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. Here are five ways to determine home value. online reveals dozens of home value estimators.
Family Balance Sheet
JUNE 24, 2021
They can cause a panic, especially when just one bill is into the four figures, like our property taxes or auto insurance! Our home owner’s insurance, auto insurance, and local real-estate taxes (for our home and our business property) are due, and on top of that, there have been years where we also owed the Federal government.
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Savings Corner
DECEMBER 24, 2023
This year may go down in real estate history as the year of correction. But now, as we approach the end of 2023, inflation is much lower but home prices and mortgage rates are both sky-high. Whatever the economic state of the real estate market, buying a house can be an exciting and emotional process.
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. Real Estate agent commission : Negotiable!
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. Real estate market movement.
Savings Corner
DECEMBER 27, 2023
Mortgage loans from our partners Best Mortgage Lenders First-time Buyer Refinance HELOC Home Equity Loans 4.0 down payment 3% Pennymac offers several different home loan options for borrowers with less than a 20% down payment. Closing costs are fees you pay to finalize a real estate transaction. Breakdown of costs.
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. Consequently, I overpaid for cars and real estate my entire life and I let others underpay me for my services. I refused to accept offered help. Negotiation was not a skill that I learned.
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