Real Estate Q and A

The real estate Q and A library includes thousands of real estate questions that emanated from consumers. The answers were prepared by an independent team of reporters who specialize in real estate.

Buying Your Home  -  How to buy, where to buy, and what to buy.

• Appraisals and Market Value

• Common Q and A About Selling Your Home

• Condominiums and Townhomes

• Escrow and Closing Costs

• Finding the Right Home

• Fixer-Uppers

• Foreclosures

• Home Inspections and Warranties

• Insurance

• Interest Rates

• Lease Options

• Making an Offer

• Negotiating

• Negotiating and Closing a Good Deal

• New Homes and Vacation Homes

• Property Taxes

• Tax Considerations

• Tenants-In-Common and Co-ops

• What You Can Afford

• Whom to Contact (How to Buy)

• Whom to Contact (Where and What to Buy)

• Working With a Real Estate Agent

Investing in Real Estate  - What to invest in, tax considerations, and how to do it.

• Condos, Apartments and Single-Family Homes

• Fixer-Uppers

• Foreclosures

• Income Taxes

• Lease Options

• Property Management

• Property Taxes

• Seller Financing

• Real Estate Value

• Whom to Contact (How to Invest)

• Whom to Contact (Investing, Tax Considerations)

• Whom to Contact (What to Invest in)

Your Mortgage  - Maintaining and improving your property and other ownership issues.

• 15, 30, and 40 Year Loans

• All Cash

• Alternative Loans

• Appraisals and Market Value

• Assumable Loans

• Bankruptcies and Foreclosures

• Credit

• Easy-Qualifier Loans

• Fannie Mae

• Federal Housing Administration

• Fixer-Upper Loans

• Interest Rates

• Lease Options

• Lock-Ins

• Low Cost Loans

• Low Down Loans

• Mortgage Credit Certificates

• Negative Amortization

• No Money Down

• Parent Gifts and Loans

• Prequalifying and Preapproval

• Private Mortgage Insurance

• Refinancing

• Reversed Annuity Mortgages

• Seller Financing

• State Programs

• Veterans Administration

• Whom to Contact (Government Loan Programs)

• Whom to Contact (Home Loan Options)

• Whom to Contact (Other Mortgage Considerations)

• Whom to Contact (Qualifying)

Owning Your Home -  Home loan options, qualifying, government loan programs and other considerations.

• Avoiding Foreclosures

• Building Permits and Zoning

• Fixer-Upper Loans

• Hiring a Contractor

• Home Price Appreciation

• Homeowner Associations

• Improving Your Real Estate

• Insurance

• Neighbor Disputes

• Property Taxes

• Refinancing

• Reversed Annuity Mortgages

• Tax Considerations

• Whom to Contact (Other Ownership Issues)

• Whom to Contact (Maintaining and Improving)

Selling Your Home  -  Appraisals, escrow, tax considerations, working with a real estate agent  and much more

• Appraisals and Market Value

• Common Q and A About Selling Your Home

• Disclosure

• Escrow and Closing Costs

• Foreclosures

• Lease Options

• Negotiating

• Pricing the House to Sell

• Property Taxes

• Seller Financing

• Selling at a Loss

• Short Sales

• Tax Considerations

• Working With a Real Estate Agent

• Whom to Contact