That's solid advice right there. When HARP ended, I was in a similar boat—underwater mortgage and all. FMERR didn't pan out for me either (guidelines ...

Yeah, those realtor markers are usually just rough approximations—definitely wouldn't rely on them for anything serious. When we moved in, I found out...

That's a solid approach—breaking things down definitely helps. When I bought my second home, I thought I'd be less stressed since I'd been through it ...

I've appealed my property tax assessment twice now—once successfully, once not so much. The first time, I went in armed with recent comparable sales d...

I get the caution, but honestly, banks can go overboard sometimes. Mine once froze my card because I bought a fridge online from a store I'd never use...

I get the logic behind playing it safe, but sometimes that safety net can hold you back. When I bought my first house, everyone said stick with the se...

Yeah, been there. Honestly, when I took out my home equity loan a few years ago for a kitchen remodel, I briefly looked at the tax implications but di...