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  • Financing
    reserves - cash vs. 401k
    Updated almost 14 years ago
    is it common for lenders to require cash reserves, and refuse to take a 401k account balance instead? even when the balance less taxes and penalties still exceeds the...
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  • Financing
    Mortgage Financing for buying next door condo
    Updated almost 14 years ago
    I own a two bedroom condo in Manhattan, zip code 10028, and the two bedroom apartment next door is for sale. I am thinking of making an offer for it. Need a...
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  • Financing
    Leasehold Policy?
    Updated almost 14 years ago
    I am closing on an apartment in the near future, and my lawyer is suggesting that I get a leasehold policy to protect me against possible problems with the title in...
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  • Financing
    true stated heloc
    Updated almost 14 years ago
    I'm aware that banks don't give up Stated HELOC anymore. But i'm a freelancer and don't qualify for a documented one. I have been researching and it seems that i can...
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  • Financing
    Will FHA, Fanie Freddie be Killed?
    Updated almost 14 years ago
    The Federal Housing Administration could exhaust its reserves over the coming year, according to budget projections released Monday, which would require a Treasury...
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  • Financing
    Taxes
    Updated almost 14 years ago
    So finally all the numbers are in. After adding all of the federal, state, city, real estate, medicare, social payments and my amt, my take home is 56% of the gross...
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  • Financing
    financing a sponsor unit in a coop building
    Updated almost 14 years ago
    I have been offered a contract to purchase a sponsor unit in a cooperative building but the problem is how do I finance this purchase? I used to live in this building...
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