First-Time Home Buyer
Everything you need to know to take on buying your first home with complete confidence.
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Start Here
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Finding Your Home
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Mortgage Basics
- How much is a mortgage?
- The average down payment on a house, and when to put down more or less
- Legit ways to buy a house with little or no money out of pocket [VIDEO]
- Mortgage insurance: What is it, why you need it, and how much it costs
- What is PITI? Mortgage payments & escrow accounts explained
- Applying for a mortgage? Do these 5 things first
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Financing Your Home Purchase
- The 5 best first-time home buyer loans in 2020
- First-Time Home Buyers Guide: Picking The Right Mortgage Program
- First time home buyer down payments start at just 3%
- First-time home buyers guide: What is an FHA mortgage?
- First-Time Home Buyers Guide: What Is A USDA Mortgage?
- First-Time Home Buyers Guide: Choosing Your Mortgage Rate
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Help for First-Time Home Buyers
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Homebuying With Student Loans
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Common Homebuying Hurdles
- First-time home buyer guide: Buying with a new job [VIDEO]
- First-time home buyers guide: buying with low credit scores
- If I make $50K a year, how much house can I afford?
- Help friends or family qualify with an FHA “family mortgage”
- Buying a house with low income or poor credit? Consider a co-borrower
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