What's an award letter, I asked my mortgage broker at Movement Mortgage. They requested "award letters" for retirement income, Social Security, Disability Income and SSI. We've bought more than 10 houses and never seen this request before. More important, I wanted to understand if the request was …
Lifestyle Changes for First Time Homeowners
Buying your first house is an exciting step. It can also be scary so you'll want to do your homework, and prepare so you can remain in control versus getting overwhelmed. Remember there's no landlord to call. You have to handle repairs and that takes time and money. Home ownership means taking on …
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Understanding What Affects Home Affordability
Home affordability means more than just whether you can make the monthly mortgage payments. There are many factors that you need to think about, and some of those things can change in time. Part of it is strategy, and part of it is simply making the best plans with the information you've got. If …
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Your Home Maintenance Schedule
If you’re like most women, you wear a lot of different hats. You plan menus, know when the soccer season starts, and have your work and home schedules down to a science. (Read: Juggling Home Ownership as a Busy Professional) But if you haven’t pulled together a home maintenance schedule, there’s …
A DIY Bathroom Project Revisited
Jessica lives with her family in western Idaho. She loves home remodeling projects; the fantasizing, the planning, the shopping, the lists, crossing tasks off as they are completed and of course, the final project. Her husband? Meh, not so much. In fact, he truly hates DIY projects. One thing they …
Starter Home Choices: Condos to Single Family
First-time home buyers have the thrill of a lifetime ahead. You also have a lot of confusing territory to navigate, not the least of which is choosing which type of home to buy. Your starter home can be anything you want it to be; you just have to decide what matters to you, and where you can find …
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