Buying a Home
What a Smart Cash-Out Refi Looks Like
3 features of a cash-out refinance that indicate you are making a wise move.
Whenever interest rates drop dramatically, enthusiasm for mortgage refinancing rises. Homeowners look into lowering their payment or slashing years off their mortgage—and sometimes they can achieve both.
One popular option during a refinance is to borrow more than you need to pay off the old mortgage and take the surplus in cash. You don't have to ...
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Refinancing
3 Good Uses of a Cash-Out Refi
A cash-out refi can supercharge your mortgage with a new low interest rate and line your pockets too, but this is not mad money.
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Fundamentals
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Fundamentals
Learning Center: Popular Loan Products at a Glance
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Solar Success Story: The Urban Farmer
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Mortgage Refinance
Does Unemployment Affect Your Credit Score?
How unemployment can't—and can—affect your credit score.
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The Risks and Rewards of Locking In Your Mortgage Rate
Locking in a low rate seems like a simple decision, but is there a catch?
Home Equity
The 3 Best and 3 Worst Ways to Use Your Home Equity
Protect your hard-earned investment!
Home Buying
What Usually Causes a Home to Fail Inspection?
When a sale falls through after a home inspection, it's often because the buyer's expectations didn't match reality.
Home Loan
When Should You Pay Off Your Mortgage Early?
Believe it or not, mortgage prepayment isn't for every borrower.
Getting Started
This Happens to Your House If You Die Without a Will
To your spouse, to your kids, or to the (gulp) state—where does your house go if you leave no will?
Home Improvement
7 Home Renovations That Can Hurt Your Home's Value
Are you helping or hurting your bottom line?
Mortgage Refinance
Why Switching Your ARM to Fixed-Rate Is More Important Than Ever
Lock in a low interest rate today before the inevitable climb.
Home Improvement
3 Home Remodeling Facts No One Likes to Talk About
Are you prepared for what's to come?
Getting Started
So You Want to Be a Landlord? How to Run a Credit Check on a Prospective Tenant
The legal way to screen out unreliable tenants and turn extra rooms into extra income.
