Homeowners, hoping not to lose their home through foreclosure may want to eliminate a lot of other bills to make sure they have enough cash to make the home loan payments. One way might be with a debt consolidation mortgage loan, where in the other loans are include in the mortgage taken out on the property. There are two basic downfalls to this plan, but it can still provide a significant financial benefit to outweigh the additional costs of the loan.

First, the difference between the value of the property and the amount for which it is purchased has to provide enough equity to allow for the inclusion on the additional amount of the debt consolidation mortgage. It is a similar plan to taking out a home equity loan, except the equity is available at the time the house is purchased. This may be more possible with a property that is purchased through foreclosure or through a government tax auction, where the price of the home is considerably less than the amount of the mortgage.

When you take out a debt consolidation mortgage, all other bills that were included will be paid along with the mortgage payments meaning, any credit card purchases for instance, can take as long as the life of the mortgage to pay off.

Being Stingy With Credit Can Help Get You Through

If you qualify for a debt consolidation mortgage, that includes several other pre-existing debts, make sure you do not go overboard with extra loans and credit cards. You will need to remember that the majority of your home equity is already spoken for in terms o the debt consolidation mortgage, and it can take a few more years before additional funding through an equity loan is available.

While all the other creditors will have been paid at the time of the mortgage, it is advised to let the lender send the payment to the other creditors, making sure they received them in a timely manner and the proper notation has been made on your credit report. This can insure that the purpose of the debt consolidation mortgage is serving its purpose.

Remember, the amount of money added to the debt consolidation mortgage from your credit cards can take up to 30 years to be paid and, if those cards were used for several small purchases, you could be paying for that fast-food meal for three decades.

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December 4, 2005

Zero Down Real Estate Investing-Does It Make Sense?

We discover through trial and error. Often its as simple as attempting something we haven't tried before and results begin to follow.

Real estate seems like a lofty proposition for many people but there is alot of noise coming from people that are involved in Real Estate and it attracts us. Zero down real estate investing is a simple concept. It means manufacturing deals that require that you need not put the large obligatory escrow deposit to get the right to control property.

The reason why you would want that is simple. Zero down is useless if your utility is to buy the house and live in it and own it. Thats not the point of Zero Down. If you want to buy the Real Estate for your own personal use, then Zero Down is not going to help you. However, if your utility is to make some nice money so you CAN eventually own your own home. Then Zero down is the perfect vehicle and the most direct way for you to accomplish that.

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November 24, 2005

How to Know if You’re Buying the Best House for You

Here is an article by a friend about the home buying process. Not only can the novice real estate investor benefit from this article, but for a more experienced investor it allows the opportunity to take a step back and look at this process from the other end of the table to gain some perspective… Read more

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