Pros and Cons of Keeping Your Mortgage
Depending on how old you are, the value of your home and the area where you live, keeping your mortgage might or might not be a good move. The “Cloud of Debt” A lot of…
What Is Strategic Default and Should You Consider It?
Since the 2008 real estate bubble meltdown, an unprecedented number of Americans have opted to do what's called "strategic default." This is when you choose to default on your mortgage not because you can't afford…
Five Ways to Improve the Value of Your Home before Listing
If you're thinking about selling your house, you might want to wait. Taking just a month or two to improve the value of your home could help you tuck away thousands later down the line.…
Advantages of Buying Foreclosed Homes
Foreclosed homes are always an attraction for real estate investors as well as for people who intend to buy a home to live in. There might be some reasons behind this popularity of foreclosed homes.…
What to Do If You’re “Upside Down” on Your Mortgage
If you're "upside-down" on your mortgage, meaning you owe more on your home than the home is worth, what are your options? This is an incredibly common situation in today's rocky mortgage climate. The upside…
Disadvantages of Buying Foreclosed Homes
There are also factors that make investing in foreclosed homes something to think carefully about before jumping in. When compared to all of the advantages, the disadvantages involved are only a very small factor. This…