- Been scratching my head over this too. - On paper, those VA rates look a bit higher, but then you get the Loan Estimate and it’s like, “Wait, what...

Definitely second the spreadsheet idea—it’s wild how fast the little costs pile up once you’re looking at actual numbers. Here’s what I’ve found as a ...

Taxes dropping? Not in my experience—mine have crept up every year since I bought. I dug into the county’s site and, unless there’s a big dip in your ...