Glossary of Common Terms Used During the Mortgage Process
APR - This stands for Annual Percentage Rate. It enables you to compare the full cost of the mortgage. Rather than just being an interest rate, it includes up front and ongoing costs of taking out a mortgage. The formula for calculating APR is set by Government Regulations and therefore enables ... more...

Commercial Income Property Financing: Part 1 of 3
Welcome to this first portion of a three-part series about income property. In this first segment we will be discussing financing options for commercial income properties as well as the upside (and downside) of owning this type of property.If youre interested in getting into the income property ... more...

Lake Dallas Texas Real Estate
Lake Dallas Texas Real Estate Lake Dallas, Texas, is located in Denton County, 5 miles N of Lewisville, Texas and 25 miles NW of Dallas, Texas. Lake Dallas has a population of 6,166. Lake Dallas Homes Lake Dallas properties pool is 2,185 residential properties including Lake Dallas new ... more...

Spanish Mortgages - New Mortgage products that really can save your (financial) life!
That was pretty much the headline of an article I wrote some months ago but, following my comments in the Property Posts last edition, I thought I would expand upon the theme of 5 Reasons why you need a Spanish mortgage and introduce some new mortgage products that are here already or due for ... more...

Dallas Georgia Real Estate
Dallas Georgia Real Estate Dallas, Georgia, is located in Paulding County, 19 miles W of Marietta, Georgia and 187 miles SE of Nashville, Tennessee. Dallas has a population of 5,056. Dallas Homes Dallas properties pool is 2,038 residential properties including Dallas new homes. Median age ... more...

Are You Tired of Tenants, Toilets, and Trash?
Wouldn't you rather go to Tahiti? Are you a landlord with rental property whose value has significantly appreciated? Are you ready to cash in those profits and take that trip to Tahiti?Before selling your property, check with your accountant who will tell you that you will be paying $60,000 in ... more...

How to Afford Your Dream Home
Is it your dream to one day own a holiday home in the sun; a beautiful house where you can escape, relax and be free of the worries that seem to go hand in hand with every day life?Well, youre not alone!A recent survey by a well known mortgage lender in the UK revealed that up to one in three ... more...

Investing: Commercial Property
Investing in commercial property is well beyond the financial means of most people. Few can afford the large sums of money involved in buying commercial real estate. For most of us our investment in real estate is limited to where we live - our home.But unfortunately our home doesn't generate any ... more...

Investment Property Part 2 of 2: What You Need to Know Before You Buy
Welcome to the second portion of a two-part series on investment property. In the first installment, How Not to Become a Slumlord, we discussed a little of what it takes to own and operate a property as well as some of the dos and donts of the property management trade. In this second segment, we ... more...