Homeowner Forum / General / January 2007

Home losses loom
But experts are divided over how hard a mortgage foreclosure wave
would hit region
By Jim Wasserman - Bee Staff Writer

What to expect ?
We are in the process of buying a home in the SF Bay Area, California
thru a realtor respresenting me.
The home has a few cosmetic things that the seller isn't willing to

I'm in the market for some leather furniture (sofa, loveseat, chair),
but would like to find something more interesting than the typical
boring Lazboy-type rectangular block-shaped stuff (e.g., http://
www.lazboy.com/ourfurniture/product.aspx?pid=4974)

Last month I told my wife I was sick of wasting money on the monthly
rent, so we planned to buy a house this year.  But my friend told me
it's not a good time since the interest rate is still high.  He showed
me the market and some indicators  http://StockQ.org/

The plastic gears in my Sears chain drive opener failed again, so I
chose to replace the opener with a new Genie screw drive opener.
After assembling the new opener and taking measurements, I
discovered there would be insufficient clearance between the rail

As the Subject says Interested in  other peoples experience with the
brand in the USA?

I have a 4 zone heating, baseboard, hot water. The circulation pump of
one of the zones makes grinding noises, which makes the impression to
me it won't last much longer.
My question is, is the replacement of such a pump a job that I can do

Question on construction
I have seen a few posts on chimneys recently in this group.
What is the general rule on chimneys in terms of height ?
How much higher than the roof do they have to be ?

We just bought a house, first house either of us has owned, and we have
no idea where to even start with our problem. I've been researching for
the last hour and a half, and no help. So maybe someone could point us
in the right direction:

What's adviced?
Should I take a home loan OR should I go on a rent....
I am planning get married and live out on my own.
Can some advice what's best for me from their past experience about

urgent ..pls help -construction question
Background
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My friend is buying a home in the SF Bay Area, California.

I have an informative ebook available for a very reasonable price. I
came up with an 8 page booklet for those who wanted to brush up on Real
Estate Financing. This is real, not a joke and derived from an owner of
a mortgage company who wants to assist people in who own homes or will

Rather than going out to Home Depot and get no assistance, thought I'd
post here :)
I have a horizontal sliding window, one of the newer models, and I need
to get an AC unit for my bedroom which is about 200 sq ft, maybe

I just read a great thread on this topic that taught me a lot, but
I've got an unusual leaking shower situation I'd like advice on before
I take action.  
This is a shower with one wall that is solid marble (think of the

Our house, built in 1950, has a one-pipe diverter tee system with
radiators (not cast iron, aluminum fin on copper, but they're not
baseboard) for our first floor heat (they used copper for the second
floor, but did it more like a two-pipe system). For some reason, it was