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Financing My Condo, Grandma Style (part 2 of 2)

This is last of a two-part miniseries about my adventures in condo financing. If you haven’t read it yet, check out Part 1. When we left off, I’d just left the mortgage broker’s office in San Francisco, flying high with aspirations of wheeling and dealing in real estate. There was just one fly in the (more&hellip)

Financing My Condo, Grandma Style (part 1 of 2)

I nearly have a panic attack every time I think about the process I underwent to finance my condo. I very nearly got myself into the situation in which many Americans are finding themselves–in an oversized adjustable rate mortgage with no equity in their properties. After I found my dream condo by accident, I took (more&hellip)

How I Squirreled Away a Down Payment in Under 2 Years

I’m a big believer in financial transparency. We are taught never to ask how much someone makes or how much things cost. Well, I don’t care. I think part of becoming truly fluent in real estate is understanding how people come to acquire what they have.* It’s surprising the varied ways people manage to come (more&hellip)

How I Accidentally Found My First Home

My first real estate acquisition was a total surprise. I wasn’t looking to buy a condo, I didn’t visit a single other property, and I didn’t even live in the city where it was located. It was a nutty ride. Stumbling Upon My Dream Home The ill-fated streetcar ride happened in September of 2007. I (more&hellip)

Why I Started Real Savvy Real Estate

When I went through my first real estate transaction in early 2008, I felt really lost. I tried educating myself online, but just ended up feeling even more confused. The realtor I dealt with gave me some advice, but he represented the seller so he really wasn’t on my side. After stumbling through the dark (more&hellip)

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