Attention Home Owners: Better Loan Solutions For Credit Card Debt Consolidation
In any neighborhood I visit across the country, I continue to find people playing the "credit card balance transfer game." We all know that American like to spend money with credit, and when the rates go up, people seem to think that transferring their credit card balances to new credit card ... more...

Saving Money: Quick Cash, High Cost
I didn't think it was possible. But it is. Folks, there is something worse out there than putting everyday expenses on a credit card, then carrying the balance. The guys I'm going to tell you about make the credit card people look downright benevolent. Meet your smiling neighborhood cash advance ... more...

Cash Out Refinancing
Refinancing is to pay off your existing mortgage with another one at a lower rate.A cash out refinance is refinancing your existing mortgage and borrowing some of your equity in a lump sum to use for other purposes. Such as home improvement, college tuition, family vacation, etc.Other reasons ... more...

Debt Consolidation Loans
Wouldnt it be nice to make just one payment per month instead of several? Most of us not only have a mortgage payment. We have car payments, credit card payments, student loans, etc.If you have been living in your home for a reasonable amount of time and you have acquired enough equity, you might ... more...

Home Sellers Warning for Young Families
If you're thinking about selling your home and moving up, do your homework before offering your home for sale. Read the following story to see what can happen to home sellers who don't do their math.A young family sold their home in California, before they determined how to buy their next house. ... more...

Refinancing with a Home Equity Loan
If you have lived in your home for a reasonable amount of time, you may be considering refinancing.Refinancing can be done in a few different ways. One of the most popular recently has been the home equity loan.A home equity loan is a loan used to pay off your existing mortgage at a lower rate.Also ... more...

Not Everyone is Buying or Selling, Some are Doing Both
As if one real estate transaction is not hectic enough many of us end up needing to sell one place in order to move up to the next this is the real estate catch 22. Do we buy first?? Do we sell first?? If we are fortunate, these events occur at the same time, but that is not always the case. The ... more...

A Creative RIOT
Relevant, original and impactful: thats what my friend Creative Director Jim Mountjoy says that effective creative must be. With apologies to Jim, I have my own acronym because I think ROI is only 75 percent of the way there. Effective creative is a RIOT: relevant, impactful, original and true.Lets ... more...

Refinancing Mortgage Loan - Get The Lowest Interest Rate You Can When Refinancing
Refinancing can be a very simple process. You fill out a few applications, take the best offer and youre done. You already own your home, so, depending on your broker, the whole process can be fairly simple. Just be careful and make sure you do your homework before you accept a refinance loan ... more...