Home Inspections New Jersey

yesterday i bought a car off a dealer and he gave me a temporary plate but then when i brought it home i realised they had removed the inspection sticker.
i then called and he told me that your allowed to drive the car with no sticker as long as it has the temporary plate on the back... then once i receive the title and registration etc.. i should go get it inspected which is in 2 weeks...
so can i drive the car with a temporary plate and no inspection sticker? i live in the state of New Jersey.
Thanks!

Call you local police or DMV and ask them - this just doesn't sound right.
In the state where I live, the type of plate doesn't matter - an uninspected vehicle is going to get a citation regardless.

2010-01-06 09:55:18 by John S.

homeinspections-newjersey.com Home inspection NJ cost - ask the home inspector you're considering straight up what the inspection will cost ...

3 Family home with tenants, I know as of 2005 there needs to be one mounted in each kitchen, but I've also heard that there needs to be one in the staircase. Is this true? What if there are 2 staircases?

Thank you.

then you also need one in each staircase also, its not that much to buy and its worth it, not getting a fine, and helps preventing major catastrophes. if you have more questions, you should find a local fire extinguisher distributor, they know everything, and they most likely will tell you the truth and not try to sell you more than you need

2010-01-25 11:21:07 by McGloving

Price: $19.95

This story scared the **** out of me when I first heard it from a friend, and I immediately Googled it to find out if anyone could validate it for me. As it turned out, a number of people have heard of, live by, or have actually visited this scary-a' place in Marlboro, NJ, but no authentic documentation of the accompanying legend exists. Read the story, in my own words, below and tell me if you are familiar with it. (Side note: I am writing this on a black coffee jag at 4:44 am and I look over my shoulder about every 2 seconds to make sure I'm not being watched. I scare easily. Humor me.)

The local legend has it that sometime in the early 1950s, a farmer known only as "Mr. Allen" owned and operated a slaughterhouse on property that was wrested from him by the state government, who turned it into a mental hospital. Mr. Allen had not sold the state his land, and was essentially being robbed by the government when his slaughterhouse was razed. He was allowed to keep his home, but was rendered jobless and took to wandering the hospital grounds at night for no apparent reason, muttering to himself and giving orderlies the evil eye. Understandably, the hospital staff got freaked out by his stalkerish behavior, so they had him committed. Shortly after his institutionalization, Mr. Allen escaped custody and was never seen or heard from again.

Shortly after his disappearance, members of the hospital staff began hearing mysterious noises that sounded strangely like animal cries from the decrepit remains of the main slaughterhouse building. The noises were heard mainly at night, and were LOUD - so loud that they started giving inpatients sh*t fits and the police were summoned. The morning after a police officer made an inspection of the premises, his headless body was found suspended from a meathook in the slaughterhouse freezer; on the wall was a cryptic threat written in the dead man's blood: "tonight all will die."

The weirdest part of the story is that nothing happened after that. The next night passed with no unusual occurrences, and after a while everyone in Marlboro pretty much forgot Mr. Allen had ever existed.

Today, however, many adventure trippers claim to have seen fresh messages written in animal blood on the walls of the slaughterhouse, and at least two people claim to have seen the ghost of Mr. Allen watching them from the top-story window. All collected accounts match seamlessly, but local authorities dismiss the messages as vandalism by common pranksters and insist that any sightings of Mr. Allen were imagined.

It sounds like there might have been a grain of truth in there somewhere, but it's all been greatly exaggerated and embroidered over the years - as many ghost stories are, from constant re-telling. Having checked out a few websites with photos from the Marlboro Slaughterhouse on them, all I can say is that it looks like the kind of place which, even if it's not haunted, probably should be!

2010-04-03 03:01:47 by CR1.0

Price: $12.95

I am in the market for a new home in Northern New Jersey, have already exited attorney review, and am now in the process of property inspections. I'm concerned with the stability of mortgage rates and undecided whether I should lock in the lowest rate I can get now (which is about 6.2%, down to 6% if I pay a point or two). Is there a foreseeable change in the future in either direction? I live in the Newark NJ area, which is very close to NYC. Are metropolitan areas fairly isolated from this market? I've heard NYC is still growing in the real estate sector. Also, ARM rates are considerably lower than conventional Fixed rates (almost 1 full point)... does this make an ARM more financially sound, or will I be renewing 5 to 7 years down the line to rates that are far exceeding today's rates? I know most of these questions are firmly hypothetical and are difficult to pin point without a crystal ball, but I'm looking for educated speculation on this topic. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Interest rates are going to go up, but not before the election.

One of the major reasons our exchange rate is doing so poorly and oil is so high is a result of our low interest rates right now ( Federal Funds Rate ). The Fed has kept rates low to encourage spending and investing by consumers and businesses. If they raise them it cost more to do business, investment slows down and it costs more for foreigners to buy our products. Exports slow down, and people lose jobs.

But the FED will not make changes before November for political reasons. But they are going up for sure. Foreigners are the ones that buy our debt - Bonds - that finance our spending. They buy our debt because our economy and our nation is secure. But if you can buy a bond stateside for 3 percent and get one in Europe for 5 or 6 percent ....where are you going to put your money ?

The main reason that we are in the housing crunch that we are in right now - in my opinion - is the ARM's that were sold 3,4,5 years ago. They were giving ARM's for 3 percent and readjusting after 3 years or so. Rates have risen in the last few years but not significantly. Higher interest rates and mortgage during the renegotation period have caught people by suprise. We have all heard stories about people losing their homes and having them repossesed...how many are ARM's and how many are fixed rate ? We do not know what the future holds and you do not want to be in that same position 5 years from now.

Historically, 30 year fixed rate mortgages have been about 8 percent and they are 6.5 in my area. At least that is what they are advertising. Qualification standards have risen, but as long as you have a good credit history and are not overextending yourself it should not be a problem. It is bascially affecting the ones that have spotty credit histories.
6.2 percent is excellent for 30 years.

I would take the fixed rate mortgage now, even if it costs more per month. As long as you can handle the first year or so, the mortgage gets easier to pay and a smaller percentage of your paycheck. You will also get a nice refund check based on the interest etc...

Do not forget that if you renegotiate in 3,4, 5 years, you still have to pay closing costs again and get another estimation etc. You should figure that into the cost of the savings (?) you would make on the ARM. If closing costs cost you 3k, and you renegotiate in 5 years....add fifty dollars to the cost of the ARM.

Saving one point on interest is penny wise and pound foolish in my opinion. Do the math both ways ...how much will both of them cost ? I bet the fixed rate does not cost significantly more per month.

Take the Fixed rate mortgage if you can afford it. The peace of mind and security is well worth it.

2008-07-14 10:52:15 by Ashlee H

I bought my home (condo) seven years ago and it is now about twenty years old, which is fairly new. And i had to replace a six foot piece of corroded gas line because of dripping water from a hot water line that was never properly secured. they charge me $950.00 to replace the gas line and still have to replace the water lines that have corroded. is the condo development at fault since the water pipes were never properly sealed? all these pipes were inside the ceiling so any inspection that i did would not have revealed this problem. i live in brick town new jersey. any advise welcomed.

I'm not an expert or anything but you have lived there now for 7 years and I don't think you would actually be able to talk the condo development into paying for those repairs for you. They will find some excuse to not pay. Is there anything about that in your homeowners insurance? Maybe have an inspector look at the pipes in other peoples' condos and see if they are like yours??

2006-10-31 11:47:08 by volcan