Home finance question - sell my house first or make an offer first? Much more inside... [more inside]
posted by ShakeyFingers on Oct 16, 2007 - 10 answers

The wife and I just 'committed' to a pre-construction, 2200 sq/ft townhouse in Raleigh. We put down 2k and it will be finished in Mar-Apr 2008. After upgrades, the place will be about 275k. We will most likely stay in this place 5-8 years. My question is about financing. [more inside]
posted by jasondigitized on Jul 26, 2007 - 4 answers

I have about 75K left on a long term mortgage at about 6.5%. Recently a credit card I have with a large credit limit (20K+) sent checks that could be used for full amount of credit @ 1.9% fixed for the life of the loan. Should I use this to pay off some of the mortgage at a lower interest rate? I know I can make the min payments, are there dangers or problems I'm not considering?
posted by samoa on Oct 9, 2005 - 17 answers

I'm buying property in California with a down payment from my mother in Switzerland. Is it better to call it a loan or a gift (for tax and legal reasons)?
posted by letitrain on Jul 15, 2005 - 19 answers

Anyone tried 80-10-10 financing? Care to share any thoughts? My wife and I are looking at buying our first house and haven't been able to find many testimonials on google or fool.com.
posted by jragon on Jan 19, 2004 - 6 answers