How to Sell a House and Buy Another
March 13, 2014
by Lee Nelson Selling your home can be a stressful situation. So, can you imagine the stress of selling your home and buying another one at the same time? For […]
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Lee Nelson is a Chicago-based writer whose work has appeared on Realtor.org, Yahoo! Homes, TheMortgageReports.com, and more.
Articles by Lee Nelson
Conventional Loans · FHA Loans · News
Pros and Cons of FHA Loans: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of FHA
March 2, 2014
by Lee Nelson You want to buy a house. Good for you. But you don’t have a lot of money to put down on it, and your credit history isn’t […]
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Mortgage Rates: 2014 Predictions from Leading Experts
February 25, 2014
The days of seeing mortgage interest rates in the 3 and 4 percent range could be ending. But some experts have differing opinions on how high the rates will go, […]
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Lots of Down Payment Assistance Programs Available to First Time Home Buyers (and Repeat Buyers Too)
January 18, 2014
First time home buyers have many options when it comes to down payment assistance programs. What’s surprising to many repeat buyers is that they are eligible for many of these […]
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Do You Need Mortgage Payment Protection Insurance?
January 17, 2014
Sometimes, you just have to ask the hard questions to yourself and then figure out how you can protect yourself, your family and your home. For instance, what would happen […]
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How Much House Can I Afford?
December 24, 2013
How much you can afford on a home goes beyond the mortgage payment. Factor in the extra costs to keep the home long term and reap the tremendous financial benefits […]
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Home Buying · Understanding Mortgages
Unique Properties: Mortgage Lenders Won’t Touch ‘Em
December 17, 2013
With a name like “the mushroom house,” it was one of the toughest sales of her career as a real estate broker Dayna Murray of Keller Williams Premier Realty in […]
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Don’t Buy a Car During your Home Loan Application
December 1, 2013
You start to fantasize about putting something pretty in your future new garage even though your mortgage loan hasn’t been closed yet. You go out and take out a loan […]
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Can you Get a Mortgage with a Bad Credit Score?
November 19, 2013
You’ve had some rough patches financially. A divorce a few years ago messed up your credit score because of bills that didn’t get paid beyond your control. A few unpaid […]
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Home Ownership Could Give You some Nice Tax Breaks
November 6, 2013
Who doesn’t dread tax time? But buying a house could possibly ease that pain slightly because the government still gives some good incentives when it comes to tax benefits. “If […]
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