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The Foreclosure Process

Kyle — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:01:09 +0000

The foreclosure procedures differ from state to state, however there are some commonalities which can be discussed. Foreclosure is the process by which a lender regains ownership of your property after you fail to make payment. This process allows the lender to recoup their loan amount through the sale of your property. One thing to [...]

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Create a Home Inventory and Save Your Stuff

Kyle — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:02:53 +0000

You have home insurance to cover the costs you may incur in the event something happens to your home. Fire could ravage your home and render it and all the things inside it worthless and in most cases gone completely. If something like this were to happen to you would your insurance company give you [...]

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Sleeper Costs of Buying a Home

Kyle — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:09:52 +0000

Purchasing a home is one of the most rewarding times in many people’s lives. It can also be one of the most stressfull. The build up to buying a house is huge, you have to scrape and save to get the money together for the down payment. The search then starts for the best rates [...]

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The Recession Isn’t Over Everywhere

Kyle — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:06:43 +0000

I have been lucky and so far the recession itself hasn’t hit me personally but I have certainly seen it hit all around me. With two foreclosures in my neighborhood I am reminded everyday of what the current economic situation has meant for many people. The U.S. Government has tried to stem the tide of [...]

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Prepare Your Home for Winter

Kyle — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:08:25 +0000

I am not sure what happened but damn it was cold today. We went to the pumpkin patch with the kids and had to bundle up — we severely underestimated the level of cold. I checked the weather to be sure of the temperature and there is a freeze warning. I wasn’t expecting it to [...]

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First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit Ends Soon

Kyle — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:59:44 +0000

The First Time Home Buyer Tax credit was authorized as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The credit is not a deduction, meaning you get the money straight off the your tax bill. If you owe $8,000 and you get an $8,000 tax credit you owe nothing. The bill authorizes up [...]

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First Time Home Buying: A Chronicle of Stress

Gu3sts — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:00:48 +0000

This is a guest post from my sister JP. She was kind enough to help me out by sending an article for while I am in the hospital. In fact when you read this I will have a new baby, I hope anyway. When my husband and I found out we were pregnant with our [...]

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Pay Your Mortgage Off Early

Kyle — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:59:00 +0000

Once you have paid off your consumer debt, built up your emergency fund, and started saving for retirement you might be thinking about the best way to tackle that last major hurdle, your mortgage. Mortgages have become what most people see as a necessary evil and just accept it, why not it pay it off, [...]

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3 Things that Could Cost You Your Dream House

Kyle — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:58:00 +0000

People looking for their dream home or their first home always seem to expect things to fly right along and go smooth as silk. I am living in my second home now and I have yet to see a completely smooth process from sale to purchase, something just always seems to crop up. There are [...]

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What $10,000 Buys Near Me

Kyle — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:58:00 +0000

Jim with Bargaineering wrote a great post yesterday about How Much House you can buy with $10,000. This inspired me to see what I can find in my neck of the woods for that price. In an effort to achieve a little bit of anonymity I have chosen to highlight the four major metropolitan areas [...]

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