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Getting Your Name Off a Mortgage After a Divorce

By | July 9th, 2013|

Getting your name off a mortgage after a divorce requires a properly drafted loan modification by the lender to release you from the loan. Q: My ex-spouse and I own two houses. The separation agreement spells out that I am to be taken off the title to those properties. The two house loans together total [...]

Renting Out On An Owner-Occupied Mortgage

By | July 8th, 2013|

If you're renting out on an owner-occupied mortgage you have a lower risk of failure than renting a property through investor real estate loans. Q: I have a question about renting a second home that has a mortgage that states "you cannot rent this property." Here's the story. About two years ago I bought a [...]

Buying a Short Sale Property: Paying More Than House Is Worth

By | July 8th, 2013|

When buying a short sale property, paying more than the house is worth is up to you. The lender can ask for more, but you don't have to agree. Q: I listen to your radio show every week – it is always so informative! Thank you for providing such great advice. I am in the [...]

Deed in Lieu: The Foreclosure Alternative You Need to Know

By | July 8th, 2013|

We’ve all heard hundreds of times that the real estate market is getting better, but things are still tough for many homeowners. According to a recent CoreLogic report, there were 55,000 foreclosures completed in March; that’s two times more homes lost to foreclosure than before the crisis. If you’re a homeowner who is struggling to [...]

Can I Buy a Home After a Short Sale or Foreclosure?

By | July 8th, 2013|

The last few years have been tough for millions of homeowners. The loss of jobs, decreased hours and incomes, and declining home values have been devastating to communities and families alike. The entire real estate market has taken a big hit, as have consumers’ credit ratings. But the fundamentals of buying a home after a [...]

Ilyce Glink Show – How to Be Wildly Successful in Real Estate – July 07, 2013

By | July 7th, 2013|

Ilyce Glink Show on WSB Radio: How to be wildly successful in real estate and what it takes to become a good real estate investor.  On this week’s Ilyce Glink Show on WSB Radio, Ilyce discussed her newly available Webinar and eBook series called The Intentional Investor. This nine-part series gives you a clear road [...]

Selling an Underwater Home After a Divorce

By | June 29th, 2013|

Options for selling an underwater home after a divorce are limited if one is the owner of the home and the other is the borrower. Q: I am separated from my husband. I live in the house, but he doesn't. I am on the title to the home, but he is on the mortgage. I [...]

Benefits and Advantages of Multigenerational Housing and Ways to Save Money

By | June 28th, 2013|

Multigenerational housing saves families money and keeps households together with advantages for each generation. NextGen by Lennar Homes is an example.  Q: I read your article this morning about NextGen by Lennar Homes. I went to Lennar's website and checked out the floor plans. Although having multi-generational units is a great idea, the "extra" floor [...]

Getting a Home Appraisal Before Making an Offer

By | June 28th, 2013|

Getting a home appraisal before making an offer will help determine how a bank would look at the fair market value of the property. Q: We are trying to buy a new home and would like to hire a reputable home appraiser to look at the property to get a real sense of what the property [...]

Six Secrets to Getting a Mortgage Today

By | June 27th, 2013|

Buying a home can be stressful, and getting a mortgage may be difficult. Slightly more than half of all applicants for a mortgage are successful today, according to Ellie Mae’s April 2013 Origination Insight Report. And that’s an improvement; two years ago, only 47 percent of mortgage applications succeeded. Mortgage originators have tightened their standards [...]

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