By Robert | September 10, 2009
If you easily get bored or befuddled when you read a long paragraph, then you may be in trouble when it comes to signing contracts or documents. It’s very important that you read the fine detail of a document before signing it or you will regret it.
Although to some, reading it may be a chore, [...]
Cheap condos these days are extremely rare, if not non-existent. However, you may notice that the prices go up every year. According to a condominium-specialist realtor, a good benchmark for operating costs or “housing fees” should be 30 cents a month per square foot of private property.
So where does those fees go to? The [...]
Those with cars or SUVs are going to have a hard time looking for condos with the right parking space for them. Even if you do find one, it may not be the one best suited for your car and lifestyle.
Here are three types most condos have regarding parking:
Tilted Parking Space: It’s a space [...]
I guess that when the condo seller showed you pictures of the condo you’re going to buy, you felt pretty awed. All the hippy and trendy furniture, the young, able-bodied couples having a candlelight dinner on the condo grounds, and happy children jumping up and down the bed. However, once you’ve signed the dotted line [...]
The condo space is just right for a small family. Unfortunately, appliances built for households normally don’t fit in there at all. It’s either that or you sleep on top of the dishwasher and 21” flat screen TV.
Condo unit owners or renters cannot place large appliances and furnitures in these tight places. They also require [...]
When you leave the condo unit, you notice that the grass needs mowing, or the plumbing in the public restroom needs to be repaired, and then to your surprise, it’s all done!
The group who pays for all those things are the financial entity known as the condominium corporation. This group is made up of a [...]
If you find yourself buried under tons of condo-related paperwork and deluged with legal gobbledygook, maybe it’s time to call in the pro—the Condominium Consultant.
This person has been in the trenches when it comes to dealing with condo documents, and experience in haggling with Developers, Realtors, Buyers and Sellers of condo units.
Buying a condo is [...]
Although the real estate market in America these days have not been doing well, the condo market is only slightly affected.
A new National Association of Realtors study estimates that sales of vacation homes in 2007 fell 31 percent, to 740,000, from 2006. But sales of condos dipped only slightly—down 2.8 percent—while sales of detached homes [...]