by Laura Martinez | Big Purchases
I’m interrupting the regularly scheduled post to update you guys on our closing date. We completed our walk through the place and it looks good. Some minor fixes, but all in all, it looks good. We make the appointment for the final walk through before closing....
by Laura Martinez | Big Purchases, Mortgages, Taxes
What is the deal with $8,000 Tax Credit for First-Time Homebuyers? The big financial news this week is that the Tax Credit for First-Time Homebuyers that was set to expire on November 30, 2009 has been extended until April 30, 2010. It also has been expanded to...
by Laura Martinez | Big Purchases, Mortgages
My husband and I are in the process of buying a house. Reviewing several books on personal finance and mortgages, I’ve been reviewing information on down payments. How Much Should Your Down Payment Be? The direct answer is as much as you can afford. What can...
by Laura Martinez | Big Purchases, Mortgages
We’re in the process of buying a town house (met with another mortgage broker last week) and we’re trying to be as informed as we possibly can. This weekend while we were out of town, I was looking up information about mortgages and reading paperwork from the bank...
by Laura Martinez | Big Purchases, Mortgages
Last week I was a part of LifeTuner’s chat on personal finances. I had a great time and we discussed a lot of financial topics. One question asked was, should some buy a house for the $8,000 tax credit. Even though several bloggers themselves were home owners,...
by Laura Martinez | Big Purchases
As we’re going through our adventure of buying a house, I wanted to share some tools we have used or people recommended to us. One thing I’ve personally found handy was some iPod/iPhone apps that quickly let us hunt for good deals on interest rates and ran...
