Good points on both sides. A few things I've learned from big decisions over the years: - Anxiety isn't always a red flag, but sometimes it's your gu...

Yeah, appealing PMI can definitely be tricky. A few years back, when our neighborhood values started climbing, we decided to give it a shot. Here's wh...

Good points there—credit unions aren't always the magic bullet people make them out to be. I've refinanced twice now, once with a big bank and once wi...

Good advice on the survey—learned that lesson the hard way myself. Had a fence put up thinking the plat map was good enough, ended up a foot into neig...

Totally agree—Zillow's handy for ballpark figures, but never rely on it fully. A few things I've learned: - Property taxes can fluctuate way more than...