Housing paperwork can pile up at tax time – here’s what to keep, and for how long
Many taxpayers are preparing for their annual battle with IRS form 1040 by gathering up all their documents, statements, checks and other assorted papers. At the end of this process, taxpayers are often left with piles of neatly sorted, tabulated and cross-indexed piles. From a homeowner’s perspe…
Wells Fargo admits paperwork errors in foreclosure cases – Des Moines Register
Wells Fargo admitted Wednesday that it made mistakes in the paperwork for thousands of foreclosure cases and promised to fix them. The bank, whose home mortgage unit is based in West Des Moines, said it would refile documents in 55,000 cases by mid …
Signs of foreclosure paperwork problems were missed, FDIC chief says
Chairwoman Sheila Bair says shifts such as a significant drop in mortgage service fees should have raised questions. The admission comes as federal banking agencies conduct an investigation. Regulators should have foreseen a wave of suspect foreclosure paperwork coming, a key official admitted Monday as federal banking agencies said they had launched their own in-depth [...]
Massive paperwork error halts foreclosures
Nationwide home foreclosures were up 25 percent last month, with banks taking back the largest number of homes since the mortgage crisis began. But struggling homeowners are getting some unexpected relief due to a massive bureaucratic error by one of the nation’s fourth-larget mortgage lenders: Ally Financial has suspended evictions in 23 states because the [...]
What is the process of selling a home in Texas on your own without a Realtor. A For Sale By Owner type sale?
Bearwithme asked: Any paperwork. Forms? etc?
Is anyone here sold their home as “Sale By Owner” before?
dal asked: if so, can you tell me if it correct that once the buyer agree to buy, they need to go to the mortgage to get approve on the loan and if they got approved, the mortgage will do all paperwork right? if not correct, can you tell me what are theh steps for [...]
I’m thinking of selling my house as a ‘for sale by owner’. Can you share any experiences, good or bad?
Rob asked: I’m thinking about trying http://www.progressivehomesellers.com/ For $2500 they handle all the paperwork, advertising, MLS listing, etc…
We have a realtor but we might buy by for sale by owner. Do we owe the realtor anything?
1stBuyer asked: Also, if you buy via for sale by owner, would we need a realtor or can we just have a lawyer review the paperwork?
What are my rights as a tenant during a foreclosure?
robotdentist asked: Hi. I have a verbal month to month agreement with my landlord in New York State. She recently stopped paying the mortgage and the house is going to go into foreclosure. I got the paperwork from the attorney handling it back in November. My lanlord states that I have to continue to pay [...]
For Sale By Owner Guide, Part 4 of 5: Completing Paperwork
ForSaleByOwnerDotCom asked: ForSaleByOwner.com’s Home Selling Guide Don’t let the paperwork scare you. Millions of people sell their own homes. We’ll show you how to get the right professionals involved.Content