If you’re like most people, your home is most likely your largest investment. It’s where you live, raise your family, create memories, and spend a good portion of your time.
The financing details regarding your home, whether you’re a first-time buyer, a seasoned homeowner looking to refinance, or someone interested in pulling out equity for something important, is something you should commit to knowing a bit about.
This section of Prosperopedia,com provides helpful information about mortgages, how they work, how to get the best deal, where to look for potential gotchas, and lots of other education about mortgages and financing that are such a critical part of your life.
Closest Chase Bank to Albuquerque, New Mexico
Chase Bank is one of the largest banking institutions in the United States, with nearly 5,200 branches spread throughout the country. However, if you live in the Albuquerque, New Mexico area, you're (currently) out of luck if you bank with Chase (or want to), and you...
FHA Recommendations for Home Ownership
The Federal Housing Authority, a division of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and the world's largest insurer of home mortgages, was created to help people in the US achieve the goal of owning a home. To that end, FHA is heavily involved...
Wells Fargo Debt-to-Income (DTI) Guidelines and Recommendations
Wells Fargo is one of the largest lenders in the United States, one of the biggest banking institutions in the world. They offer all sorts of loans ranging from traditional home purchase mortgages to student loans, personal loans, auto loans, and business loans. Wells...
Debt to Income (DTI) Ratio Requirements for FHA Loans
Article Summary The official debt-to-income or DTI ratio guidelines for FHA home loans is 31%/43%, or 31% for the front-end ratio and 43% for the back-end ratio. These guidelines are not strictly followed among FHA lenders, who consider other factors in considering a...
Wells Fargo Bank
Our goal at Prosperopedia.com is to help you be informed about things that affect your financial well-being so that you can make decisions. In this article, we will discuss Wells Fargo Bank. I'll explain some of the details about the bank and what products and...
When is the Best Time to Buy a House?
The decision to buy a home is a big one. Making the best decision on buying a home has a lot to do with timing. But when is the best time to buy a home? There are several factors that will affect the answer for you specifically, but this article should set some...
Top Real Estate Investment Books Recommended by BiggerPockets
One of the resources I've begun using as I've waded into the waters of real estate investing is an organization called BiggerPockets, which was created to encourage real estate investment by building a community and disseminating educational and other...
What Factors Affect Your Credit Score?
Credit Reporting Agencies and FICO Score Understanding how significantly your credit score affects your access to borrow money, you naturally want to know what factors affect your credit score. I will answer that question for...
Getting a Home Loan with Bad Credit
One of the primary factors lenders consider when you apply for a mortgage is your credit score. They normally use what’s called a FICO score, which is a number that ranges between 300 and 850. Lenders use this number to assess your trustworthiness, as it...
Dave Ramsey’s 7 Baby Steps for Saving Money, Paying Off Debt, and Building Wealth
Dave Ramsey is a popular radio show host, an author of several books about financial management and developing life skills. Besides being a great teacher, he is also, not coincidentally, a successful businessman and a devout Christian. His Financial Peace...
