2C%20revisited
Rona, If they're selling and appraising, then the market is speaking. If they weren't selling, I'd agree. But someone, and it sounds like a bunch of somoeones in your post, are buying and setting the more »
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Comment on: HVCC: six months later - Boston Real Estate Now - Boston.com
Thanks Sam, I was looking at the apprenticeship as similar to a paid internship/thesis portion of a college education. To clarify further. A certified residential appraiser needs an Associates or high more »
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Comment on: HVCC: six months later - Boston Real Estate Now - Boston.com
Yeah, I don't like the comment system either. Sorry for all the typos...I liked the preview button on the old system.
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thirtysomething, Yes I obtained two loans, one for a primary residence and one for a rental property within the past 12 months. I am self-employed and all I needed was 2 years of tax returns, bank st more »