Joel

Follow up on July 22 , 2008 we sold the property for a nice profit .. I did pay the full amount $625.00 to the surveying company at the end . Reason one and only is this . Unfortunately anyone can put a lien on someone's else property and although the contract clearly said the survey must be paid at the time of the closing and not after the closing the language is confusing and I didnt want to risk a lien on my investment for $625.00 that I could easily afford.. also the fact they did the work left me with a sour feeling since they deserved to get paid .. they overpriced and they took advantage and the Title Company did a very bad job but it is not for me to judge their actions to a client and of course to risk my hard earned property in legal disputes with companies like these two. They both lost a client for sure , because this is not the last property I ll be buying in this area hopefully .... thanks God for this land and this freedom we have in America that allow all of us to choose who we do business with !!! - Thu Jul 24 2008, 21:09

Contract says .. buyers at buyer's expenses and within the time allowed to deliver evidence of title and to examine the same ... in other words .. I was to pay for it to close on the property .. not after 3 months of closing .. I 'm under the impression the title company made the mess and now they dont want to accept it . Also in my closing documents the amount of money needed for the survey is $295.00. and not the $625.00 the survey company is asking. I think I will ask a lawyer for advice . - Fri May 23 2008, 14:14

Hi Theresa :
Manufactured Homes are also seasonal , in other words chances to sell em are better during the season when the snow birds come down to Florida. We have two doubles for sale at the moment in Palm Lake Estates , West Palm Beach which is a very nice community and even advertising very aggressively way up north still havent sell em after 6 months in the market and trust me they have been both profesionally remodeled .. so I tend to agree with the people here ... it is slow for manufactured homes .. really slow . - Mon May 12 2008, 16:57

Exactly Holly C . I couldnt agree with you more !!! Even in the worst of the markets there is always ppl wanting to buy and another people wanting to sell .. the proportion is the only diference.

Best regards .

J - Mon May 12 2008, 14:43

Hi Jane

I think if you decide to wait for the market to come back you will be waiting for quite few years .

Wishing you the very best

Joe - Tue Mar 4 2008, 20:22

Hi Lashae ..

Really sorry you are having problems , we are investors in the south florida area and we never close any deal without having our attorney review every single piece of paper on the table specially with lost corners .. I think you already too deep in the problem for negotiations but you can always take more pictures of bad areas on the house and of course follow up with a phone call to the owner (bank) .. it is not only carpet cleaning .. it is also the piece of paint falling .. the rotten wood ... the dirty air conditioner unit ... the clogged bathroom .. I dont know , whatever you find to point at then BEFORE or DURING the negotiations ...or maybe now .. you know the details . At the end it is very difficult to negotiate after they know where you coming from and you have exposed yourself , but still you can make more phone calls , talk to more ppl at the bank , show more details , make more noise , remember when dealing with these type of sellers everything is bureaucracy until the documents find the right person , you need to find that person ... another point .. maybe you put some evasion clause (subject to ) on the contract .. something that allows you to threat to cancel the deal .. remember it is all psychological ... you can even go to the closing table and tell em right there you are not closing until an agreement is reached... , trust me on this one ... that will put some ppl to run ( at least here in Miami ) .. there are not bad moves at this point , whatever u can think of that may be of help .. and of course next time use one agent to represent you alone .. at the end if u cannot take the allowance money try to get it some other way .. I think this will bring some experience to you for next time .. which is always good at the end for you .

Wishing you the very best .. and always good luck !!

Joe - Fri May 9 2008, 20:12

as you can see ppl know their own location but not others . I would do my own study . I love florida what else can I tell you . .. and yes you can get insurance in florida ... - Sat May 3 2008, 09:03