Are Mortgage Brokers The Best Friend a Home Buyer Can Hire?
If you’re in the market for a new home, you may not have time to wade through scores of applications. You may not have time to shop around…
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Home Buying
Things You Should Never Do with Your Down Payment
You’ve been saving like crazy for a home. For the past year, you’ve sacrificed fancy coffees and nights out on the town to save for your down payment.…
8 Costly Missteps New Homeowners Make Their First Year
You cannot wait to buy a home to make it your own. Maybe you want to tear down some walls for an open floor plan or build a…
How To Finance A Vacation Home Or Condo
How exciting to dream of having your own cabin on the lake to gather family and friends for memorable outings. Owning a vacation or second home can bring…
Smartest Things You Can Do Long Before Buying a House
You dream of that amazing home with quartz countertops, a blazing gas fireplace and a master bathroom to luxuriate in after a long day. But there are some…
Good and Bad of Buying a Home in an Up and Coming Neighborhood
Todd Jones and his wife had bought a townhouse in Wicker Park in Chicago in 2005, before it was a very trendy and expensive place to live. Gentrification…
Reasons People Don’t Want to Buy a House – and Solutions to Those Problems
For some people, it may not be the time to buy a house. Sometimes, thoughtful consideration and looking into many aspects of your life could show you the…
Biggest Mistakes Parents Make When Buying a Home
Our kids become our life, and we want to give them a world of opportunities, safety and love. But there are big mistakes parents make when buying a…
How Much Equity Will You Have
When you buy a home, it may feel like you will never pay it off or build any equity. During the first years of your loan, only a…
Will Overlays Undermine My Mortgage Application?
Question: We’re interested in buying a small house and our lender says we may face overlays? What’s an overlay? Answer: To understand a mortgage overlay, start with…