It’s another Monday and to be quite honest with you, my brain is in sleep mode. I spent the weekend doing some gardening, painting the house, replacing a window and cleaning and I’m beat. I have loads to write but my brain isn’t participating, and for the life of me I can’t find my purse. So instead of boring you to death, how about a cheapskate video?!
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This will not come as a surprise to you, but the number of homeowners now underwater or upside down with their mortgages has reached almost a full quarter of all homes with a mortgage, a total of 11.1 million households. With 23.1% of all homeowners owing more on a mortgage than their homes are worth, I wonder how many people will begin to think that walking away from their homes is a better idea than staying put. […]
As of April 7th I am a home owner! I purchased the home that I mentioned in my previous post – sign unseen. Very risky, I know, but it seemed like an amazing opportunity. Before you begin lecturing me, I know that this is how lots of people got into trouble – buying homes that[…]
I’m getting right to the point this time. My brother’s best friend needs to sell some investment property in another state fast (he needs the cash). So he’s willing to sell it to me for his purchase price and the cost of fixing up the place. It would be about $25K (he purchased it as[…]