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Welcome to the High-Risk Pool: Evolving Down-Payment Rules Could Send Borrower Costs Soaring

by Chris Birk | January 20, 2011

Thirty could be the new twenty. Unfortunately, we’re talking about down payments instead of states of mind. If the nation’s biggest mortgage lender gets its way, a 30-percent down payment would become the standard for the safest and most prized home loans on the market. That could make home purchases and even some refinances more [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Land Contracts: Could They Be The Most Valuable Tools In Your Toolbox?

by Kevin Kaczmarek | December 28, 2010

Across the country traditional financing has slowed. For real estate investors financing sales on land contract is now a great tool to have in your toolbox. Using a contract to sell your real estate can help open the door to more potential buyers, increase flexibility in negotiations and create cash flow in the process. Not all [...]

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Real Estate Wholesaling

Four Reasons Wholesaling is a Great Way to Make Money With Real Estate

by Stephani Davis | January 14, 2010

When I first started learning about making money with real estate, I often found myself overwhelmed. There were so many different strategies available (short sales, rehabbing, buy and hold, subject to, wholesaling, etc), that it was hard to choose just one. One month I would be reading everything I could get my hands on about [...]

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How Far Down Can My Savings Go for a Down Payment?

by Meghan Busch | January 13, 2009

A couple weeks ago in the post, “Would I, Could I, in a House?” we talked about the proverbial housing market stars aligning: Low Down Payments on FHA loans, Low Mortgage Interest Rates, and Low Housing Prices. On account of which I’ve been more purchase-minded. Inundated with “Information” Being a first-time buyer (or, house-hunter I should say), [...]

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How to Find Money for a Down Payment

by Joshua Dorkin | August 26, 2006

Dewita over at Urban Trekker covered Seven Ways to Accumulate a Down Payment earlier this week. Her list included: 1. Have your parents give you the money as a gift. 2. Borrow against your 401K or insurance policy. 3. Sell or borrow against an asset. 4. Obtain low point or zero point loan. 5. Ask [...]

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