How do I find homes with in-law quarters attached? hat do I put in the search?

Darby is correct. That might be hard to do because it really depends on how the listing was set up.

when does survey need to be done and who does the survey?

A survey should be done as soon as possible, especially if there have been any additions to the home which could cause encroachment issues. Determining who pays for the survey is outlined in the contract. You can either order the survey through the title company, or pick a survey company of your choice.

Due to my work relocation I will probably need to sell, and the question is for how much.I took the last 10 recent sales in my neighborhood with more or less the same amount of rooms and square footage. I divided the sold price by the square footage. Added them all together and divided by 10 again. The number I obtain was $107.00 and I multiply this by 2405 square feet. It gave me $257,335.00 . Is this the price I should sell my house or go should I go higher by a certain percentage (maybe 6%) since I know they will try to reduce this amount.Would that be a good way to look at it? or there are other ways to calculate the value of my home.

Your question was answered very wisely by several Realtor already, but I wanted to chime in and say that it''s hard to determine the value of your own home without having previous experience. Unless you had a nearby neighbor recently sell their home with an exact replica of yours, you''ll have to make the appropriate adjustments to the comps. If you want to sell by owner, you''re better served by hiring an appraiser. That won''t help with marketing the home and negotiating the overall deal, but at least it will give you a starting point. I can''t tell you how many times I''ve negotiated deals where the other party didn''t know what they were doing. This ultimately hurts the inexperienced seller, or even their respective Realtor.

I need a lender who does international loans. Any recommendations?

Loans to international buyers? Or a buyer looking to buy property in another country?

They are lined up along within a feet of our fence. The odor is very unpleasant. What can we do? The listed owners live in El Paso.

You should contact the city about this issue. If you''re in Houston, try calling 311 to be pointed in the right direction.

We've found a house to buy that is $195,000. We were told that a $200,000 mortgage @ 4.25% with 3.5% down would run us a payment of $1775 a mo including est. taxes, insurance, etc. My figures for this house is $195,000 @ 4.25% with 3.5% down with taxes and est. insurance would cost around $1350. Can someone clarify this a little more for me? Am I missing something in the payment? I do plan on calling my mortgage company tomorrow but figured I would ask here first.

Property taxes will be between 2.5%-3.8% per year depending on the community. Once you know the tax rate, divide it by 12 and make sure to add the monthly PMI. Insurance will be at least $1500 up to $2500. Your lender is most likely using worst case scenario numbers.

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“Evan and his team are top-notch professionals in the real estate industry and I am ... “Evan and his team are top-notch professionals in the real estate industry, and I am so glad I made the call to ask for their assistance. Evan remained steadfast as we put my home up for sale and made sure I felt at ease at every step of the way. He's thorough in his market research and will lay everything out for you to see from different perspectives; never pushing you into making a decision just to secure a sale. As we were going through the selling process of my home, I had to also juggle finding a new one. In came Dustin Young from Evan's team to save the day. It was crunch time, and Dustin made sure to be readily available to go view homes with me. I'm big on communication, and he was in constant contact with me - answered every text, phone call, email - regardless of the time of the day. As soon as I sent him a list of homes, appointments were set up soon after. Dustin goes above and beyond for his clients, and I truly recommend him for all your selling and buying needs. The Compean Group has a lifelong client in me!" Read more

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“We met Evan after we hit a few roadblocks with our initial realtor Evan has ... “We met Evan after we hit a few roadblocks with our initial realtor. Evan has expert-level knowledge especially in regards to non-move-in ready houses (renovation and construction projects), which was what we were interested in. When we weren’t even his clients, he spent over an hour on the phone making sure our questions were fully answered. We promptly switched realtors and were extremely satisfied with the level of service offered by the Compean Group. Evan is a pleasure to work with - patient, responsive, and thorough. Just one example of his dedication is that he was extremely apologetic for being out of communication for a few days, but then I discovered he had been in the hospital with covid and had called me even though he still wasn’t fully recovered! When it was time for us to put in an offer, Evan conducted thorough market research on neighborhood comps and always had data-backed reasons for his recommendations on what to bid. Even when we decided to offer a different amount, he reassured and supported us that we were making the right decision for us. He helped us get the property we wanted, and we would work with Evan and his team again in a heartbeat." Read more

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