All Forum Posts by: Jan Pauley

I am looking for short term housing for a family member and considering buying near Newark Penn Station or Journal Square in Jersey City for a short term investment, perhaps a fix & flip.  Any advice on what is happening in the market there or any other considerations?

Thank you for your input on this! Looks like the lender will be able to convert to a 203k.  I will add Fifth Third Bank to our lender options.  Thanks again for your help!

I'm helping my daughter and husband get into their first house. It's a $100 down Hud deal that is designed for first time home buyers. There is work needed on the exhaust from the furnace and water heater before gas co will turn on. HUD won't do the repair and doesn't allow us to do it. Anyone know of any work arounds? How can HUD offer this as a first time home buyer program? If utilities can't be turned on and they won't allow a remedy, shouldn't it be advertised as a cash only deal?

Thanks to all for your input...all good advice! 

I am in the state of Kansas. I have a friend who is co-tenant on a lease with his mother.  She passed away last week, and the landlord is not allowing him to terminate the lease, even though he could not qualify for the lease by himself at the beginning of the lease term. Does anyone know if there is a reg which provides for such a situation in the state of Kansas? Or perhaps an industry standard? I checked the Kansas regs and didn't find this matter addressed.

Thanks for the advice! Found them both!

I'm assisting a family looking for Section 8 housing available in Kansas City, Kansas. Needs at least 3br, 1 bath.

I'm looking for a HVAC tech in Kansas City that's reliable and affordable.  Any suggestions?

Interesting perspectives! Thanks for the feedback!  In KCK we have blocks of these houses that have been dozed.  New houses built by low income, hard working immigrants and refugees, who don't see these areas the way we do. They just want a place to plant their family.   I guess when you've spent 20 years in a refugee camp, it changes your perspectives on danger and blight. 

Has anyone participated in the $1 condemned house sale program offered by the city of Kansas City Missouri?