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— , E TthiLS FeZOM PAGE 1/ TIMES OPEN HOUSE S'uivuAY <br />BOB BRUSS <br />Syndica[ed columnist <br />Something's wrong with <br />house unsold for 2 year.s <br />Q: Our home been listed (or <br />sale with severa rent realtors <br />for ost cwo y e have re- <br />du e asking p by about <br />$35, t sull hasdt A�� �e <br />realto o inspect our e say <br />how nic But we have 'ved <br />only two ase offers an <br />both involve ' g other hous <br />trade. We w ell for nsh <br />move to a bette ate. However, <br />we ie not going to w beautifiil <br />h� away. My su ns how to <br />n a home has � <br />for sa several diffe <br />[oa for a yeazs, so U <br />is seriously . It coWd be <br />chose the wro n[s who di <br />properly mazket use. But <br />most Iikelv oroble i�r hnm <br />ou seriously wan � <br />ch e off the market fu <br />D time, criticaliy o <br />yaur h Cix everything. <br />be sure th is �eshly pz <br />inside :uid ou Then have <br />cucrent ageht p a new <br />parative market an , 'fhis <br />sho ecent sales p of n� <br />co ve homes, as a: <br />With the our prese� <br />esute agent, se sonable asl <br />price and put your ba.k on <br />markeL When your h pp� <br />the I mulhple lisun ice, <br />I s vnll treat it " � <br />new h er than as a <br />it you can help �the sale� <br />cat:7�ing back a first nd mo <br />gage,th�ncrease berof <br />prospe yers. Bette t, offer- <br />ing a lease- tion on attractive terms <br />will practic311y asswe a sale. <br />Q: I made a pwchase oHer to buy <br />a house that was advertised as having <br />an assumable mo�tgage. But i <br />couldn't qualih� to assume the mort- <br />gage beraase I fil bankruptcy witti- <br />e last two . Shouldr�e <br />ave told ould h-, <br />q assume gagc? <br />A. assumab rtgage <br />means huyer must [o <br />assume R�ge oblig with <br />adequate i and good u <br />no qualificau ere require <br />�I would hav d nonauali o <br />upset � <br />u tould <br />e any n <br />I understand i <br />�e real esute <br />have asked <br />ge assump- <br />�:�fy nouse is �n a lot tha[ is <br />about 5 fee� higher than my downhill <br />neighbor's lot. It is a fairly steep, <br />grassy slope. Wher. it :ains, u•ater <br />dcains from ;nc loi anto my neigh- <br />bor's downhill lot. He says I mus: <br />build a retaining wall or conQete <br />drain [o channel the •.vater out to the <br />street Is this We? <br />A: The general �vle is that a lower <br />owner must accept the naturel tlow of <br />water which drains hom an uphiU <br />property onto the lower property. <br />However, the uphil! ou�ner cannot <br />channel or direct the water toward <br />the lower lot. <br />If the flow of water just naturally <br />drains downhill from your property, <br />then you have no ubtigation to direct <br />[hat water away from yow neighbor's <br />land. But if you have done anything to <br />increase ot direct the flow downhill, <br />such as by installing pipes or drains, <br />then you are responsible for any <br />resulting damage. Please consult a <br />lora] real estate attorney for details. <br />Bob Bruss'co/umn appcars Sundays in <br />the Xome/Rea! Esfute section. Xis <br />maitingadd�tss is: Bob Bruss, StaC.lc <br />Times Newsroom, P.O. dos i0, Seatt/e, <br />WA 98111. <br />� <br />