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Posted by Anna on June 12, 2000 at 21:04:14:

In Reply to: renting while holding a mortgage posted by Hilary on June 12, 2000 at 16:50:03:

: I hope this is an appropriate question for your forum; if not, please accept my apologies. I am currently renting in Queens and considering looking for a new apartment in Queens or Brooklyn. I am alo considering buying a single-family home New Hampshire for my mother to live in--technically, I would hold a mortgage and be her landlord; her payments would cover mortgage, taxes and insurance.

: My question is whether the mortgage and my status as a landlord would be seen as a negative or a positive by landlords and realtors when I seek a new apartment. My current income (without the income from rent payments on the house) would not cover both rent here and mortgages in NH. Thanks for any advice you can offer.

: -Hilary

First: if your income can't cover both, how do you plan to qualify for that mortgage? Have you looked into your mother buying the house in trust? Contact your community senior center, your bank, your investment advisor, or a lawyer with elder-law experience.

Second: if your apartment is or will be stabilized, be prepared to defend agaisnt a non-primary tenancy eviction proceeding when your landlord discovers this. S/he bears the burden of proving it but you will still need a lawyer and there is no guarantee that your landlord will have to pay for your lawyer when you win.

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• Don't do it. John 06/13/00 (4)
  • Re: Don't do it: just do it right. Anna 06/13/00 (0)
  • Re: Don't do it. Melissa 06/13/00 (2)
    • Re: Don't do it. KENNY 06/16/00 (1)
      • So in other words, Don't do it! John 06/17/00 (0)

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: : I hope this is an appropriate question for your forum; if not, please accept my apologies.  I am currently renting in Queens and considering looking for a new apartment in Queens or Brooklyn.  I am alo considering buying a single-family home New Hampshire for my mother to live in--technically, I would hold a mortgage and be her landlord; her payments would cover mortgage, taxes and insurance.

: : My question is whether the mortgage and my status as a landlord would be seen as a negative or a positive by landlords and realtors when I seek a new apartment.  My current income (without the income from rent payments on the house) would not cover both rent here and mortgages in NH.  Thanks for any advice you can offer.

: : -Hilary

: First: if your income can't cover both, how do you plan to qualify for that mortgage?  Have you looked into your mother buying the house in trust?  Contact your community senior center, your bank, your investment advisor, or a lawyer with elder-law experience.

: Second: if your apartment is or will be stabilized, be prepared to defend agaisnt a non-primary tenancy eviction proceeding when your landlord discovers this.  S/he bears the burden of proving it but you will still need a lawyer and there is no guarantee that your landlord will have to pay for your lawyer when you win.


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