Home Ownership and Financing

Whether you are buying your first home, or moving or upgrading to a new home, this section of the book will be invaluable to you.  We will start by quickly commenting on some additional tax information relevant to home ownership and then swing into the non-tax material.

More On The Tax Benefits of Home Ownership

Some Basic Non-Tax Information

Concepts Applicable to All Mortgages

Fixed Rate Mortgages

Adjustable Rate Mortgages

Which is Better, a Fixed Rate Mortgage or an Arm?

Shopping for a Mortgage

Refinancing an Existing Home Mortgage

Where to Live
 

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