I am ETSing (getting out of the Army) and I have some questions about buying a house. I plot to save about $10,000 by the time I get out of the Army and go back to Texas.
I don’t really have a job line up but I will have a Bachelor’s of Business so I won’t [...]

I have been separated from my husband since 09/2006. We (more like, I) tried to work it out but it looks like we will need to get a divorce. He has been cheating on me for the last year. I am looking to buy a house (a mortgage is cheaper than rent on [...]

We recently closed on a new home in Texas. The asking price of the home was $143,990, but as an incentive (per the builder) they decreased the price to $137,990. That’s what we bought the house for. When we went to closing I questioned to see a copy of the appraisal report. [...]

$12,000 in credit cards. We have about $28,000 in savings at the moment and are trying to go to San Antonio, Texas. We can pay off the credit cards and rent for a year which would have done but we are having non money related renting complications (really different issue- no comments on it please!!) [...]

I live in it already and we have 7 years of equity in the home, it has never been refin. and the equity has never been touched. My dad says he doesn’t want anything for it, and that I can have the equity. We pay our mortage payment to him and he sends it [...]

Recently my family has come into some unexpected finacial obligations. We own our home free and clear and its on the tax apprasil role for 120k(dont laugh texas real estate is really cheap) My question is what is the most efficient and most expediant way for pulling equity out of our home. Is it a [...]

My father-in-law passed away recently and he owed as much or more than the value of the house on a home equity loan. Can we let the loan default and let the house foreclose? Or will the home equity loan automatically transfer to the heirs and affect their credit?
This home is in Texas.

I looking to get a Loan for $5500.00 – $7500.00 to fixup my house. I’m a first time home owner and bought the house as a forclosure through an FHA Home Morgage Loan. I don’t have much equity built up, but I’m looking for any options available. Government Loans or Grants, First [...]

I live in Texas.I need to do home improvements.
its not a trailer.I dont have any credit cards either.
I don’t owe it
I believe that s how much its worth because thats what my tax statement says.Is this the value?