That’s the truth. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve seen “admin” or “processing” fees appear out of nowhere. One time, I even got charged for a “...

Yeah, hindsight's always 20/20 with these things. When I bought my first investment property, I went with a similar grant program—had to pick from a p...

Yeah, those AVMs can be hit or miss. I remember one property I was refinancing a couple years back—the automated valuation came in ridiculously low be...

Had nearly the same thing happen a couple years back—appraisal came in surprisingly low despite clear market evidence. We contested it, but no dice. S...

Totally get what you're saying about switching methods midstream. A few years back, when I was juggling multiple properties and renovations, I found m...

Did something similar a few years back—tapped into equity to clear some high-interest debts. It felt great at first, but like you said, without changi...

We're in the same boat—did windows about three years ago after putting it off forever. Honestly, best decision we made for comfort. Before that, every...

Auto-payments definitely kept me consistent, but honestly, they didn't do much beyond that until I started throwing extra cash at the principal. A few...

Went through something similar myself a few years back—foreclosure's rough, but you're on the right track. HARP eligibility checks online are pretty s...