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June 28th, 2008
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With an adjustable rate mortgage, ARM, your payments will vary depending on the interest rate.
When you are paying too much for a mortgage, you often dont realize it until you have already given away thousands of dollars.
A bad credit loan can be used to help get your life back on track, get rid of calls from creditors and even avoid bankruptcy.
The credit score also serves as an indicator of whether or not a lender should accept a homeowners application for credit.
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If repaying your student loans is challenging your budget, or worse, putting your finances and credit rating in the red, you might want to think about a direct student loan consolidation.
Negative amortization is a key watch-out when you are choosing an adjustable rate mortgage.
Here you will need to compare the adjustable mortgage rates (for similar …
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Rather than trying to pinpoint a day when the mortgage rate is at its lowest, look at how the rates change from one day to the next.
Home Loans - Dispelling The Myth
You have undoubtedly heard a plethora of advice when you mentioned you were considering buying a …
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- Getting a mortgage loan with a bad credit rating is what we term as Bad credit mortgage.
At the interest rate review, the interest rate applied to the mortgage amount will change by an undetermined rate.
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In a society that uses credit for just about everything, having bad credit can make you feel like an outsider and reject.
The current mortgage rate, as with other interest rates, is constantly changing.
Those agencies are Experian, TransUnion and Equifax.
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June 27th, 2008
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When you check the current mortgage rate make sure it is a reputable source.
This could affect any sales contracts you have negotiated based on the mortgage quote you received.
In a home equity credit line, your payments balloons at the end when you need to pay the principal amount of debt.
You will want to be using this time to help increase your credit worthiness by cleaning up old debts and obligations.
How To Find All The Money You Need For Your Real Estate Investing
Would you like to buy investment real estate? What is stopping you? Is it the money to get started?
If you are like most people, you think that the way to get enough money to buy a property is to go to a bank and apply for a mortgage.
Do you know that the best solution for beginning investors who are short on cash and credit is a method that most people don’t even know exists? This method allows you to bypass banks and mortgage brokers.
In three short steps, you can find all of the money you need to fund any of your real estate deals, without ever having to apply to a bank for a mortgage.
The first step is to realize that the best solution is to use private money. Private money comes from an individual, rather than a bank. A private money investor could be anyone. When you open your eyes to the possibilities of using private money to fund your real estate investments, you realize that all the money you need is hidden in plain sight all around you.
The next step is to find a private money investor. Private money investors are everywhere, ranging from neighbors to professional investors. They can be people you already know or people you find through advertising or online. Let’s keep it simple and start with the people in your own immediate circle. Your relatives, your neighbors, your friends, your co-workers, your dentist, and your mechanic are all potential private money investors.
You might be wondering why anyone you know would be willing to loan you money to invest in real estate. The answer is that most people are not satisfied with the low rates of return they are getting in so-called safe investments in savings accounts, money market accounts, and CDs. And people have been badly burned by the stock markets. They’d like to make more money but they don’t know a better way.
You can find private money investors by asking the people you know if they are happy with the returns they are getting on their investments. Then you ask if they would be interested in earning higher rates of return through safe investments in real estate.
If you don’t know about private money for real estate investing, it’s highly likely your friends, relatives, and neighbors don’t know either. They simply don’t know that they can use the money that is sitting in low-interest savings accounts, money market accounts, and CDs to invest in real estate. They also could have substantial equity in their own homes or IRAs that return tiny yields on mutual funds.
You can explain to them that you are offering a higher rate of return than they could get through any of these other so-called safe investments. They could earn 8%, 10%, even 15% by funding a first mortgage on an investment property. One of the greatest benefits of using private money is that you can create flexible rates and terms. You are asking for them to invest in a property that will guarantee them a higher rate of return than anything they are doing now. And you are doing it by offering a first mortgage secured by real estate.
After you find a person who is interested, your third step is to find a title company to set up the paperwork for you. You are not simply asking to borrow money. You are asking your private money lender to fund a mortgage on your investment property.
At this point, the title company will treat the mortgage contract between you and your private money investor the same way they would treat a mortgage contract between you and any bank.
If you want to get started investing in real estate, realize that the money you need is as close as the people you know as you go about your daily life.
Using private money to fund your real estate investment has two great benefits. First, it allows you make money with someone else’s money. And second, you are helping your private lenders make more money by investing with you than they would by keeping their money in the bank. This is a true win-win situation for both of you.
So, if you would like to buy investment property but don’t have the money or the credit to qualify for a mortgage on your own, the easiest and best solution is to look for private money investors among the people you already know.
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June 27th, 2008
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With a national lender you often find diversity in the products offered as well as advanced funding capability.
These differences are frequently based on the interest rate charged the homeowner.
The ability to find home loans with bad credit can be difficult but not impossible.
Moreover, the mortgage rates are also dependent on the term of loan i.
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June 27th, 2008
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This is because you have better future if you are able to finish college; this is true in American and even in the other parts of the world.
If the homeowner can prove that the claim for money is spurious then the homeowner has an opportunity to raise his credit score.
Try and get to the total bad credit home loan cost i.
The interest paid on Home Equity Lines of Credit is only paid when the funds are used and is usually tax deductible.
Interest of Home Equity Lines of Credit is usually variable and tied to the Prime Lending Rate, the rate in which most major banks charge their largest and most credit worthy customers.
Five Reasons the Economy Will Crash and Will Stay Crashed
If the U.S. economy had to be summed up in one word, the word would be unsustainable. From entitlement programs to trade deficits, the U.S. economy cannot continue indefinitely on its current course. Sadly, changing course is difficult and political impossibilities are quickly giving way to mathematical impossibilities. The economy will soon come face to face with problems that cannot be solved and it will crash. The crash will be major and recovering from it will take many decades.
The Weak Dollar
Large trade and budget deficits have been weakening the dollar in the past few years. The dollar has fallen 30% against the Euro and 20% against the yen. With the war on terrorism and cheap overseas labor, it is unlikely that the dollar will end its slide any time soon.
The only reason that the dollar hasnt fallen further yet is that countries that are dependent on exporting to the United States have been propping it up artificially. They have been buying up dollar based assets as fast as they can in order to maintain a strong dollar and high employment levels in their home countries.
This dollar propping will soon end as it becomes clear that the U.S. stock market and real estate market are both very over valued. As well, it is clear that government bonds are not paying enough interest to even cover the weakening of the dollar. In short, the United States has reached its credit limit.
As foreigners face the dilemma of high unemployment or very risky and unprofitable investing in the United States, the system will start to fall apart. If foreigners try to continue the game of trading goods and services for debt, the problem will only grow. At some point foreign currencies will strengthen and the dollar will weaken drastically.
When this devaluation happens, we are all in for a troubling wakeup call. The U.S. government will be unable to borrow at a serviceable interest rate. Consumers will be unable to pay back debt, let alone buy new things.
The lifestyles of U.S. citizens will drop dramatically. The average family of four will have to lose about $6500 in purchasing power just to eliminate the trade deficit. That does not even include the money that would be required to pay back the decades of chronic trade deficits. As well, it does not include the $6000 in extra taxes that would be needed to close the budget deficit.
Overseas, things will also be bad. Unemployment will rise drastically in Asia as the U.S. economy can no longer absorb hundreds of billions of dollars in exports. China and other developing nations will likely suffer from civil unrest because of the unemployment problems.
The Popping of the Housing Bubble
Traditionally, the cost of a home should be between two and three times the gross annual income of its household. In many U.S. markets, the ratio of housing to income is more like four, five, or even eight times.
These ratios are only possible because of very low interest rates and reasonably stable employment levels. The weak dollar or even a brisk breeze could easily pop the housing bubble. When it pops, things are going to get very messy.
The bubble burst will begin with an increase in mortgage rates or the unemployment rate. It will be followed by an increase in foreclosures and a drop in home prices. Soon banks will start losing money as foreclosed homes dont make enough money to cover outstanding balances. Eventually Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae will be in serious trouble.
Investors who have purchased mortgages will also be in serious trouble. The group of losers will range from retirement plans to overseas businesses.
Coupled with the weak dollar, the popping of the housing bubble will have major effects on the economy. The stock market will die and peoples life savings will disappear overnight.
Terrorism
A substantial drop in the dollar and the bursting of the housing bubble will happen regardless of a terrorist attack. An attack would certainly expedite the process however. In addition, an attack would be so costly, directly and indirectly that investment in the U.S. could disappear.
The psychological and economic costs of a major terrorist attack would likely be worse now than during September 11th. This would be the case because we have our guard up and defending against attacks would almost look futile.
As many experts have said, an attack is a matter of when not if. Hopefully terrorists will fail 100% of the time, but we all know that that is impossible.
Oil
Oil prices will certainly be a problem when the dollar weakens, but in this section I would like to focus on the long-term outlook with respect to oil. I claimed that the coming crash would last decades, and oil is a major reason why.
Imagine that your grandfather left you some land that ends up having oil on it. You decide that you want to develop the land and keep track of your oil production. If you were to graph the oil production it would start at 0 barrels per year. This would be the case because you would have no wells dug.
As you start to add wells the amount of oil produced would increase. There would be a point at which you have dug all of your wells and production would start to level off. Eventually the wells would start to run dry and the production would begin to decrease each year. Finally, there would be so little oil that it would not make economic sense to extract it and you would have no production.
The graph of oil production would end up looking like a bell curve. You would start with 0 barrels a year and end with 0 barrels a year. At some point in the middle you would hit peak oil. That would be the year where you had the most production.
If you were to think of the 48 contiguous US states as a big oilfield, it hit peak oil in the 1970s. After that point, oil production has fallen as the number of depleting wells began to outnumber the number of new wells.
If you were to think of the entire world as an oilfield, it has not hit peak oil yet. It is difficult to estimate when it will happen, but most estimates are between 2006 and 2036. Regardless of when peak oil actually hits, it is important to realize that oil production will level off in the coming decades and will possibly begin to decrease.
Despite a leveling of supply, demand will grow dramatically in the coming decades. Even with economic problems and technological innovation, demand will be too much for oil producers to meet. The industrialization of China and Indian will be a major cause of this increased demand.
The imbalance of supply and demand will make oil exporters rich and oil importers like the United States, Europe, and Japan poor. It will kill the dollar and will add to the rate of inflation, which will approach absurd levels. It will be like the 1970s except worse and it will last indefinitely.
The Generational Problem
The United States had a baby boom after World War 2 and then had a baby bust starting in the 1960s. The result of these demographic changes is that there will soon be a disproportionate number of old people.
The disproportionately old population creates two major problems. One is that the cost of caring for the elderly will increase due to their increased numbers. The other problem is that the elderly will become increasingly powerful as they increase in numbers. The results will be more total retirees and more benefits for each retiree.
Over the coming decades this generational problem will become enormous. The cost of Medicare, Social Security and government pensions well begin to dwarf incoming taxes. The ensuing deficits will leave the government with impossible choices. One would be to increase taxes over 100%. Another choice would be the politically impossible cutting of benefits. A third and most likely choice would be printing money to cover the huge deficits.
Anyway you slice the problem the end result will be decades of high inflation, high taxes, and high political turmoil.
Summary
Between the twin deficits and the overvaluation of U.S. assets, a dollar correction is a certainty. Another certainty is the bursting of the housing bubble. On top of both of these economic certainties, terrorism looms as very likely destructor of the U.S. economy. The three problems together will surely destroy the U.S. economy in the coming years.
In the long run, the problems of peak oil and demographics will keep the U.S. economy in shambles for decades after it crashes.
When will it happen?
I believe that the crash could happen any day. It could be postponed for a few years if U.S. tax payers and homeowners are willing to go even more in debt. This is conceivable because Japan and Europe may be willing to loan the U.S. money in order to boost their exporting. The continued pattern of debt for goods and services cannot last more than a couple years before the U.S. has unserviceable amounts of debt and has to start printing money.
In addition to the continuation of debt for goods and services, the U.S. will need interest rates to remain low. Low interest rates are very unlikely to happen as the dollar weakens and foreigners start losing more and more money on U.S. investments.
When foreigners lose their nerve to invest in the U.S. or long-term interest rates rise by more than a couple of points, the game is up. The housing bubble will be unsustainable, people will go bankrupt, banks will go bankrupt, and the economy will crash.
Will it be inflationary or deflationary?
I have given this some thought and have concluded that the crash will be inflationary at first. Housing prices will fall a lot, but most goods, services, and commodities will get more expensive. When the U.S. begins its inflationary crash, the rest of the world will begin to enter a deflationary one. Eventually the U.S. dollar will bottom out and the U.S. will join the deflationary depression. Any recovery will be constricted by the generational problem and the peak oil problem.
The rest of the world will suffer from deflation because they will no longer be able to run trade surpluses with the United States. This will leave the world with too many goods and too few consumers. The result will be too much business competition, high unemployment, and loan defaulting.
The U.S. will suffer from inflation because it is in debt. This is true of the government, businesses, and consumers. It is not in the interest of decision makers to allow for deflation. Inflation will eliminate debt without the hassle of having to pay it back. Deflation would make debt even less manageable and would economically destroy the country.
The downside to inflation is that the rest of the world will demand higher interest rates. This would in turn leave the government with the decision to either print money, or cut spending, raise taxes, and raise the Fed rate. I think they are more likely to print money and I hope they do; what good is a good credit rating if you own nothing. I would rather us own our land, businesses, and consumer goods and leave foreigners with worthless paper than the other way around.
How should one prepare financially and otherwise?
Be in good health. This is very important at any time, but especially in bad economic times. With the likelihood of civil disorder and bankrupt institutions, medical services may not meet demand. This will be especially true when the baby boomers begin to retire.
Have a close social network. With the possibility of unemployment and homelessness, having people around is a good idea. There will likely be cuts in government services as it tries to save the dollar from becoming worthless. You cannot, therefore, count on the government during tough times.
Own a fuel efficient and reliable car. Oil and automobile prices will likely trend upwards as the dollar weakens. As well, make sure you dont buy an expensive SUV. The payments and gas costs may destroy you financially when the economy goes south.
Dont have adjustable rate debt. If you have credit card debt, pay it off soon. If you have and ARM for your home, you may want to think about selling it before the housing bubble pops. Think of all of your possessions that could be taken away if you could no longer pay your debts. What would you have left?
Think about renting. Even if you have a fixed rate mortgage, it may be a good time to get out of the housing market. This is especially true if you are in a hot housing market.
Lets assume that you have taken all of my advice and are now renting a home. You are driving a fuel efficient Kia that is paid off. You have a close family and network of friends. You eat your vegetables and jog regularly. As a result of selling your home, you have $50,000 in the bank. As well, you have $20,000 in your retirement plan. What else should you do?
You should own about $10,000 in physical gold. This would be an insurance policy against very bad times, or hyperinflation. You should plan on keeping the gold for years to come and only sell if you need the money to buy food or have some other pressing need. Depending on how end-of-the-worldish you are, it may be a good idea to own a couple hundred pounds of rice and a firearm with plenty of ammo.
Consider investing your retirement money in foreign stocks or possibly liquidating it. If you are getting a significant employer match for contributing to your retirement account, then you may want to continue. Dont add money that is not matched however.
Keep a descent amount in a savings account. The cash may come in handy during tough times. If inflation kicks in, you will have the money available to buy high interest investments.
If you have all your debts paid off, a reliable car, some gold, and some money in the bank, then you can think about investing. I would recommend being conservative and investing in oil companies or gold. The market will likely get very volatile for many sectors of the economy.
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June 26th, 2008
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Whether you are searching for the best mortgage rate of the fixed type or the best mortgage rate of the adjustable type, your comparisons will always be based on the tenure of the loan.
How To Offer Seller Financing Safely
Why offer seller financing when you sell? A higher price, a good return on your money, a faster sale and to sell a property that is otherwise difficult to sell. Some good reasons, but how do you do it safely?
1. Get a large downpayment. The most obvious way to be safe, and not always possible.
2. Get other security. If they want it with little down, and you like the return you’ll get, make it safe by putting a mortgage on other property the buyer owns, to be released when they’ve paid down the balance to a certain level.
3. Check their credit. Have them pay for and bring you a credit report. Bad credit may be okay, but type of bad credit is important. Unpaid hospital bills they’re disputing are not as relevant as unpaid loans.
4. Trust your instincts. If you are usually right about people, give some weight to your judgement of their character. I’d trust a man who felt morally obliged to pay his debts over a playboy that happens to have decent income at the moment.
5. Consider the whole picture. Suppose a bank will loan 90%, and is okay with you taking back a $5,000 second mortgage, allowing the buyer to get in with what cash he has. If you’re getting $6,000 more than you expected by accomodating the buyer’s needs, where’s the loss? You’re okay if he never pays the $5,000, right?
6. Talk to a lawyer. Maybe in your area it takes two years to get a foreclosure on a mortgage through the courts, and only six months to foreclose on a “contract for sale.” Knowing these things can help you sell in the safest way.
Offering seller financing makes it easier to sell, and to get a higher price. Just be safe about it. Have a real estate lawyer review your paperwork, and use the tips here.
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