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How to Buy a Home Without a Down Payment More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Jerry Reitman | permalink
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Prior to the Great Recession, it was fairly easy to buy a home with no down payment. But the mortgage crisis and the financial crisis shook things up a bit. Credit requirements—especially for home loans—tightened substantially.
Tags: money, mortgages, homes, homebuying, real estate, loans, republished, Lifehacker

For further reading: http://lifehacker.com/how-to-buy-a-home-without-a-down-payment-1538556801 ^[1]

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3 Ways to Buy a Home With $0 Down More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Cirrsplat | permalink
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Saving for a down payment is a huge hurdle for would-be home buyers. But many could look to land a loan today without stashing away another cent.

For further reading: http://realestate.aol.com/blog/2015/02/27/buy-home-zero-no-down-payment/ ^[2]

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How to get a $1 million home for $1,900 a month: The leverage provided by the resurgence of interest only loans. Leveraging up in expensive neighborhoods. More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Chris Trethewey | permalink
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The interest only loan is back but in a very specific way. There are a few people with relatively high incomes that are using these to their advantage. I decided to run a quick test trial on this to see what it would cost to go with an interest only loan on a $1,000,000 home purchase. The
Tags: housing bubble blog,housing blog,real estate blog,foreclosure,housing,reos,california housing,california real estate,southern california housing blog

For further reading: http://www.doctorhousingbubble.com/interest-only-loan-million-dollar-home-purchase-tax-deduction-interest-mortgages/ ^[3]

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Crush your mortgage More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Amit Karia | permalink
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Mortgage documents are full of traps that make it extremely difﬁcult to pay off your biggest debt.

For further reading: http://www.moneysense.ca/debt/mortgage/crush-your-mortgage/ ^[4]

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VA Home Loan Advantages: Perks and Benefits of the VA Loan Program More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Roxanne Anderson | permalink
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Learn why the VA Loan's easy qualifications, no PMI, great rates and no money down requirement makes it a great option for military families.
Tags: va loans, va loan, va home loan, va home loans, va mortgage, va mortgages, veterans united, what is a va loan

For further reading: http://www.veteransunited.com/va-loans/va-home-loan-advantages/ ^[5]

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Can I Get a Seller to Pay My Closing Costs? | Credit.com More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Mervyn Mc Culloch | permalink
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Closing costs are one of the most confusing and misunderstood parts of homebuying. But can you get out of paying them?

For further reading: http://blog.credit.com/2015/03/can-i-get-a-seller-to-pay-my-closing-costs-112652/ ^[6]

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Chris Trethewey, Roxanne Anderson, Jerry Reitman, Mervyn Mc Culloch, Amit Karia, Cirrsplat

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1. http://lifehacker.com/how-to-buy-a-home-without-a-down-payment-1538556801

2. http://realestate.aol.com/blog/2015/02/27/buy-home-zero-no-down-payment/

3. http://www.doctorhousingbubble.com/interest-only-loan-million-dollar-home-purchase-tax-deduction-interest-mortgages/

4. http://www.moneysense.ca/debt/mortgage/crush-your-mortgage/

5. http://www.veteransunited.com/va-loans/va-home-loan-advantages/

6. http://blog.credit.com/2015/03/can-i-get-a-seller-to-pay-my-closing-costs-112652/