No Debt Plan » Housing http://www.nodebtplan.net A personal finance blog teaching you how to live debt free and use credit wisely. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:30:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 3 Tactics to Pay Off Your Mortgage Fasterhttp://www.nodebtplan.net/2011/10/06/3-tactics-to-pay-off-your-mortgage-faster/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=3-tactics-to-pay-off-your-mortgage-faster http://www.nodebtplan.net/2011/10/06/3-tactics-to-pay-off-your-mortgage-faster/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:00:08 +0000 Kevin http://www.nodebtplan.net/?p=5044 Unless you save up for a decade you probably will be buying a home with a mortgage. Having a mortgage is an acceptable financial decision simply because it would be so long before most of us could buy a home if we decided to pay cash. While having a mortgage isn’t necessarily a bad thing, [...]

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]]> http://www.nodebtplan.net/2011/10/06/3-tactics-to-pay-off-your-mortgage-faster/feed/ 5 How to Hire a Home Inspectorhttp://www.nodebtplan.net/2011/05/24/how-to-hire-a-home-inspector/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-hire-a-home-inspector http://www.nodebtplan.net/2011/05/24/how-to-hire-a-home-inspector/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 11:30:46 +0000 Kevin http://www.nodebtplan.net/?p=5006 Whenever you purchase a new home for your family, you are required to have the structure inspected by a licensed home inspector. A home inspector’s job is to identify broken components, defects, unsafe conditions, or items near the end of their normal service life. The inspection is done to state standards, so your inspector may [...]

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]]> http://www.nodebtplan.net/2011/05/24/how-to-hire-a-home-inspector/feed/ 1 How to Break Your Lease Without Pissing Off Your Landlordhttp://www.nodebtplan.net/2011/05/20/how-to-break-your-lease-without-pissing-off-your-landlord/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-break-your-lease-without-pissing-off-your-landlord http://www.nodebtplan.net/2011/05/20/how-to-break-your-lease-without-pissing-off-your-landlord/#comments Fri, 20 May 2011 14:00:50 +0000 Kevin http://www.nodebtplan.net/?p=5004 So we bought a house. That means we no longer need to use the town house we signed a 12 month lease on back on the last day of last year. We need to break our lease. There are a few main ways to break your lease: in a way that really, really ticks off [...]

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]]> http://www.nodebtplan.net/2011/05/20/how-to-break-your-lease-without-pissing-off-your-landlord/feed/ 3 From Leap of Faith to Putting Down Deep Roots: The Past 5 Monthshttp://www.nodebtplan.net/2011/05/18/from-leap-of-faith-to-putting-down-deep-roots-the-past-5-months/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-leap-of-faith-to-putting-down-deep-roots-the-past-5-months http://www.nodebtplan.net/2011/05/18/from-leap-of-faith-to-putting-down-deep-roots-the-past-5-months/#comments Wed, 18 May 2011 11:30:04 +0000 Kevin http://www.nodebtplan.net/?p=5002 We just bought a house. Wait… what? “Aren’t you the guy that just sold his other house and was relieved to be done with it?” “Isn’t it a little soon to be buying again?” “You must be insane!” Valid points. But hear me out. First, for the uninitiated to our saga: my wife and I [...]

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]]> http://www.nodebtplan.net/2011/05/18/from-leap-of-faith-to-putting-down-deep-roots-the-past-5-months/feed/ 3 How to Close on Your Home Remotelyhttp://www.nodebtplan.net/2011/03/28/how-to-close-on-your-home-remotely/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-close-on-your-home-remotely http://www.nodebtplan.net/2011/03/28/how-to-close-on-your-home-remotely/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:30:28 +0000 Kevin http://www.nodebtplan.net/?p=4957 As we pulled out of our neighborhood with a truck I wasn’t sure I was qualified to drive packed full of all of our belongings, I wondered if we would ever come back to see our home in the future. Would I care if the future owners ripped out all of our landscaping and replaced [...]

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]]> http://www.nodebtplan.net/2011/03/28/how-to-close-on-your-home-remotely/feed/ 1 Should You Buy a House Now Before Rates and Prices Go Up?http://www.nodebtplan.net/2011/03/21/should-you-buy-a-house-now-before-rates-and-prices-go-up/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=should-you-buy-a-house-now-before-rates-and-prices-go-up http://www.nodebtplan.net/2011/03/21/should-you-buy-a-house-now-before-rates-and-prices-go-up/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:30:40 +0000 Kevin http://www.nodebtplan.net/?p=4952 Whether you’re looking to buy your first home or you recently sold your house you might be pondering buying a new house in the near future. Rates are at historic lows, and the housing market has taken a pounding over the last few years. Depending on what area of the country you live in home [...]

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]]> http://www.nodebtplan.net/2011/03/21/should-you-buy-a-house-now-before-rates-and-prices-go-up/feed/ 2 How to Get Value for Your Appliances — from 6 Hours Awayhttp://www.nodebtplan.net/2011/03/17/how-to-get-value-for-your-appliances/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-get-value-for-your-appliances http://www.nodebtplan.net/2011/03/17/how-to-get-value-for-your-appliances/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 11:30:32 +0000 Kevin http://www.nodebtplan.net/?p=4950 This week I’ve shared that we accepted a low offer on our house (and explained why) and told you to negotiate like hell when you sell your house (or anything else).  As part of the house selling process we negotiated to keep our washer and dryer. The buyer wanted them, but claimed to not have [...]

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]]> http://www.nodebtplan.net/2011/03/17/how-to-get-value-for-your-appliances/feed/ 1 Negotiate Like Hell When Selling Your Homehttp://www.nodebtplan.net/2011/03/16/negotiate-like-hell-when-selling-your-home/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=negotiate-like-hell-when-selling-your-home http://www.nodebtplan.net/2011/03/16/negotiate-like-hell-when-selling-your-home/#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2011 11:30:59 +0000 Kevin http://www.nodebtplan.net/?p=4948 On Monday I shared that we had accepted a low offer on our house and explained the reasoning behind why we accepted it. I wanted to talk about the negotiation process a bit in hopes that it might help one of my readers. Expect the Lowball As you try to sell your home in this [...]

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]]> http://www.nodebtplan.net/2011/03/16/negotiate-like-hell-when-selling-your-home/feed/ 4 Why We Accepted a Low Offer On Our Househttp://www.nodebtplan.net/2011/03/14/why-we-accepted-a-low-offer-on-our-house/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-we-accepted-a-low-offer-on-our-house http://www.nodebtplan.net/2011/03/14/why-we-accepted-a-low-offer-on-our-house/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 11:30:44 +0000 Kevin http://www.nodebtplan.net/?p=4945 Over the last several months I’ve been documenting the up and down experience of leaving our first home behind, moving to a city closer to our families, paying for two places to live, and trying to sell our home from afar. (A few articles: How We’re Maintaining Two Residences Without Going Broke, 27 Additional Things We Learn [...]

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]]> http://www.nodebtplan.net/2011/03/14/why-we-accepted-a-low-offer-on-our-house/feed/ 2 How to Move to Care for an Aging Parenthttp://www.nodebtplan.net/2011/03/07/how-to-move-to-care-for-an-aging-parent/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-move-to-care-for-an-aging-parent http://www.nodebtplan.net/2011/03/07/how-to-move-to-care-for-an-aging-parent/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2011 12:00:26 +0000 Kevin http://www.nodebtplan.net/?p=4943 There are two things in life you will never escape: taxes and death. The same, sadly, is true for the family members you love and cherish. As your parents get older potentially awkward scenarios begin to come forth: which kid or kids will move closer to help out, have Mom and Dad prepared for their [...]

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