By Eric Yoder You found the house, your offer was accepted, and the finish line is finally in sight. Then a new worry pops up: do you really have to sit in a title office and sign a two-inch stack...
By Eric Yoder Maybe your parents offered to help, or a grandparent has been saving for the day you buy. That kind of support can be the difference between renting another year and owning a home in...
By Sam Wax You found a house in Wesley Chapel that checks every box. The catch is that you still live in your current home, and most of your down payment is tied up in it. Buying and selling at the...
By Sam Wax You locked in a fixed-rate mortgage so your payment would stay put. Then an envelope from your loan servicer shows up, and your monthly payment jumps by $200 or more. If you own a home in...
By Eric Yoder You applied for a mortgage, and a few days later a three-page document lands in your inbox, full of section letters and a date labeled "closing costs expire." If you skimmed it and...
By Eric Yoder You bought your Tampa Bay home a few years ago, and it's worth much more today than you paid. Maybe you want to screen in the lanai, pay off a credit card balance that keeps creeping...
By Eric Yoder You've probably heard someone call an FHA loan a last resort, the mortgage you settle for when nothing else works. Maybe a coworker said sellers won't take your offer. If you're trying...
By Sam Wax Your parents own a house in the Tampa Bay area that has doubled in value since they bought it. They are ready to downsize, and you are trying to buy your first home in a market where...
By Gilbert Bennett You found the house. Maybe it's on the water in Tampa Bay, maybe it's a custom build in Avila, and the number attached to it has seven figures before the decimal. Then your bank...
By My Easy Mortgage Team If single-family prices in the Tampa Bay area have pushed you out of the running, a condo may be your way in. Right now that instinct is a sound one. Condo inventory across...
By Eric Yoder You have been saving for a house in the Tampa Bay area for a couple of years, and the balance still does not look like enough. That gap between what you have set aside and what you...
By Sam Wax You’ve been told you’re not old enough for a reverse mortgage, or that you don’t qualify for the government-backed programs. So what can you do? If you own a home in the Tampa Bay area...