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2 January 2008 | 11 replies
Although I should be able to collect any expenses I incurred during the buying process.It is my understanding that specific performance is the norm when buying and cash settlement when selling.
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29 January 2008 | 1 reply
As we were going through this process, we assumed that we would not be doing a complete re-paint of our home since in the original settlement it only covered affected areas, which is less than 1/3 of the home and our house was painted less than 3.5 years ago with approved colors (we still have the official “approval” from the HOA/Architecture Review Committee).
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17 March 2008 | 13 replies
I certainly would not have agreed to pay her money for a settlement under any circumstances.These women have got to wake up and start thinking about who they are shacking up with!!!
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8 April 2008 | 8 replies
Can also result in money back to you for payments made ahead of time.Various settlement charges.Attorney's fees.I pulled out a couple of recent HUD-1's.On a $92,500 sales priceComissions $4625Owner's title policy $681 (0.75% of purchase price)Settlement charges from title company $125Wire fee $25Water escrow $150There were also prior year taxes, those wouldn't normally be applicableOthers are similar.
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9 October 2011 | 13 replies
If so, couldn't I just write "Full Settlement For Assignment of Lien #..." ??
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21 June 2012 | 51 replies
I tried to work out a settlement with my bad tenants and fortunately it worked out for me.Anyone who may be struggling or going thru what i went through last year let me know if you need some encouragement.
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8 November 2011 | 18 replies
I have done a couple of wholesale deals where I've signed the contract on my iPhone and they went to settlement with no problem.
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4 November 2011 | 22 replies
How's this for a "situation":The owners of record are elderly, are divorced and never did a property settlement, so they own property together.
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6 November 2011 | 3 replies
Seller paid closing costs are usually called a "seller concession" and appear on the settlement statement as amounts paid by seller for buyer.Your assumption would be correct for the buyer in #2.
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4 July 2017 | 53 replies
In settlement, when the option is taken, the fee paid is a "Paid out of closing" expense, just like an inspection fee might be or an appraisal fee.