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Buying Now Versus Buying Later
August 2, 2000 "Please settle an argument.  I believe that we should buy our house now, even though we have no money for a down payment, because our credit is good and we can get a 100% loan.  House prices have been rising in our area by about 4% a year.  My ... more...

Lease-to-Own House Purchases
20 September 2004, 3 October 2005 Postscript What Is a Lease-to-Own Purchase? A lease-to-own house purchase (also "rent-to-own purchase" or "lease purchase") is a lease combined with an option to purchase the property within a specified period, usually 3 ... more...

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Section 8 Housing
Section 8 Housing The Section 8 program began during the Great Depression to increase the housing choices available to very low-income households by making privately-owned rental housing affordable to them. It provides rent subsidies, either rental certificates or vouchers, on ... more...

Section 8 Homeownership Program
Section 8 Homeownership Program - American Dream Commitment Fannie-Mae and Freddie-Mac expand their underwriting requirements necessary for Freddie Mac to purchase mortgages originated under the Section 8 Homeownership Program, and pledge funds in form of Section 8 vouchers, also ... more...

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Buy to Let Mortgages - Boom Time Returns
After last years crisis of confidence the buy-to-let market is again booming. Earlier worries that interest rates were on the up and property values would crash are firmly behind us. So, fuelled by rising rental yields confidence, landlords have been snapping up new properties and remortgaging for ... more...

How to Save Money While at College
Still struggling to pay off the college loan? Have you disconnected your cell phone just to avoid those darn creditors? Need a quick get rich scheme? Wellmaybe not that but in this article you will find some practical ways on saving money while attending your post secondary institution ... more...

Do You Really Want to Own an H2 Hummer? (Luxury/Exotic Car Buying Guide for Beginners)
You were finally out of college, and you got your first a great paying job. Now you could buy all the things that you couldn't afford while you were in college.You walked into a Hummer dealership and bought yourself an H2 Hummer. You didn't have the money to buy the car cash, but since you now ... more...

Money Does Talk!
When buying something, you can buy in one of two markets. The first is buying on terms in the retail market and the second is buying in the wholesale cash market. This can be illustrated by referring to the biggest purchase we all make in our lifetime - Real Estate.In recent years, when you are ... more...

Investing in Real Estate Like a Stock
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Real Estate Investing By The Numbers
Just like most things real estate investing can be broken down into easy to learn step.Step One - Learn the basics:Ownership of real estate is evidenced by a valid deed. When you buy property the seller signs a deed that transfers his ownership interest to you. Most states use a Warranty Deed. ... more...

Understanding Buy to Let Mortgage Rates
If you are a newcomer to the buy to let market; its easy to feel that everybodys speaking a foreign language. Follow our straight-talking guide for a jargon-free look at UK buy to let mortgage rates:Standard Variable Rate Buy to Let Mortgages: The interest on a SVR mortgage is set by the lender and ... more...

Secrets of Making Money from Real Estate - Part 2
Leverage: With real estate, people and companies will lend you money to invest. How much real estate can you buy with $20,000? Probably between $100,000-$300,000, depending on the lender. So you only really need a small portion of the funds to buy an expensive asset.High level of control: With real ... more...

A Simple Step by Step Aproach to Fail Your Way to a Million Dollars
If You want to be Financially Successful you need to Learn to FailAt a Robert Allen Seminar he said the difference between successful people and unsuccessful people (Financially Successful) is that Successful know how to fail. He went own to say that in order to be successful you need to learn to ... more...

6 REASONS for Investing in Florida Real Estate Investment Property NOW
I invite you to take the next few minutes to learn the truth about the real estate market, how it compares to other methods of building assets and why it is such a lucrative form of investing. Many potential investors will say, 'I need to get into the Florida Investment Property market', especially ... more...

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