I got my appraisal back this week, and I was so thankful to see that it’s good! It’s actually only $1000 under my purchase price from last February. Of course, that’s $3000 under where it appraised at that time. Thoughts on this? Well it’s frustrating to see that I put money into improving the house …
Still working on the mortgage refinancing process. Earlier this week, I emailed in 54 pages of signed documents. That was fun. Yesterday, the appraiser showed up. I had about 20 hours notice on that, which meant that my house was not in the condition I would want it to be in for someone to come …
I just finished filling out 54 pages of refinancing paperwork for my shiny new mortgage. I’m excited to be getting a lower interest rate, but it does smart a bit to suddenly be back to 30 years instead of 28.5 years. Of course, even though I’m not paying extra on the mortgage now, the plan …
I’m in the process of refinancing my mortgage. My current rate is at 4.875%, and I’ve managed to lock in at a 3.5% rate. I should have tried to refinance sooner before rates started to rise again. But either way, that kind of drop isn’t bad. I’ll break even in around 15 months, maybe less, …
My roof is repaired. The roofing repair guy came out yesterday, looked at the damage inside, climbed up onto the roof, and returned with photographs (which I appreciated). He could fix it right there with very little trouble. Financial damage? $150. I’m definitely pleased, and the company was a breeze to work with. I know …