Tag: mortgage

• Understanding the mechanics of a loan

  

  How does a loan really work? What goes into determining whether a lender will lend to a borrower? How does the loan get repaid? How does the bank make money? Determine the answers to these questions and more in this article.

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  March 24, 2021

  Borrowing and Debt

  debt, Financial Literacy, financing, lending, loan, mortgage

• How to underwrite a rental property

  

  How to underwrite a rental property. Real estate investing isn’t rocket science, but it does come with some significant risks to understand. Read about how to study rental income and regular expenses to see whether a property is a good investment.

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  March 3, 2021

  Borrowing and Debt, Investing

  debt, Financial Literacy, interest rate, Investing, leverage, mortgage, real estate, real estate investing, risk, underwriting

• Challenging the goal of retiring with no mortgage

  

  How many times have you heard advice to pay of your mortgage by the time you retire? That having a paid off house is setting you up for success in retirement? The argument would be that when you retire, your income reduces substantially such that paying a mortgage payment each month could impact your ability…

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  January 18, 2021

  Borrowing and Debt, Investing, Uncategorized

  borrowing, debt, Financial Literacy, income, interest, Investing, mortgage, principal, retirement, spread, strategy