How do I pay my first mortgage payment? After closing the sale on buying a home it’s time to start sending payments to your mortgage servicer. Buying a home is the most stressful event of modern life. Now that it’s done, you can breathe a sigh of relief, settle into homeownership and start paying off [...]
When you're nearing retirement, is it a better idea to pay off your mortgage or invest that money? Q: Greetings! I’m a long-time listener to your radio show and read your free weekly newsletter. You even gave me good advice nearly 10 years ago when I called your show about my real estate in Georgia. [...]
Smart people use the month of December to work on tax reduction strategies. One of the most common tax reduction strategies is to pay your January mortgage payment in December. If you did this, you may be wondering just how doing so will impact your 2014 taxes—the taxes you pay in 2015. If you paid [...]
