Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 13, 2014

Your best strategy may involve situations such as waiting until your income levels go down; gifting your property instead of selling it; waiting for the market prices to go up; selling now, even if at a loss; or living in your property for awhile before you sell it. Selling Costs.

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For the Mommas

JANUARY 26, 2016

Get your taxes done right with TurboTax 2015 that is available at Walmart at a sale price of $74.97. in cash back, making the final price $64.97 Additional guidance for rental property income, expenses, depreciation and refinancing. Retirement tax help and our IRA tool helps you get more money back.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 25, 2023

An important metric that your mortgage lender uses to calculate the amount of money you can borrow is the DTI ratio — comparing your total monthly debts (for example, your mortgage payments, including insurance and property tax payments) to your monthly pre-tax income. How much can I afford to spend on a house? 100,000 or more?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 27, 2014

My Dad offered my spouse and I the opportunity to buy his starter home (which he had converted to a rental) at a very attractive price. By purchasing used vehicles you save on the initial car price, the sales tax you pay upon purchase as well as the property tax you pay each year and the amount you need to insure it.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Knowing how to calculate your home’s value with the help of online tools and trained professionals better prepares you to buy, sell, refinance, tap into your home’s equity — or even negotiate lower property taxes. Use the FHFA House Price Index Calculator The tool uses the “repeat sales” technique.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 23, 2023

A median-priced home consumes 33.7% A typical mortgage payment , property taxes, and insurance are taking up three percentage points more of the average wage than a year ago and 12 points more than early in 2021, just before home mortgage rates started rising. In about 88% of those markets, they remain up annually.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 6, 2014

The sales tax, plus the ongoing higher property tax and insurance are really turning him off – and the van does fine if we drive it locally or just for a few hours to the lake. When I priced it, the daily rate to add insurance was around $25! This time however, my criteria are different.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Even according to boating sites, like Discover Boating , the costs are high: “In 2012, the average retail price of an outboard boat was $20,387. The average retail price of an outboard boat package (boat,engine and trailer) was $32,795.” Boat ownership can be incredibly expensive. Boats depreciate, just like cars.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Buy Calculator considers one-time costs — closing costs and the down payment — and ongoing expenses, like property taxes, an HOA fee, home insurance, and private mortgage insurance, or PMI, which you pay if your down payment is less than 20% on a conventional mortgage. You can adjust all of those pre-filled areas. Location counts.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 26, 2011

The assessor’s office is usually not the same office that collects the taxes (yep that would be the Collector’s office). Most state laws require that assessed value be based on the market value of the property. How is the assessed value determined?

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

The housing market remains competitive, with high borrowing costs, expensive housing prices and low inventory. Iowa’s median home price is $239,400, per Redfin data — well below the nationwide median home price of $388,800. Iowa lands near the middle of the pack tax-wise. 23 for property taxes and No.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

After a pandemic-fueled, seller-benefitting boom — with bidding wars, inventory shortages and spiraling prices all over the country — the housing market began to cool down in 2022. The impact of inflation and fast-rising interest rates dampened buyers’ interest, causing sales to slow and price appreciation to decelerate.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Down payment costs are just the beginning — you’ll also have to account for closing costs and ongoing homeowner expenses, like property taxes and insurance, and you’ll want to budget for maintenance costs. If you’re putting down less than 20% on the home, you’ll have to pay private mortgage insurance , or PMI. Your credit score.

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Calculators Illinois Credit Debt 52

The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

Alan and I, by choice, bought land in an area with low property taxes. Had we not fallen in love with the locale, it wouldn’t have mattered how low the taxes were, but fall in love we did. Pack a cooler with your own healthy snacks and drinks to avoid paying a premium price when someone becomes desperately hungry or thirsty.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 22, 2020

We have thought about moving to a larger home with more space, but a smaller home means lower utility bills, homeowners’ insurance premiums, maintenance, and property taxes. Years ago, our cable bill doubled in price. While our income has grown over the years, our home expenses have stayed the same.

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