You Ask, We Answer: What is Private Mortgage Insurance or 'PMI' and How Does It Work? For many homeowners, their mortgage payment contains more than just principal and interest. A little something called PMI could be representing a significant portion of that payment, and it's...
Credit scores play an incredibly important role in our lives yet few of us truly understand where they come from and how they’re calculated. Credit scores are provided by three primary credit repositories: Experian, Equifax and Trans Union. These are basically huge databases that house credit...
Have you ever heard the term pre-foreclosure? Do you think that this means the same thing as a foreclosed home? If you answered yes to these questions you are not alone. But at the same time, if you answered yes you are not familiar with...
Buying a home can be stressful, and overwhelming, but knowing what you are signing on for is paramount to securing an investment that will serve you well. A little education can go a long way. Below is a glossary of key terms associated with all...
By Dana Browning About the Company How long have you been managing properties? What is your primary service: property management or sales? How many properties do you manage? What types of properties do you manage? How many staff members do you have that are dedicated to...
There are many things to watch for when buying a new home. Often, home buyers find themselves overwhelmed by the process of buying a home and overlook many of the telltale signs that a home might not be all they think it is. It will...
When you bought your home, you offered less than you were willing to pay, right? That’s the most common negotiation technique. For experienced investors, however, that’s just one technique among the many more powerful ones. What else can you do? How To Make An Offer [they...
We all have to live in rented houses and apartments till we finally save up enough money to buy one of our own. Not that there is any great problem in living in a rented apartment. But there is always that niggling feeling that this...
(BPT) - When buying a first home, most people are making one of the biggest purchases of their lives. Without home buying experience, it can be difficult to separate fact from fiction. Get the facts on these common first-time home buying myths: [su_divider top="no" style="dotted" size="1"] Myth –...
RealtyTrac recently released a Down Payment Resource (DPR) on the availability of down payment programs across the country. Out of more than 78 million U.S. single family homes and condos, more than 68 million (87 percent) would qualify for a down payment program available in...