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Can You Use Your Home to Fund Your Retirement?

Bethany Ramos May 1, 2025Homeowners, Loan Types, Taxes

Reading Time: 4 minutesWondering how to use your home equity as you near retirement? If you’re 62 or older, …

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How—and When—to Put Your Home in a Trust

Bethany Ramos April 22, 2025Finance, Homeowners, Taxes

Reading Time: 3 minutesTrying to decide on the best way to pass on your home to your children? It …

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Are You Overpaying? How to Dispute Your Property Taxes 

Bethany Ramos April 4, 2025Finance, First-Time Homebuyer, Home Buying, Home Improvement, Homeowners, Industry Professionals, Loan Officers, Taxes

Reading Time: 5 minutesAs a homeowner, you have the option to appeal your property taxes if you feel like …

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Maximize Your 2025 Tax Savings as a Homeowner

Bethany Ramos February 19, 2025Homeowners, Taxes

Reading Time: < 1 minuteTax season is here! Homeownership comes with unique tax benefits, and we’re here to help you …

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Are You a Veteran? Here’s How to Save on Your Home Loan & Property Taxes

Mark Ramos November 11, 2022Finance, Home Buying, Taxes

Reading Time: 2 minutesVeterans sacrifice it all to serve and protect our country. If you’re one of the 21 …

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What is MCC? Hint: It’s a big help to first-time homebuyers

Bethany Ramos March 1, 2022First-Time Homebuyer, Home Buying, Industry Professionals, Loan Officers, Realtors, Taxes

Reading Time: 4 minutesIf you’re buying your first house, you could probably benefit from assistance. For the first-time buyers …

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9 must-know homeowners tax breaks for 2022 (including a COVID rebate)

Bethany Ramos January 28, 2022Finance, First-Time Homebuyer, Home Buying, Taxes

Reading Time: 5 minutesYour tax return might be a high point in your year, especially if you recently became …

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How to file a homestead exemption (& what to do if you miss the deadline)

Bethany Ramos January 11, 2022Homeowners, Taxes

Reading Time: 4 minutesIt sounds complicated, which may be why many homeowners forget to add it to their to-do …

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The 15 biggest mortgage FAQs, all in one place

Bethany Ramos October 29, 2021Credit Score, First-Time Homebuyer, Getting Prequalified, Home Buying, Loan Officers, Mortgage Rates, Taxes

Reading Time: 12 minutesBuying a house is likely to be one of the biggest financial decisions you make. Asking …

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How much will it cost you if you wait to buy a house? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Bethany Ramos July 19, 2021First-Time Homebuyer, Home Buying, Loan Types, Mortgage Rates, Taxes

Reading Time: 4 minutesDelaying homeownership could cost you $10,000 a year*

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