My husband and I are buying a house. Right now we are trying to decide between two, which one we want. They are both the same price. Here are the pros and cons: House 1: PROS: Finished, and ready to move in No down payment Large Kitchen ...

What are the advantages and disadvantages of living in a house and an apartment?

I have family in St. Louis and would like to buy a home there. Currently living in DC. The prices in St. Louis are very reasonable, but are on the rise. I would like to own a home, but cant afford anything in my area.

My father wants to buy a house, but he thinks he can get a better price if he deals directly with the owner. I'm not so sure about that, and that's why I'm asking.

I am new first time home buyer and I am curious about the Pros and Cons of a frame house vs a brick house. We are on a tight budget and seems like all the homes that are in our price range are frame houses, is this a bad idea? My agent ...

I put in an offer on a bank owned house that was built in 1944 and my offer was accepted today. What attracted me about this house was the big rooms and the not so common floor plan. I am just a little worried about the age of the house. This ...

I'm looking to buy my first home. I live in south-west Brisbane. A house I am inspecting today faces East. I've previously been told by someone that a North or South facing house is best. Any explanation?

I'm designing a home, and I don' want to use wood, as it is flammable and I don't want to harm as many trees. So I'm designing it (just as a design exercise) made of Aluminium, Glass, Concrete, Steel, Plastics, and Composites...

i'm moving out in june of next year and i'm keeping an eye out for things. i was just curious about the pros and cons of renting a house vs renting an apartment

What are some pros and cons of building and owning a Split Level house such as this one http://www.architecturaldesigns.com/split-level-house-plan-9284vs.asp If you were to build a Split Level house, would this be cheaper than a bungalow or two...

What are the pros and cons of choosing to remodel or renovate a home during this subprime market? Thank you.

In building myself, I would have my family help me build it, thus cutting down on costs. One side of my family operates a home improvement business and the other a roofing business, so I have two large parts of the house covered, when it comes to...

I think if i was to buy a house in the future, paying property tax is a lot.

My in-laws have offered to sell us their house on land contract. I know it is basically a seller financed mortgage where the sellers retain rights to the property until paid off. But what are some of the pitfalls? Who gets to deduct the interest ...

I am currently looking for a house in northern calif. if that helps any with an answer.

My husband is a believer that we at the moment could not afford a house to buy with the facilities or style that we want, on the canal etc (young newly married couple) but he would happily invest in shares and sees that as our security. We may be...

I am looking at a house made of cinder block with paint on the outside. I keep getting different stories as to if it is or isn't hard to heat/cool. Also are there any other problems to watch for ? All of the floor coverings have been ...

I dont own a house but an opportunity of buying a 4 apt home came up, is it better to buy that first or you recommend me to buy my own house first, what are the pros and cons?

I bought a rental unit a few years ago under my name. My parents are thinking of purchasing another property and wants to put it under my name as well as my siblings. Even though I will not be paying the mortgage, my thoughts are how this will ...

I want to insulate under the floor, there is a crawlspace, and I'm wondering if this is a good idea or will it trap moisture against the wood floorboards. Also, it gets really hot in the attic in summer and i wanted to insulate the roof. ...

instead of getting a loan from a bank. I dont know how else to explain it because I don't know why it's different besides you paying the home owner instead of the bank.

I live in a sub tropical climat and would like to know what are the best ways of making the limewash and what aditive can I use ?

Parents own the home and are retired. They want to put the home in childs name in the event of their passing. What type of financial responsibilities will I get. How about my credit report and the taxes. What are some of the other possible things ...

Which costs less and by how much? I assume apartment would be less...

Wondering about pros and cons of listing house with an agency as opposed to private sale.

I hear the people are friendly and it is cheap to live in this small city. I would comute by bicycle, would a 3-speed bicycle be enough gears ?

There is a house I really like, but hiving lived in a slab house all my life, I dont know much about block and beam houses. What are the pros as well as the cons of living in a block house? Thx.

Trying to determine whether my company blog should be housed on corp. website or using different platform like Blogspot? The goal is to drive as much qualified traffic to the "new" corp. website as possible. Also, what would be better ...