All Entries in the "Buying & Selling a Home" Category
First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit
As part of the recently Congress-passed Stimulus Bill, the “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009,” there are many relevant items within the bill that the readers of this site should be aware of.
As you know, we are currently selling our townhome For Sale By Owner, but have not yet listed it on the MLS. [...]
Mortgage Calculator
As a follow up to my previous post regarding “How much home can you afford,” I wanted to add an additional calculator to this post related to mortgage payments. Â The below calculator will help you estimate your monthly mortgage payment, given certain inputs such as amount of loan, yearly insurance, yearly taxes, and PMI. Â An [...]
How much home can you afford?
Financial calculators from CalcXML are very useful tools for individuals seeking personal finance calculations. A common question I receive is, “How much home can I afford?” While every calculator has its downside, the summary-nature of the ones at CalcXML make them easy-to-use. I would recommend buying a home for less than any recommending online calculator, [...]
COMING SOON!
Financial literacy is generally lacking in this great world of ours. The reason (usually) why individuals and corporations make poor financial decisions is due to lack of education related to personal finance. Sometimes these poor decisions are due to greed, but on the whole, I would say that the people on Main Street primarily make [...]
