Tom Resnick
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Law talk: Discovering offer was for short sale stops buyer in his tracksJun 04, 2011 7:46 pm - Q. Last week I viewed a home. I liked it and wanted to make an offer on this home. I did not know this home was a short sale, was not informed of this and, had I kn...
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Law talk: How to finds a property ownerMay 22, 2011 8:17 am - Q. There is a house in my neighborhood I am interested in purchasing. The woman who lived there died in December and I haven’t seen anyone at the house since. How ca...
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Law talk: Evidence of prior damage key to win claimMay 08, 2011 8:47 am - Q. We sold a townhouse that was remodeled with a finished basement. The project included the installation of a basement window and a window well. The buyer now tells...
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Law talk: Don’t let former landlord pocket your depositApr 08, 2011 9:57 am - Q. I moved out of my apartment about two months ago. I have asked my landlord for my $1,500 security deposit back but he refuses to answer my e-mails. I don’t know w...
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Buyers, sellers question liability after closingMar 25, 2011 6:34 pm - Q. My husband and I purchased a condominium about three months ago, our first home. We thought everything was fine but we just received a notice from the association sta...
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Home inspection negotiations end up being a game of chickenMar 10, 2011 9:11 am - Q. My husband and I are selling our home of 32 years. The buyers made a low offer but we realized it wasn't a great market and we accepted their offer after a little...
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Second mortgages can follow homeowners after foreclosureFeb 12, 2011 4:55 pm - Q. My husband lost his job about a year and a half ago and as a result, our house was foreclosed. We had two mortgages on the house. We decided not to fight the fo...
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Law talk: Bank refuses to provide survey; what should buyer do now?Dec 30, 2010 4:16 pm - Q. My husband and I closed on our first home last week. At the closing, the seller's attorney failed to provide a survey although it was required under our contract....
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Even with court order, evictions are not easyDec 18, 2010 1:32 pm - Q. We went to court to evict our tenants who were not paying the rent. The judge agreed with us and told the tenants they had to get out by Dec. 10. We went to the p...
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Buyers can back out of short sale if bank has not yet accepted dealNov 19, 2010 10:24 am - Q. My son wrote an offer on a short sale with a $5,000 deposit with real estate agent. The offer has a termination date of Nov. 30 so he wouldn't get hung up with th...