Housing / Real Estate Questions

lien on property

My husband and I are buying the lot next door to us. During the final stages of our loan process,..

Home Equity Loan for paying credit card debt

Hi Terry, My wife & I are in our mid to late 40’s and have accumulated close to $98K in..

Deductibility of Interest on Home Equity loan

HELOC Interest deduction – still available for HELOC’s taken out prior to 2018? In your column in the SD Union..

Real Estate Purchase

I want to get into real estate. Buy proper ty and fix them up and sell or rent. I don’t..

Line of equity

My parents own a home which is requiring approximately 50k in repairs. They are unable to obtain a loan to..

No landlord

hello Terry my question is my landlord has been missing for 1 year anf I haven’t been paying any rent..

first home

need to Know if i should keep renting our buy a house my wife has to travel more miles to..

selling stock to purchase home

Hello My husband(77) and I(71) would like to purchase a home in Philadelphia to be closer to our children. Most..

HELOC before Retirement

I plan to retire in 2 years. Should I open a HELOC now, though not use the money, because of..

401K and home downpayment

Hi Terry, I’m 23 years old and planning to buy a home within the next 3-5 years. I was wondering..

refi mortgage to include son’s student loan?

Who should I seek for advice on giving me and my husband advice how and if we should refi he..

Refinance our home

My husband thought you were smartest person in the world. He died 1/13/1916. We bought our home in 1974 but..

Profits from sale of second home

We just sold our second home in Florida -no mortgage- we have residency in Illinois. We are not sure what..

Refinace two mortgages

Have one mortgage at Bank of America at 8.5 for 61,000 another at Citi bank at 3.5 for 135,000 would..

Two houses, little cash!

I am retired and currently have 2 mortgages that I pay for. I do have a savings that would allow..

Reverse Mortgage for us?

How does reverse mortgage work? My husband turns 64 this month and we have a 30 year fixed. Our balance..

FUTURE MORTGAGE

TERRY, CURRENTLY NEARING RETIREMENT IN 6 YEARS, HOUSE WILL BE PAID OFF IN ONE YEAR. QUESTION IS DO I MOVE..

Real Estate Taxes

I live in Jefferson township in Cook County I have three exemptions but my home went from $300840 to 380070..

Elderly parent – Reverse Mortgage and Credit Card Debt

Hi Terry, My 86 year old mother took out a Reverse Mortgage, now held by Champion, 13 years ago. Her..

Selling my rental.

I lost my job in 2007 due to massive layoffs. I moved to Tulare Ca and within a year and..

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