Recent content by namon_foh

In some areas, housing prices have been so bloated and falsely inflated, that I personally wouldn"t even look at buying unless I was planning on living there for a good long while. Housing has gone up at a rate (I want to say double in a lot of the troubled spots), and is a rate that needs to be...

A $1600 payment on $3500 is not much under 50%. I know your range tops out at 4 grand, but when you plan for these always take the lowball to be safe. The magic number is roughly 30% of your income, and with you being single I"d definitely shoot for something smaller or more economical. I"m not...

REA"s can be an asset, just like a good banker is. The problem is, this huge housing bubble put a lot of unqualified and/or unscrupulous people in the industry. We sold our house using an agent, and it was a very reputable local company that was basically family owned, and the main thing we paid...