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Buying a Home? What Your CPA Wishes You’d Ask Before You Sign

A new home comes with excitement, hope—and often, a lot of paperwork. While most buyers focus on curb appeal, location, and loan approvals, few think to consult their…

Why Sell or Buy a Home in Winter?

Why would any article discuss how to sell a home in winter? Besides some surprising strategic rationale (which we’ll discuss in a moment), the reasons are simple: Your…

Rent A Home to Live in Or Buy a Home to Live in?

When a real estate investor or consumer puts money in the residence where he or she will live, that investment is often among the most expensive that he…

Is a Mortgage That’s Been Pre-Approved Guaranteed to Fund?

In the real estate lending world there is typically something called a “Pre-Approval” letter or a “Pre-Qualification” letter. The purpose of these letters is to communicate to the…

Additional Facts Surrounding Reverse Mortgages

In our May 2015 newsletter article “Understanding Reverse Mortgages,” we presented an overview of what reverse mortgages are all about. We described briefly some of the features of…

Rent-to-Own Home Purchase

If you’re like me, then this is probably not the first time you’ve ever heard of rent-to-own as an alternative to more traditional methods of home purchase. Rent-to-own…

The Hidden Costs Of Homeownership

Have you just closed on the purchase of your first home? If so, then a congratulations is in order! After years of dreaming and planning for what it…

Tips for Making It Easier To Buy a Home

Buying a home can be a complex issue in itself and that’s on top of just being able to afford it. Here are some tips to bring it…

Understanding Reverse Mortgages

Reverse Mortgages are usually marketed in an appealing way. This could lead to someone asking how is it possible to pay a mortgage in reverse? A reverse mortgage…