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I just took out my first mortgage on a home. How long do I have to wait before I can refi for a lower rate?

March 3 20103 Commented

Categorized Under: Renting & Real Estate

Brice asked:
With the average mortgage rates dropping, I am wondering if there is a minimum amount of time you have to pay on your mortgage before you can refinance? 1 year?
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How to mortgage a home with no credit history?

March 3 20105 Commented

Categorized Under: Renting & Real Estate

Mamacita asked:
How can one mortgage a home without any credit history? We don’t own any credit cards and credit is harder now to obtain than before. What kind of a down payment would we need?
Thanks!
Intel

whats the best way to purchase a property in france for buy to let and what are the best areas?

February 17 20104 Commented

Categorized Under: Renting & Real Estate

MARTYN O asked:
THIS IS PURELY A BUSINESS VENTURE AND A FIRST TIME ONE AT THAT.
Griffin Review

Will property insurance compensate for damages under the following condition?

February 13 20102 Commented

Categorized Under: Renting & Real Estate

greg y asked:
Home has an unpermitted room and bathroom downstairs. However, if there’s damage caused to the home such as a fire let’s say, and the source of the damage is *not* the unpermitted units. I’d hate to have to cough up all the money to legalize these units, which came with the house [...]

How the home insurance for secondary home different from primary home insurance?

February 12 20103 Commented

Categorized Under: Renting & Real Estate

Cosmos asked:
I am renting my home for 4 months and that’s why I need to convert my Primary home owner’s insurance policy to Land lord policy. But after 4 months I can’t change the insurance of my home to Primary home owner policy. But I will have to get the Home owner’s insurance for [...]

Whats the difference between home insurance and rental insurance?

February 2 20104 Commented

Categorized Under: Renting & Real Estate

jayna asked:
for my rental property? Is it a good idea to switch home insurance to rental insurance when a tenant is living in my rental property just in case if they smashed some holes on the wall, or some damages on the property? Where i can compare home insures?
Thanks!
Property Investments

If I buy a property in France with land do I have to pay to Mutual Societe Agricole?

January 31 2010one Commented

Categorized Under: Renting & Real Estate

Helen C asked:
I am told that land above a certain hectarage will attract an annual fee to be paid to the Societe Mutuelle Agricole. I will not be using the land for farming - do I still have to pay and what is the amount of land below which this is not applicable?
Cheapest Philips

Can anyone tell me a company that lends money for french leaseback properties?

January 30 2010No Commented

Categorized Under: Renting & Real Estate

Andy D asked:
Tough one!!!!
I will be well impressed if someone can actually tell me the name of a bank/finance comany (not a broker) who I can get a french leaseback mortgage with.
Property For Sale South France

How to find management or property jobs in languedoc, South of France?

January 28 2010one Commented

Categorized Under: Renting & Real Estate

john&becky m asked:
Hi, does anyone know the best recruitment consultant/website/local paper/trade magazines to find a job in the languedoc region in the south of france. I would like to move my young family there and have a property/senior management background. I have spent days on the web and am getting no-where. I would be [...]

What does it take for a mortgage company to set a closing date on a home sell?

January 16 20109 Commented

Categorized Under: Renting & Real Estate

susieq asked:
My problem is that we have a contract on our house, the person who offered on the house has submitted all the necessary paperwork to their mortgage company, and has received her commitment letter back from them; however, a closing date has yet to be set. My realtor tells me that the [...]