My wife and I purchased a home in Jacksonville, Florida, three years ago. After living in the house for just eighteen months, the septic system failed and destroyed both bathrooms. We had sewer water backed up and flooding the bathrooms. The smell and mess were horrible. The floors, baseboards and many of our plumbing fixtures
In Jacksonville, Florida, there are a variety of avenues available for selling a home. There is the traditional route that involves a realtor, open houses, appraisals and inspections. This path can take weeks or even months. Problems can arise due to the need for bank lending. A mortgage is often denied because of a lower
About five years ago, I made the decision to buy rental properties. I believed that rentals were an opportunity to make good money with very little work. When I added up the amount of rent I would take in, I expected to easily pay the mortgages as well as turn a profit. I bought five
I don’t know how official most people are with the type of toil my friend and I do at our Jacksonville logistics companies, but my friend and I toil are particularly strenuous to transport giant racking systems to wherever they need to go. It’s always a challenge whenever you are trying to make sure that
The bank would never have approved funding During the hurricane season in Jacksonville, the high winds often cause power outages. There is widespread flooding, torrential downpour plus downed trees plus limbs. I made the mistake of purchasing a fixer-upper house right along the St Johns River. It should have distraught me that the house had
My household is so aged it is downright historic. It was cute, quaint, and trendy at the time. Then it became such a pain to keep up with. An older house has a lot of older material in it. Constantly there was upkeep needed. The plumbing had to be completely ripped out and redone. I
Until I moved down south, I knew nothing of termite infestation. I’d never seen a termite plus wasn’t distraught about them. Because of this, I missed the warning signs. I didn’t realize that when I was vacuuming up debris off the window sills, there were termite wings. It wasn’t until a section of my hardwood
When I decided to sell my home I realized that the roof was older than it should be. Suddenly there were issues with insurance and I had to buy a new roof for the house I was waiting for. That seemed dumb to me. I am leaving the house, never to return. However, I need
I moved to the DFW area a few years ago. I bought a home just outside of Dallas that provides a short commute to work. Before making an offer, I invested in a home inspection. While the roof was in decent enough shape to qualify for insurance and bank lending, I knew it would need
I absolutely need to sell my condo fast, although I can’t get down to Jacksonville right now to get it ready to go. That’s one awful thing about trying to make money for inherited property… You just don’t know how or when the inherited house is going to come into your life. We ended up
I sold my home for cash to avoid foreclosure. I originally moved to Texas to accept a job opportunity. The considerable increase in income allowed me to buy my first house. Although I insisted on a home inspection, numerous problems arose after I’d moved in. I was suddenly faced with a leaking roof, clogged plumbing
My wife was a big Jacksonville real estate buyer. She would consistently try to get Florida homes fast for cash. She was quick to provide cash to get a piece of home in return. She amassed quite a portfolio of Jax real estate. She had a lot of stress in her life with those properties
I decided to buy a house in my hometown because I figured I would stay there forever. I lucked out on a giant home with a good piece of land walking distance to my parents home. I figured I would raise my kids there and they could walk to their grandparents. How sweet, right? Well
I sold my dwelling for currency to avoid foreclosure, then i originally moved to Texas to accept a job opportunity, but the considerable increase in income allowed me to buy my first house… Although I insisted on a dwelling inspection, several complications arose after I’d moved in. I was abruptly faced with a leaking roof,
