Posts Tagged ‘personal finance’

If I take out a home equity loan to pay off a HELOC (100% of which was used to buy the same home), can I ..?

Friday, December 4th, 2009

get interest deduction beyond the first 100k.
Details:
500k home: 250k down payment, 250k HELOC for the rest.

I want to take out a home equity loan to pay off the HELOC so I can fix my rate.

Is the home equity loan tax deductible in its entirety (i know the first 100k is).

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What is better to get a home equity loan or a line a credit and what is the difference between the two?

Monday, November 30th, 2009

Im trying to consolidate some bills and I am wondering what is a better type of loan?

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Bankruptcy? my situation?

Monday, November 30th, 2009

one of my property gone foreclosure. i have equaity line of credit on this
000.00 . 2nd have property retail store i have EQUITY on this about 000.00 . i try to make this property to start s business . but construction contractor scam me about 000 . he naver compelete work on this property . i am going to hire a lawyer. i was away from this property . he gets money by calling me on phone . yes he have done this job , renovation please send me cheak . he cash my credit and every thing . what i do now PLEASE HELP ME . local city wants 7000.00 taxs on this property . i have not
SO DISCOVER BANK HAVE send me letter for sue on me about 000.00 well
plus home depot card i owe to them 00.00 other store about 00.00
please reply me
i make only 00.00 per month but i have lot of bills . due to this contractor .

now I am in bad situation .

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Is paying off a mortgage early beneficial tax wise?

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

The following is from

http://www.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/retirement/articles/2008/06/19/should-you-pay-off-your-mortgage-before-you-retire.html

"The interest you pay on your home mortgage is tax deductible on up to million in debt. You can also typically write off interest on up to 0,000 of home-equity debt. But you benefit from this tax perk only if all your itemized tax deductions, including your mortgage interest, add up to more than the standard deduction that almost everyone gets automatically….. Jonathan Pond, a financial planner and author of Grow Your Money! 101 Easy Tips to Plan, Save, and Invest, argues that you need to be in the 35 percent tax bracket, or make at least 0,000 annually, for the tax break to be worthwhile. Most Americans in the 25 percent tax bracket might pay, say, ,000 in mortgage interest but save only ,500 in taxes."

If I pay ,000 in mortgage interst but only save ,500, that seems nonsmart to me. Is the above quote correct?

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Are home equity lines of credit or loans easier/harder to get approved of than personal loans?

Saturday, November 14th, 2009

what’s the difference between the two, and which ones are easier/harder to be approved of etc?
My partner is getting one or the other, which I’m strongly urging because he owes me alot of money , due to health problems and house problems I had to help him with, and I personally want him to go with whatever’s more flexible, and has a longer time frame, so it will make it easier on him on payments.

He got accepted left and right when he applied for personal loans last year but turned them all down because he didn’t need them yet, and this year he’s starting again but is going for the home equity, but already got one rejection, because he already has some debt.

I personally don’t know what to tell him, so someone educate me!

thanks.

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Is it better to use a home equity line of credit to pay for my daughters college rather than college loans?

Friday, October 30th, 2009

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66 y/o M.D. with 350000 IRA. Which for dwnpay on a home? VA loan or withdraw from the IRA?

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

I am presently working full time earning about 200,000 annually. Limited personal debt but all my equity in a Condo that has been on the market 1 year. Need about 80,000 for down payment on present home financed by a bridge loan. Thanks; Tom and Faye

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Home Appraisel?

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

What is involved with a home appraisal? I am getting a home equity loan and they are requiring an appraisal at their expense. Will they need to come in my house? What can I do to get a higher appraisal?

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what is meant my a uncollateralized loan?

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

a a loan not backed by a cosigner who agrees ot cover the amount of the loan
b a personal loan without assests to cover the loan amount
c a home equity loan
d a loan taken on a life insurance plan

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Anyone take a personal loan to pay off credit cards?

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

I was wondering if anyone took a personal bank loan in order to pay off their credit card balances? Do banks actually offer a credit card consolidation loans yet and for that purpose only? From what I understand this would be better than a 401K loan. Forget the home equity loan. Also heard enough about those so called credit card repair companies that they are not worth it. About 16k owed and I am sick and tired of their finance charges , late fees, etc. Want rid them once and for all!

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