The market dictates terms.

We have a local city Bldg Insp here that is dictating roof repairs because of the age of the roofing.

Simply put you have no idea what they have agreed to already, it's frankly not the buyers business because they are not the one paying it and they are not entitled to dictate how the proceeds from the sale are spent.

You always get a written Approval Letter which dictates price, terms, costs, etc.

Because Score Factor Code #22 is the ONLY category into which any of these derogs may fall, it's completely true that, once one's credit score has been decimated, there's no incentive for the consumer to NOT file Chapter 7 and/or walk away from their upside down property and scrape the whole damn mess into the dumpster.There are three conduits, if you will, for dealing with a consumer: bankruptcy laws, FICO scoring models and lenders' underwriting decisions as dictated by Fannie/Freddie.

I am dealing with the listing agent directly and I am being told:(1) There is a $695 processing fee paid to the firm - spelled out as additional terms.(2) The seller's attorney will charge a fee the buyer pays - I said I have my own attorney, but if the seller is dictating title agent they should be paying for it or the lender absorbs it, why am I paying for it?

There is no standard, "rule of thumb" or ratio that dictates starting bids at trustees sales.

Generally accepted accounting principles set by the Financial Accounting Standards Board dictate rules to, among other things, provide a uniformed method of accounting for assets.It's also an issue of prudent lending to ensure loans are not made on artificial values.

Steven Don’t let the tenant start dictating you..If you decide to repair or replace that’s fine but don’t let the tenant push you to do something you don’t want.

The 'norm' of the seller picking title company is the #1 thing I would change if I were Dictator of Bay Area Real Estate for a day.