Neil Said:

Should I go to Small Claims Court or hire an Attorney?

We Answered:

You need to be suing the municipality, not the school district. They are the ones that provided the house to you. Where they got it from is not your problem.

I wouldn't bother with an attorney for this. File a small claims case and name both the municipality and school district as defendants, and see what happens. You have nothing to lose. You will not be found liable for the entire cost of the house, they are just saying that to scare you into not suing them. And if they do file a counterclaim, you can always hire an attorney then.

Terry Said:

home inspections on a HUD home?

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First off. the way to de-winterize a house is to turn the water on. LIterally, you just turn it on and let it run for a minute, that fills the pipes back up with water and flushes out the anti-freeze they put in there (lol, $200 to de-winterize - thats a new one).

About the inspection I think its a good idea as the place has been sitting vacant 8 months and you just never know. However, the inspections HUD does are usually first rate (there are exceptions) and the fact that you knew the former owners is great.

So, I might go ahead and bag it if I were you - but there is a risk of a latent problem, that either the other inspector and former owners missed, or that has come up in the 8 months the place has been vacant - it does happen. Still, if there is a latent problem which the other inspector missed and the former owners didn't even know about, whats the chance your inspector would find it??? Go ahead and bag it if you are ok with that - normally this is a bad idea, but this time it should be fine.

Also, when you buy the place immediately turn the water off at the main valve, the electric off at the main breaker (before turning the utilities on - they should be off already but make sure). Then just have the utility company go turn it on whenever (you don't even have to be there but tell them its off at the main and its a good idea to be there if you can). Then at your leisure turn the water on at the main (make sure all valves are off) and see if its running anywhere. If it is, turn it off at the valve if you can - if there is a leak turn it back off at the main and call a plumber (there is a slight risk the main valve itself could be bad, but I've never had this happen yet - but if the main valve looks worn then make sure you are there when the utilities are turned on so they can turn them back off at the street if they need).

Once the water is ok, fill the water heater and then turn the electric on - again check that there are no obvious problems. Call an electrician if needed.

Its a bit disconcerting to turn the utilities on after the place has been vacant a long time but almost always everything is ok (not perfect but ok) and with you having known the former owners the odds are more in your favor.

Best luck.

Fernando Said:

How to write a staff appraisal report?

We Answered:

just write honestly and without personal or professional bias... know well what was the employees' goals. focus on achievements and improvement areas... btw, you can't be too hard on the improvement areas if you've not been giving the employee ongoing feedback during the year... appraisal report is not meant for fault finding - but to highlight how the company can best use the resource in future.

Scott Said:

how one can write this paragraph in our own language?

We Answered:

It's already in my own language.

Jeanette Said:

Appraisal Form - How & What should I write, really ?

We Answered:

He is not asking you for a list of your daily duties, he is asking for your achievements since you have been doing the job - your answer is simply to tell him, "when I started to manage the invoices I really didn't understand their importance , - my achievement is I have now mastered this task and realize how vital they are".
This is just how to go about it, break things down simply. As far as targets go, your response should be along the lines of " there were no original targets set but I feel I have achieved a good standard."

Hope this is of some help.
Good luck

Monica Said:

How to get a refund for title and appraisal fees?

We Answered:

Call the lender & tell them to refund you. This should haven automatically if you were denied before the appraiser saw the house. As for title reports I have NEVER heard of anyone paying for those before the loan closes. Are you sure it wasn't an application or credit fee instead? If it was they will probably keep that.

Jeanette Said:

Performance Appraisal?

We Answered:

Performance appraisal may or may not be for employees. It could be for the whole business. To do this, you start with what is known as Key Performance Indicators or KPIs. For example, when you start the franchise, your KPIs could be:

- Sales of xxxx in the first year
- Have at lest xxxx customers per day starting from the 2nd month
- Net Income of xxxx for the first financial year

Based on those goals and actual performance, you can understand how you are doing. This is also a form of performance appraisal. In your case, I don't think it has anything to do with apprising employees.