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Anna Sam Just found out after an issue with water heater that water damage not included in my insurance. Please help
21 May 2015 | 7 replies
Fire X Lightning X Explosion (includes Sonic Boom and Water Hammer) X Windstorm and Hail X Smoke X Aircraft and Vehicles X Riot or Civil Commotion X Volcanic Action X Sprinkler Leakage X Sinkhole Collapse X Vandalism/ Malicious Mischief Where Special Form covers all of these plus a few others you may want.Falling ObjectsWeight of Ice & SnowWater DamageTheftCollapseThere are many cases where going with Basic Form makes sense and other where Special Form may be a better choice. 
Account Closed Landlords Preferring Sec 8
23 November 2016 | 3 replies
have started seeing more and more landlords in socal suburbs actually declaring in ads that they prefer or give 'priority' to sec 8 applicants.considering sec 8 is a 'program' providing an need-based housing voucher deemed countable as 'income'* for 'low-income residents', would preferring applicants of a type of income (in this case, the low-income housing voucher program called section 8) be in violation of FHA act or other federal or state (in my case, CA) statutes?
Jacqueline Carrington The 6% Pushback
25 December 2015 | 26 replies
This one can be difficult for an agent to explain because of the Sherman Antitrust act (or at least, based on what my broker says I can or cannot say because of it) which makes it a potentially tricky situation.Personally, when people start to ask I lead with the fact that legally I can't discuss XYZ details because of ABC Law, then explain as much as is appropriate.One method is guide the listing conversations so that they describe their services before they talk price.  
Mike McKinzie Dear Property Management Companies....
12 December 2016 | 33 replies
That isn’t the case in all markets though.5)  Finally, it would be foolish to ignore the fact that there are loads of opportunities for a dishonest actor to cause harm, especially on the maintenance side: Defer maintenance, Bill for Maintenance never engaged, Request unnecessary maintenance or Mark maintenance up excessively, etc.
Account Closed Pre-Foreclosure and owner being told to stay away.
18 January 2016 | 34 replies
Upon talking with the neighbors you find out the police got called because the current home owners went in an maliciously trashed  the house and made a bunch of noise in doing so. 
Alex Ortiz Home up for land contract Grand rapids MI
8 November 2015 | 3 replies
Bad actors will sell with onerous seller financing terms that are easy to violate.  
Logan Allec Tenant just asked if I'd be interested in rent to own.
8 December 2015 | 28 replies
Dodd-Frank is laced with references, you need to know what is applicable in say, the 33 Act or the 34 Act to understand the revision or amendment or application by Dodd-Frank with security swaps.
Allen Ellis My house isn't selling, how far should I go to improve it?
17 July 2015 | 26 replies
Are you worried my realtor could be maliciously filtering out feedback?
Chris Reynolds Tenant won't move out and requesting a Jury trial...
27 March 2017 | 127 replies
He is a great actor and seemed like a nice guy (don't they all) at the time.I figured if he had his license reinstated and was honest and upfront plus had cash and a good job why not give him a chance....
Josh Caldwell Turning Crap Into Cash
30 July 2015 | 14 replies
Just asking - did you have concerns about owner-occ seller financing regarding the SAFE Act or Dodd-Frank?