Totally get where you're coming from on equity concerns... but honestly, my folks did something similar and it worked out pretty well. They had steady...

That's awesome, congrats! I had a similar experience a couple years back. Honestly, I didn't even realize how much home values had risen until my neig...

My parents had a similar issue years ago—neighbor's fence was a good foot into their yard. They ignored it until they went to sell. The buyer's bank c...

Totally agree about smaller banks. A few years back, I was trying to refinance after cleaning up some messy credit stuff (long story involving a roomm...

I've seen similar situations play out, and it's always tough. My sister-in-law actually tapped into her home equity to help fund a small business vent...

Yeah, totally agree with this. Had my own "spy" moment last year when I bought a laptop online from an overseas site. Bank froze everything right in t...