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Retirement Home
What should you do if you've bought a retirement home but haven't yet sold your current home? If you don't sell the home, you could be forced into foreclosure if you can't pay both mortgages. You may need to ask your mortgage lender to allow a short sale as full payment.
Purchased Home Has Poor Kitchen Renovation
A couple buys a home with a poor kitchen renovation. They want to know if they can hold the seller accountable for the kitchen renovation. They regret buying their home with the bad kitchen renovation.
Rebuild House On Lot With Mortgage
A couple asks if they should tear down their ranch house while they still have a mortgage. They say many of their neighbors tear down their houses so their street has many new brick homes. They think they can rebuild and increase their home value by several hundred thousand. To determine is it's worth rebuilding, they need to estimate all those costs associated with rebuilding, including construction and alternative living arrangements.
Financing Home Improvement
A homeowner wonders about the best way to finance a home improvement project. Home improvement project financing depends on how quickly one can pay back the loan. Making a smart choice about financing your home improvement project can save you big bucks down the road.
Top 10 Holiday Home Survival Tips
The American Society of Home Inspectors released a list of home survival tips to help reduce stress during the holidays. Here are their tips: Water S...
Another Helping: Ilyce’s Turkey Recipe
Back by popular demand, here's my turkey recipe for Thanksgiving: ILYCE'S TURKEY RECIPE The secret to making a great turkey is the margarine/olive o...
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The Do Not Call List
Identity Theft can happen any number of ways. Some crooks get information by calling unsuspecting consumers at home. To cut down on your risk of telephone identity theft, sign up for the government's Do Not Call list at donotcall.gov.
Scams And the Consumer: Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction
You may think wacky scams are urban legends or the stuff of fiction. Be aware that some crazy-sounding scams are real, are working, and result in people becoming victims of identity theft.
Secret Scams
Secrecy is another warning sign of possible identity theft. When someone asks you to keep a deal a secret it may be a sign that it's a scam. To prevent identity theft steer clear of secretive schemes.