http://www.punny.org/money/adventures-in-first-time-homebuying-1-buy-now-or-later/ Adding a punchline to your bottom line Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:11:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.punny.org/money/adventures-in-first-time-homebuying-1-buy-now-or-later/#comment-1923 Adventures in First-Time Homebuying #5: Your Sexy and Glamorous Journey to Pre-Approval, Part 1 | Punny Money Thu, 03 Aug 2006 21:39:13 +0000 http://www.punny.org/money/adventures-in-first-time-homebuying-1-buy-now-or-later/#comment-1923 [...] At this point in your adventures, you’ve decided that you want a house, and you’ve put your finances in order. Now it’s time to overcome the first major hurdle to homeownership: paying for something hopelessly unaffordable. This chapter in the Adventures in First-Time Homebuying saga will be fraught with perils and temptations, but together we’ll overcome all obstacles and obtain one of the most important tools in your quest–a piece of paper with numbers on it! [...] [...] At this point in your adventures, you’ve decided that you want a house, and you’ve put your finances in order. Now it’s time to overcome the first major hurdle to homeownership: paying for something hopelessly unaffordable. This chapter in the Adventures in First-Time Homebuying saga will be fraught with perils and temptations, but together we’ll overcome all obstacles and obtain one of the most important tools in your quest–a piece of paper with numbers on it! [...]

]]> http://www.punny.org/money/adventures-in-first-time-homebuying-1-buy-now-or-later/#comment-1917 Adventures in First-Time Homebuying #4: Before You Begin the Homebuying Process… | Punny Money Thu, 03 Aug 2006 02:50:59 +0000 http://www.punny.org/money/adventures-in-first-time-homebuying-1-buy-now-or-later/#comment-1917 [...] So you’ve convinced yourself that you want to buy a house now instead of later. Of course you’re going to be a good little homebuyer and make sure the first thing you do is get pre-approved for a mortgage loan, right? Wrong! Congratulations, you are now banned from homeownership forever. Go sit in the corner of your rental apartment for all eternity. [...] [...] So you’ve convinced yourself that you want to buy a house now instead of later. Of course you’re going to be a good little homebuyer and make sure the first thing you do is get pre-approved for a mortgage loan, right? Wrong! Congratulations, you are now banned from homeownership forever. Go sit in the corner of your rental apartment for all eternity. [...]

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