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, Mortgages
Home Ownership – Plan Before You Buy As we mentioned yesterday, we decided to buy a townhouse in our city. It’s in a new development and we’ll have 3 bedrooms and 2 1/2 bathrooms. It’s situated about 5-7 minutes away from the interstate, so...
by Laura Martinez | Mortgages
As I’ve mentioned before, my husband and I are looking at homes to buy. We’ve weighed the pros and cons of renting and owning. We’ve been looking at how big a down payment we can make for the house. What is the $8,000 Tax Credit for First-Time...
by Laura Martinez | Mortgages
As you know one of our financial goals is to build our house down payment fund. We would like to get a mortgage and have a small house or town house just outside the city. I was reading a Scrooge Strategy tip on calculating on your savings plan. We’ve...
by Matt | General, Mortgages
So you are looking at buying a house and taking on a mortgage? Well, then we are in the same boat. I love looking at all the wondrous mortgage calculators that are available on the internet. Saves me quite a bit of time of trying to create my own amortization...
