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How to Recognize Predatory Mortgage Lenders Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Even though there are laws against predatory lending, it doesn't stop mortgage fraud or protect an innocent buyer from harm. Nobody wants to overpay for a mortgage loan or...
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How to Ask Your Parents for Money to Buy a Home Monday, August 18, 2008
It's not always fun to ask parents for money, but sometimes it's the only way to afford to buy a home. Especially in today's lending world -- with banks tightening mortgage...
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What is Procuring Cause? Friday, August 15, 2008
In an ideal real estate world, procuring cause never happens. Procuring cause doesn't happen in an ideal world because in that fictional real estate society, every single home buyer will have...
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Property Condition Isn't the Only Drawback to Buying Foreclosures Wednesday, August 13, 2008
For novice home buyers, buying foreclosures can be riddled with pitfalls and drawbacks. Not every successful bidder for a foreclosure property comes out ahead. Sometimes buyers end up dealing with mountains...
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How to Get Cash for Keys During a Foreclosure Monday, August 11, 2008
There are some tenants that you can just tell are angling to get cash for keys. Those types are often snarly, combative and act as though the world owes them big-time...
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