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I had more shenanigans last night. It seems that craiglist has a very low bar for reading comprehension and general understanding of the home buying process. My add was flagged down for (prequalified buyers). Then I spent several hours reading on why saying pre-qualifiers was discriminatory . Ant that one should not need to be prequalified to buy a house. Now i am not sure if this is just related to normal Seattle socialist dumbassery, or if it really is the education level of this nation. I suppose it could be both. | |||
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normal Seattle socialist dumbassery.. | |||
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Yeah sounds like real discrimination, checking to see whether you can get a loan. I guess you need to add race color creed and sexual orientation to the add. | |||
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You need to add a line that says you DO discriminate based on color. "If you ain't got the green, you ain't being seen." === I would like to apologize to anyone I have *not* offended. Please be patient. I will get to you shortly. | |||
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Brilliant. ![]() “You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once.” - Robert Heinlein | |||
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No need to be pre-qualified. Simply provide proof of funds. | |||
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![]() "Offers not accompanied by unaltered photos of personally-owned currency sufficient to close shall be filed appropriately with the bureau of pretense and obfuscation." | |||
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Back at it again. 4 realtors with appointments to show the house, all are no shows. I politely explain the mls box is not here yet, so i will let them in. Pls let me know if they are not going to arrive, or be late arriving. Not one message. | |||
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Too old to run, too mean to quit! |
Years back we were renting out 3 houses. 2 were fully paid, one we still owed money on. In about 2 years we went through 5 renters. Only one of them paid on time, did not cause problems and kept the place clean. He also shoveled the snow off the sidewalk in the winter. We sold all 3 of the rental properties, and vowed never to rent again! And have not. Repairs and insurance cost more than the whole shit sandwich is/was worth. Never again!! Elk There has never been an occasion where a people gave up their weapons in the interest of peace that didn't end in their massacre. (Louis L'Amour) "To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and tyrannical. " -Thomas Jefferson "America is great because she is good. If America ceases to be good, America will cease to be great." Alexis de Tocqueville FBHO!!! The Idaho Elk Hunter | |||
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Well We have accepted an offer. The inspection happens this week. | |||
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The sale closes this friday! The buyer has been awesome. My realtor has been awesome. Glad to be rid of it. | |||
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That's great to hear! | |||
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Um, point of order. Don't Realtors = Brokers?
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Not as lean, not as mean, Still a Marine ![]() |
Realtors are the listing/buying agent Brokers are the loan agent Appraisers are "independent" of the two, and either an angel or devil depending on their assessment of the property. I shall respect you until you open your mouth, from that point on, you must earn it yourself. | |||
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Of course, there's the other side of the story: I rented a two bedroom, two bathroom apartment with one-car garage. I was the ideal tenant. In 2-1/2 years I lived there, I called for service only twice: one, a bird got caught in a vent, and two, my A/C froze up. I never hung any wall decorations, never had a complaint lodged against me, nor did I lodge any complaints. Yet my landlord raised my rent every time the lease was up, finally pricing me out of the rental market. I wound up buying a condominium, and now a house that I STILL pay less today than I did when I was renting! When you have ideal tenants, isn't it worth trying to keep them? Don't believe everything you think. NRA Benefactor/Patriot Member | |||
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Ah okay, so mortgage broker.
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Yes, I try not to raise rents on my good tenants. But it's a double edged sword, as ALL expenses keep going up every year- taxes, insurance, etc. (those 2 seem to go up 10% a year). I have one tenant that's been there since 2014, they're paying $1135 a month (they started at $1100 and only raised them once $35 a month at year 3). I have another tenant that moved into the unit next door which is identical, they're pay $1350 a month. So you tend to lose a lot of income if you don't raise the rent and your profit margin shrinks because your expenses keep going up every year. So it's a fine line of keeping a long term tenant happy, and paying your own bills. | |||
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We ended up listing the home with our agent who helped us buy it. We had a contract with in 15 days. Mostly due to the buyers work schedule. (brain surgeon) | |||
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This thread is why I paid a property management company to manage our rental. Selling it was still a great day in my life. | |||
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