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Savings Corner
DECEMBER 25, 2023
How to use the mortgage calculator Under “Home price,” enter the price (if you’re buying) or the current value (if you’re refinancing). A lot of factors go into that assessment, and the main one is debt-to-income ratio. When the taxes are due, the loan servicer pays them.
Family Balance Sheet
JUNE 22, 2020
It was so big that I cried for two days straight– we paid off six figures in non-mortgage debts. How we got to six figures of non-mortgage debt: In the summer of 2012, we found an opportunity to purchase an office building for our small business. After the first year, the new business debt weighed on me.
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Savings Corner
DECEMBER 27, 2023
What’s behind the numbers in our mortgage amortization calculator An amortization calculator enables you to take a snapshot of the interest and principal (the debt) paid in any month of the loan. In the beginning years, most of each payment goes toward interest and only a little goes to debt reduction. The mortgage interest rate.
Savings Corner
DECEMBER 25, 2023
To calculate how much house you can afford, we take into account a few primary items, such as your household income, monthly debts (for example, car loan and student loan payments) and the amount of savings available for a down payment. How does your debt-to-income ratio impact affordability? Debt and expenses. Credit profile.
Family Balance Sheet
DECEMBER 29, 2020
The entire bundle is designed to help you take control of YOUR money and the good news is that I kept the bundle at the affordable price of $15! Years ago, there was a month where I hadn’t planned on a large property tax bill and I wasn’t sure where we were going to find the money. This is a 12-month spreadsheet.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MAY 26, 2011
If you own real estate, you have been, or someday will be, confronted with a rise in your assessed property value. This usually leads to an increase in your real estate taxes! Increases in your assessed value can sometimes be negotiated downward, saving you tax money. What is assessed value? Who does the assessment?
The Frugal Girl
FEBRUARY 18, 2024
While we were still renting an apartment, I researched areas with lower property taxes, scouted out my ideal neighborhoods, and waited for a smaller, less expensive house to come on the market. We ending up buying our current home in 2015, when local prices and interest rates were significantly lower. Childhood joy.
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