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How Owning or Selling a Home Affects Your Taxes February 27, 2017 Personal Taxes, Property Taxes, Taxes You can trust that we maintain strict editorial integrity in our writing and assessments; however, we receive compensation when you click on links to products from our partners and get approved. Here's how we make money.
Owning a home is exciting, challenging and the biggest investment of many people’s lives. It’s also a good way to reduce you...
Attention First-Time Buyers: Here's the Key Stuff You Don't Know About Mortgages | Feb 9, 2017
When it comes to mortgages, there’s a big gap between what people think they need in order to get one and the reality of what buyers are successfully doing—especially young people.
I know, I know, I’ve written on down payments before (like last month, when I highlighted that putting 20% down isn’t the norm).
But you know wh...Post information courtesy of PrimeLending.
Home loans fall through for all kinds of reasons, especially when home buyers don’t realize how their spending and saving habits affect the loans they qualify for. Here are some tips to be aware of in the house hunting process that can help prevent failed loans.
1. Don’t make large purchases or acquire additional credit lines
If your clients buy new cars, furniture or home appliances, open new lines of credit or make any othe...
5 Things Every Loving Homeowner Should Know About Their Own Home
Blog information courtesy of Realtor.com.
| Feb 8, 2017Your relationship with your home is one that will hopefully last a long time, so it pays to learn its most intimate details. And not to be weird, but we really do mean intimate: what turns it on (or off), what makes it hot (or cold), and its delicate inner workings.
Because, after all, your home takes care of you...
Planning to buy a home this spring? Then right now—yes, during these last days of winter—is the time to get rolling.
“Spring is peak home-buying season, which means you’re going to have a ton of competition from other buyers,” says Peggy Yee, supervising broker at Frankly Realtors in Vienna, VA. Hence, winter is the ideal time to get ahead of the curve, but how? Foll...
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