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Rent-to-Own Homes: A Way to Make a Home Sale Work

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The right move for a homeowner with a buyer who can’t get a mortgage might just be a rent-to-own agreement. Rent-to-own is a way to make a property transaction work without a lender involved at the start. Rent-to-own is a way to make a property transaction work without a lender involved at the start.

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Save Money on Rent

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Perhaps it is cheaper for you to rent than to buy. Whatever the reason causing you to rent, you most likely want the rent payment to be as reasonable as possible. You can save money on rent, I know because we got rent reductions. Here’s how we saved money on rent. We jumped at the chance.

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Should You Buy a House Now?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Right now, many people wonder if now is the right time to buy a house. In the United States, where I live, there is interest in buying now, before prices completely recover and while interest rates are near record lows. Here are two things to consider before you buy a home: Why are You Buying the House?

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Is Now The Time to Buy a Home?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

There are numerous factors to consider when deciding whether to buy your first home or to continue renting – especially when you’re out of college. Generally speaking a credit score below a 620 will not be enough to qualify you in buying your first home. Low Credit Score. This is a big problem for recent graduates. Money Tips'

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Buying A House In 2023: A Step-By-Step Guide

Savings Corner

The impact of inflation and fast-rising interest rates dampened buyers’ interest, causing sales to slow and price appreciation to decelerate. Whatever the economic state of the real estate market, buying a house can be an exciting and emotional process. Buying a house: A step-by-step guide 1. Is location the top priority?

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Meet a Reader | JenRR from the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

At age 12, I started saving up my allowance and babysitting money to buy Christmas gifts for other children who were less fortunate. We rented at first, but the rental situation in our new town was poor. I was determined to buy a house that was less than we could afford. How did you get interested in saving money? Childhood joy.

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Why Did I Buy That!

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Here are some of the many tools used to convince consumers to buy. One of the resources I used with the kids last year in Money Camp to show them how advertisers sell, was a You Tube video called Buy Me That Too: A Kid’s Survival Guide to TV Advertising (Part 1/2). Last week I visited a garage sale. Presentation.

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