How to Buy a Home in the New Economy

By John Hines So you’ve searched the Internet day and night — Looked at hundreds of homes for sale — Filled out the forms at the bank to get pre-qualified only to find out that they won’t give you a mortgage. Perhaps your credit score isn’t high enough to fit into the underwriter’s new higher standards.… Continue reading How to Buy a Home in the New Economy

Finding a Lifesaver in Foreclosure

By Tony Evans Fasten your seat belts folks, it’s going to be a “white-knuckle” flight for a couple paragraphs, then some blues skies and green lights. Chicken Little may be right. H & R Block is unloading Option One Mortgage and its $53 billion sub-prime garbage. Insiders are lamenting that after Bear Stearns cut the… Continue reading Finding a Lifesaver in Foreclosure

Make Money on Investment Property

Bust or Boom How to Make Money on Investment Property By J .M. Buck Here’s a scenario that most of us have encountered: You are in your car miles from nowhere. Driving across an endless rural landscape pocked by random truck stops and the occasional ramshackle trailer court, you catch out of the corner of… Continue reading Make Money on Investment Property

Saving Money with Vinyl Siding

Since it was first invented in the 1950s as a replacement for traditional wood siding, the quality of vinyl siding has dramatically improved over the years. Like many innovations, manufacturers have improved the product over time to become one of the best lower cost alternatives to other siding materials. If you’re looking for a cost-effective,… Continue reading Saving Money with Vinyl Siding

Aluminum, Wood, Vinyl or Brick Siding

Home siding options might seem as unlimited as selections of different architectural styles. Whether your choice is aluminum, vinyl, wood, or brick it will be your home’s fit for its architectural design. Siding comes in a variety of price ranges, but selecting a high quality product can save you money in future maintenace and utility… Continue reading Aluminum, Wood, Vinyl or Brick Siding

Roof Repair and Replacement

Despite tell-tale warning signs, many homeowners wait too long to repair or replace a worn-out, damaged roof, hoping against all hope that it will magically somehow fix itself. In the counseling world, it’s called denial. Patching leaks and replacing damaged shingles are good stop-gap measures. But every roof eventually wears out its usefulness. Find out… Continue reading Roof Repair and Replacement