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Those Nasty ‘Garbage Fees’ At Closing!

You’ve found the house that you want, have arranged financing, and are preparing to go to closing. Several years of scraping by has put you in the position to finally

Achieving Success

A Success Building BLOG

BLOG postings: (link to Achieving Success BLOG for all posts and PDF downloads) Discipline to Success: The Physical Temperance Attribute We are not weak if we make a proper use

Consumer Financing Money Management

Consumers Given Strong Incentive To Buy New Cars Now

It certainly is a buyer’s market for consumers who want to purchase a new vehicle. With auto sales down year over year compared to last year, many automakers are offering

Home Tips Money Management

Renter’s Insurance Is A Must!

Although homeownership rates peaked at nearly 70% of U.S. households recently, quite a few Americans are renting. Many are doing so by choice too. Homeownership isn’t always out the reach

Consumer Financing Credit Reports Money Management

4 Steps To Recover From Identity Theft

The topic of Identity Theft continues to surface regularly on the news, around the workplace water cooler, and in homes where consumers are trying to figure out the best way

Home Buying Home Improvement

Condo Shopping In A Down Market

I had good laugh recently when I came across an article written by a real estate agent who insisted that condos are a “great buy” and that they hold their

Home Buying Home Financing Money Management

Buying A Home Post Foreclosure

If you recently lost your home to foreclosure, how long do you think it’ll take before you can become a homeowner again? 5 years? 7 years? Maybe even 10 years?

Achieving Success

A Success Building BLOG: Part VII.d

BLOG postings: (link to Achieving Success BLOG for all posts and PDF downloads) Discipline to Success: The Physical Attribute Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy,

Home Building Home Improvement

Add A Family Room To Resolve A Space Dilemma

My neighbors were planning to put their 1975 sq. foot home on the market as it has become a bit tight for their family of five. With two teens in

Home Tips

You Can Prevent A Household Fire

One of the scariest experiences I went through growing up was a household fire. It was just one week before Christmas, a howling wind was blowing, and suddenly a neighbor’s

Home Buying Home Selling Relocation

Getting Ready For Your Big Move

If you are planning to move, then you understand that you have a big task in front of you. If you are moving from one house to another house, you’ll

Home Building Home Financing Home Improvement Home Tips

Finishing A Basement Adds Value To A Home

Many homes are built with unfinished basements as this is the one area of the home least used by homeowners throughout the course of the day. Even the lowly garage,

Home Improvement Home Tips

Back Yard Sheds: An Excellent Space Manager

It is true that we Americans have an awful lot of stuff. We are true consumers, buying so many of the things that catch our eyes. Truly, do we need

Achieving Success

A Success Building BLOG: (continued)

BLOG postings: (link to Achieving Success BLOG for all posts and PDF downloads) Discipline to Success: The Physical Attribute Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy,

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Buying Your Pre-Construction Condo

In some areas of the country, the condominium market has crashed as a huge surplus of defaulted or unsold homes has wreaked havoc on the market. One market that comes