Yeah, lenders definitely slip up sometimes. Had a similar thing happen with property taxes—they underestimated, and suddenly I owed extra. Now I alway...

Totally agree about the taxes thing...people always forget that the county assessor is watching your HGTV-inspired kitchen like a hawk, haha. A neighb...

I went through something similar a few years back. At first, tapping into equity seemed like a no-brainer—lower interest rates, fewer payments—but aft...