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Home Buying

Home Buying 7-Step Plan, Step 6

Closing Your Home The big day has arrived: your new home will officially be yours once closing has been completed. If you time everything right, you can begin moving in

Achieving Success

A Success Building BLOG (part VI.g)

BLOG postings: (link to Achieving Success BLOG for all posts and PDF downloads) Discipline to Success: The Components of Well-Roundness So they committed themselves to the will of God and

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The Second Home Market Is Hot!

This article is the first in a series of occasional articles discussing the purchase of a second home whether for vacation or investment purposes. If you are in the market

Credit Cards

Interest Rates Down, Except For Credit Cards?

Short term interest rates have dropped by 2.5% since last Fall thanks mostly to the Federal Reserve Bank pushing its discount rate down to some of its lowest numbers in

Home Financing Home Selling

Foreclosures And A Lease/Buyback Option

If a court date has been set for the foreclosure of your home, you might yet be able to stay in your home after the court concludes foreclosure. By agreeing

Home Financing

When To Cancel Private Mortgage Insurance

Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI) is a type of insurance required by lenders when you purchase a home with less than 20% down.

Home Buying Relocation

Home Buying 7-Step Plan, Step 5

Financing Your Home Prior to 2007, at least for the first several years of this decade, qualifying for a mortgage wasn’t nearly as difficult as it is today. Mortgage qualification

Achieving Success

A Success Building BLOG (part VI.f)

BLOG postings: (link to Achieving Success BLOG for all posts and PDF downloads) Discipline to Success: The Components of Well-Roundness So they committed themselves to the will of God and

Home Buying

REOs — Are They Worth It?

Home buyers looking for a bargain are taking a close look at the housing market and are witnessing some unique opportunities. For one, prices have fallen — dramatically so in

Consumer Financing

Use Your Gift Cards Before They Expire

You’ve just moved into your new home and the welcome shower given by family members and friends yielded some very desirable gifts. A tiffany lamp, garden tools, and a food

Home Selling

Online Home Selling — An Option For You!

The housing market is just beginning to start its annual heat up, just as winter’s cold releases its icy grip on much of the nation. Spring is the season when

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Should You Simply Walk Away From Your Mortgage?

You are behind on your mortgage payments and are struggling to keep up with your credit card and car payments. Food and gas have gone up in price and your

Credit Cards

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Home Buying Relocation

Home Buying 7-Step Plan, Step 4

Understanding Escrow Congratulations, you found the home of your dreams and are ready to put some money down and finance the rest. Getting approved for a mortgage (assuming you still

Achieving Success

A Success Building BLOG (part VI.e)

BLOG postings: (link to Achieving Success BLOG for all posts and PDF downloads) Discipline to Success: The Components of Well-Roundness So they committed themselves to the will of God and