Should you Pay Off the Mortgage?

It’s an age-old question that many homeowners struggle with: To pay off the mortgage or not?
Well, there is no tall-tell answer to this question, but most of the time you can bet that it is not the smartest thing to put all of your efforts towards paying off the mortgage.
There are many other things you [...]

Fha Mortgages: is Now the Time to Buy a House?

To start, it’s important not to be scared off by headlines. The Nation Association of Realtors reports that 93 metropolitan statistical areas showed price increases for existing homes in the third quarter of 2007 when compared with a year earlier. In comparison, 54 metro areas had declines.
But a little [...]

Will I qualify for the first-time home buyer tax credit?

I live in Michigan. I bought a Mobile home in 1994. The Mobile home was in a park. I sold the Mobile home in 2006. I have been renting a house since that time. I now want to buy a house. Will I be eligible for the tax credit?
Maybe. Manufactured housing counts as a [...]