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First Time Homebuyer Series – Useful Sites

My wife and I just recently signed another one-year lease at our current apartment.  We like the apartment, it's quiet and safe.  However, I haven't put the house hunt and my real estate self education on hold.  Here are some of the more recent websites that I have found helpful: The Wall Street Journal's personal…

First Time Home Buyer Series – Second Thoughts?

I had previously convinced myself that purchasing a home now would be a bad decision.  We have a pile of student loans and a large down-payment to take care of first.  But with the Fed cutting interest rates once again, mortgage rates have fallen to extreme lows. (Check out what Jim @ Blueprint For Financial…

First Time Home Buyer Series – Where to Begin?

The First Time Home Buyer Series is an ongoing series that details the events leading up to our first home purchase. This is the first post: My wife and I have a couple of financial goals that we are hoping to achieve in 2009.   Debt Free, hopefully by the end of the summer Save…