Housing / Real Estate

Housing / Real Estate Questions

Reverse mortgage vs line of credit

78 years old married good health. Still working. No Mortage, ranch house valued at 1.2 million. No outstanding bills. Approximate..

Reverse Mortgage

Would a reverse mortgage be a good way to eliminate a $40000 home mortgage so we wouldn’t have a monthly..

how long to keep home documents after the home sale is completed?

I recently sold a home. The funds from the buyer have been transferred to my account. The sale is completed...

heloc or home equity loan for home repairs. Which best avenue?

I own one of my homes . Value approximately $160K no liens. I have a mortgage on a recent home..

giving money to adult child/children

Hi, Terry. Just completed watching your webinar presented by the libraries. My question is, would it be a good idea..

Gifting a home? No contract!

My mom bought a home for 160k in 2012 rent to own for my sister upon her divorce. Now the..

House Stealing

Hi Terry. Several days ago, I received a promotion from Home Title Lock attempting to sell me on their title..

Housing / Real Estate

Dear Terry, My wife and I are selling our building in Bronzeville to relocate to the burbs, we built up..

mortgage pay-off

I own a rental property that makes $4550 per month in rent. Mortgage is $3000 per month (3.5% rate). I..

Sell or not

Dear Terry, My Big Sis Jan says you say not to sell our twenty acre forest land for about $88,800..

Real estate

I am purchasing a home in old bridge New Jersey can recommend real estate attorney thank you

Buying a Home

Hi Terry, My husband and I are retired and want to buy our last home. Our current home is paid..

Sell rental property or not

My husband and I own our home and have a duplex rental property that we only made a little over..

Real Estate/Capital Gains

I received a 2 flat in the Belmont/Craigen neighborhood via a trust. It is not my primary residence, and I..

Delaware Statuary trust’s

I have a few buildings in Chicago which one will have a capital gain of about $2,000,000. What do you..

First Time Condo Buyer

How does refinancing work? My son was quoted 7.25 for his mortgage. He will be purchasing a condo in Lakeview..

Proceeds from the sale of my home

My home is located in CA , i have lived in it for 5 yrs. I moved to MT to..

Solar farm lease

We been approached by a company to lease our 15 acre property to install a solar farm. Have you had..

Capital Gains Tax

I sold my Dads home last year. What can I deduct to avoid paying Capital Gains Tax?

TOD

After I pass what do my survivors do with the Transfer of Dead that has been registered in cook county..

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