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How to Avoid Homeowner's Insurance Cancellation
(Lessons from Hurricane Katrina) October 14, 2005 By Robert J. Bruss Inman News As the homeowner victims of Hurricane Katrina are discovering, most homeowner insurance companies are not swift to fully pay even valid claims. Although ... more...

Can a Mortgage Lender Profit From Foreclosure?
December 7, 1998, Revised January 30, 2004 "I have lost my home! The second mortgage lender foreclosed after buying the first mortgage, which was current under a forbearance agreement. The first mortgage lender informed ... more...

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Homeowner's Insurance
Homeowner's Insurance Homeowner's insurance: An insurance policy that combines liability coverage and hazard insurance - a type of insurance that protects the property insured against specified losses such as fire, tornadoes, earthquakes, etc. Often, mortgage lenders require ... more...

Homestead
Homestead Status provided to a homeowner's principal residence - the dwelling (house and contiguous land) of the head of a family -in some states that protects the home against judgements up to specified amounts. Some states grant statutory exemptions, protecting homestead ... more...

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Building a Home Addition
Besides providing your home with more living space, a home addition can be a terrific investment. However, before embarking on such a project the homeowner should first consider several important items. These items include: home market values in the neighborhood, financing, size and scale of ... more...

A Brief Look at Homeowner Loans
Homeowner loans are useful ways to get the things that you need a loan based on the value of your house, yours to use in whichever way that you need it most.Unlike some financing loans which can only be used for very specific purposes, homeowner loans can serve a variety of purposes alternate means ... more...

Stopping Foreclosures
If you as an investor understand the process, you will be able to help more people!Foreclosure is tuff on folks it's all about losing!Your customer loses their home and the lender loses money!If you can get your focus going in the right direction, you can create a Win - Win scenario for all ... more...

Home Equity Foreclosure Often Not Necessary in Current Market
While driving around your community, you may have seen signs posted on telephone poles that offer foreclosure help. These seemingly generous offers to help financially troubled homeowners who are in danger of losing their homes to foreclosure are actually scams. Typically, the help comes in the ... more...

Bad Credit Mortgage Refinancing
Bad credit mortgage refinancing loans are used to solve two different problems.Problem Number One: The homeowner has bad credit, significant high interest credit card debt and a home with substantial equity. In order to pay off the high interest bills, the person refinances his/her home and cashes ... more...

Pre-Foreclosure Investing
The advantage to buying a property at a foreclosure auction is that you can often pay far less than you would have under normal circumstances. Frequently you can invest in improvements and then sell the home for a much higher price than your cost.The disadvantages and risks are more numerous. ... more...

Homeowner Loans - What's Available?
It isnt difficult to get a homeowner loan if you own your own home, hundreds of UK lenders will lend up to 95% Loan to Value of your property and some as much as 125% Loan to Value if you find you have little or no equity at all.Homeowner loans are available to those that own or pay a mortgage on ... more...

5 Magic Points: Should I BUY or RENT my HOME?
Buying a Home is the American Dream. It is more than a place you put your hat at the end of the day. It defines you, protects you, and prospers with you. Yes, Home Ownership is a noble pursuit, but it always starts with this first, important question: Should I buy or Rent my Home? The answer, ... more...

A Look at Common Types of Loans
People sometimes wonder about common types of loans, especially with all of the different types of loans available.There are many common types of loans that may fall into the same categories, as well as some common types of loans that are only different in one or two small ways.Below are the ... more...

Are You Sure That Heirloom Oriental Rug From Your Aunt Hilda Is Really Insured?
Gone are the days of the cinder block and wood plank bookcases. You've come along way from that old reliable jut rug and CDs (or in some cases, actual vinyl albums) stored in milk crates. That's the way it is with first apartments, and sometimes second and third apartments too. It's what you ... more...

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