I encourage anyone who is considering buying a home to start the preapproval process as soon as possible. Regardless of if you’re not planning on buying for a year or you think your credit, income and assets are prefect – you never know what underwriters may find lurking in your application.
The Debt Disease…Dollar Buy Dollar
The other morning, I had CNN on as I was getting ready for work when a story about a local blog caught my attention. Dollar Buy Dollar is authored from a Washington State resident who has found himself in quite the pinch by jacking up his credit card bills and student loans to a total that tipped over $70,000. The blog is an honest (sometimes painfully honest) account on what he’s doing to try to get out of that mess. This should be a must read for every senior in high school and anyone with more credit debt than savings. Debt happens far too easily and, like packing on a few pounds, it’s much easier to gain it than to whittle it away. [Read more…]





