I am my mother's legal guardian. Can I get a loan to pay her bills using her property as collateral? I need to raise almost $3000 within 30 days or bad things will happen. Last year, my Mom had a stroke. She is pwned in the head and I am her guardian. I own nothing except a car; selling it is a last resort. Mom has two houses -- my childhood home and the one she inherited from my grandmother just before her stroke. Because she owns two houses, she is disqualified from receiving any kind of assistance. I am trying, unsuccessfully, to sell the grandmother-house. It is the remainder of the mortgage on the grandmother's house -- $2,673.90 -- that I need to come up with, or they will foreclose.

How much was that stuff worth? I have to prepare a fairly precise net worth statement for Sept 93 on short notice. Most is easily pulled off old statements, but how do I come up with a solid fair market valuation for household/personal goods? It's peak tax season, so impossible to get an fast answer from an accountant. The only obvious calculator just throws validation errors. The place has been through several clutter purges and a couple buying sprees in the interim. Darned if I recall what was and wasn't here so long ago.

Am I about to get screwed over in regards to the house I'm buying, that's currently being renovated? The story: Moving to a new city (Hobart, Australia) for a job in about 7 weeks. We went there in January to look at houses, found one that was far superior to others, but that was currently having some minor renovations done; new carpets, some rendering on the external walls. We made an offer subject to finance being approved. Applied for a loan through a mortgage broker. Mortgage broker was incompetent, loan was denied. Applied for a loan through someone else, loan got conditional approval.

I need a financial advisor in the Glendale/Burbank CA area ASAP. I have serious, urgent issues with my (same-sex) partner's family and property issues. Any recommendations welcome. Thanks in advance.

I have recently acquired a commercial property. I want to obtain a line of credit against the down payment I put on the property. Obviously, I have not done this in the past. But, I envision the transaction being similar to a home equity line of credit. Is there anyone out there that can point me to the right direction. FYI, the commercial property was acquired via a new LLC of which I own 100%.