Posts tagged: Apartment

How is the property market in Dubai?

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The property is blooming very fast in Daubai, some of the apartment sold in hours, and it increasing to double just with in few months. Is it? What is the comments on it.

Roommate didn’t pay rent going to small claims?

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3 years ago I rented an apartment with a roommate. I signed the first year lease but I didn’t sign the second two because I left after the first year. When I left i did a mistake not noticing the property manager. After that my roommate had forged my signature for the following two leasing contracts. Now he is nowhere to be found and has abandoned the apartment. The property manager is going after me.
I heard that even though I haven’t signed the lease after the first one year term they can still hold me onto not noticing before leaving.
Anyone has any idea what percentage of the damage am I facing as opposed to my roommate when I go to court?
Thanks,
I don’t have a copy of the lease, it was 3 years ago.

People who have recently sold their property? (UK users only please)?

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My apartment has been on the market now for a month with a local well known estate agent, and I haven’t had a single viewing. It’s a very nice,modern place, it’s in a desirable area, and it’s cheap (£95k fully furnished). Other places in this block have sold much faster in the last year or so, so I’m wondering if anyone here has had a similar problem and how they got around it? I know it’s not a good time of year to be selling, but no interest at all seems very unusual.
I should add that I’m in a bit of hurry to sell as I’m emigrating in the new year.

Would It be better to buy a house or live in an apartment moving from base to base in the Airforce?

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I have been in the Air force for almost a year I am 21, I absolutely hate apartments, It feels like I’m basically in my opinion throwing my money out the window. I don’t know if I should bu a house or not I am scared of not getting my money back out of the house. Ive heard of people buying houses ad selling them and putting money in their pocket buy i just don’t know what to do please help!!!!

Would you lease a house to someone with bad credit?

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We are reviewing a lease application from someone with a credit score in the upper 500s.

This is a young person who has had a good job a little over a year, and is making a nice income. The rent on our place is nearly triple what they are paying for their current apartment, but the income should easily afford our house.

Would you take this person on as a tenant?

Why don’t we replace property tax for small homes with income tax?

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I believe that the property taxes that exist on the home that you live in are not equitable. If my home goes up in value, I still have to live there. Why should we have to pay more in property tax when you only have one home, condo, or apartment and it’s small. We should not be taxing necessities!

If you rent, the property tax is passed on from the government to your land-lord to you and you pay it as part of your rent.

If you are buying a home, the property tax is probably included in your mortgage payment and as your home increases in value, your house payment goes up.

I propose that we greatly reduce the property tax on 1 small home or apartment — which is a necessity. Most people should not pay property tax at all because most people have only one small home which is just big enough to live in.

People with larger families could be allowed a larger home with more square footage without being penalized because for larger families, they need larger homes.

Sales Tax instead!
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Well, make up your mind Income Tax or Sales Tax?
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That’s a good question. I seem to be contradicting myself. I think that we need both sales tax and income tax because these are the people that have the money to pay.

In my opinion, we should not pay tax at all on necessities such as one small home and basic foods.

In place of the earned-income credit, there should be an exemption of the Social Security & Medicare taxes for the poor working people and the rich should pay Social Security & Medicare taxes on all of their income.

Social Security is a very regressive tax. The poor pay and the richer you are the less percentage you pay. This is opposite of how it should be.

How can a 16 yrs old to buy a house/condo/apartment?

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Is it possible for a 16 yrs old to buy a house or condo or apartment? Is there any law against it? Any caution for buying houses, what should he/she do? THANKS!