Buying a home is a central part of the American Dream. This has seemed a little out of reach to many families in recent history with the fallout from the housing bubble. Lenders are more skittish than ever to loan money to those with less than perfect credit. In addition, new government legislation has creditors … Read more
So let’s say you’re looking to buy yourself a new house, but you can’t decide how much to spend. This is a common problem as it’s hard to decide whether you should invest more or less. This has become even more complicated with a tumultuous property market. It is also a tricky problem as buying … Read more
If you like what you read, then subscribe to our feed! I know that I’m cutting it a bit close to the end of tax season, but many people don’t pay extra on their mortgage for tax purposes. To be honest, for a larger majority of people, deducting the mortgage interest really doesn’t matter very … Read more
Desperate times call for desperate measures. – Many Desperate People We’ve all experienced tough financial situations. Some people have experienced the worst of the worst and come out fine, and some of us have experienced a minor bump in the road that sent us careening off a cliff. The difference between the results comes down … Read more
In our article “Paying Your Mortgage Early” we covered some of the mathematics behind paying a mortgage early. It’s very important to do this in order to minimize the amount of money that you are putting into the banks pocket. For every dollar extra you pay in interest, that’s a dollar you can’t use to … Read more