Credit scores range between 200 and 800, with scores above 620 considered desirable for obtaining a mortgage. The following factors affect your score: 1. Your payment history. Did you pay your credit card obligations on time? If they were late, then how late? Bankruptcy filing, … (0 comments)
foreclosure: Budgeting To Buy - 05/27/08 01:48 PM
Budgeting To Buy
If you want to buy a house, start by estimating what you can afford and making a budget to buy. Many prospective buyers find it difficult to accumulate enough cash for a down payment, especially if they are saddled with heavy debt. With some discipline and creative strategies, … (0 comments)
foreclosure: How To ESCAPE The Mortgage Mess! - 05/27/08 12:55 PM
How to escape a mortgage mess
If payments on your adjustable-rate mortgage are about to go up, act now. Plus, tips for mortgage shoppers. By Mark Trumbull, The Christian Science Monitor
Stress in the nation's mortgage industry is putting a financial squeeze on home buyers and homeowners alike.
Buyers are finding … (0 comments)
foreclosure: How To Bounce Back After Bancruptcy - 05/21/08 04:02 PM
Bounce back fast after bankruptcy
Carefully rebuild your credit and you could qualify for almost-normal rates, even a mortgage, in a year or two. Here's what you need to do.
By Liz Pulliam Weston
Anita Burleson has had trouble getting credit since her bankruptcy two years ago, but she knows … (0 comments)
foreclosure: 5 Homeownership Tax Myths, Layla El Said, RE/MAX Suburban, Schaumburg - 04/22/08 01:00 PM
5 homeownership tax myths
Good intentions, such as deeding your house to your children, can end up costing them in higher taxes.
By Kay Bell, Bankrate.com
Owning a home tops the dream list for most Americans, and for plenty of good reasons: It's a shelter for your family, a gathering … (0 comments)
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