Archive for the ‘home finance’ Category

Land contract is still an option

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

April 1st will mark the one year anniversary of our move to Colorado and we still own a home in Wisconsin. A year ago, I was discussing the possibility of a land contract purchase offer. Twelve months later and that route is still a possibility. We have a different set of ...

Public Speaking: alternate stream of income?

Monday, August 25th, 2008

I have never thought of myself as a public speaker. I am the type of person who needs time to come up with thoughts, therefore blogging tends to be a much better medium for me. I don't ever remember being afraid of public speaking so much as I knew that ...

Land Contract Snag

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

Most of you know that my family and I recently moved several states to the west. Our move took place rather quickly and now we find ourselves as the proud owners of an empty house in Wisconsin and as the recent signees of a twelve month lease in Colorado. Our ...

To sell? to rent? to contract?

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

We are feverishly tying loose ends and packing and saying goodbye's as we anticipate our upcoming move in ten days. We are also trying to make the decision to either sell our home or rent it out. Obviously, if we sold our home tomorrow, we'd be in great shape. The ...

Home Finance: Mortgages & the Real Cost of Ownership

Friday, February 1st, 2008

Home for Sale: river view, no basement, some yard Yesterday, I presented rocket finance readers with my family's mortgage story. We are not subprime borrowers, but our experience demonstrates how access to easy credit has caused the current foreclosure crisis in the United States. I am passionate about keeping others from ...