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Jesse’s Secret Stash: Episode 37 | Heath Haggerty

Jesse’s Secret Stash: Episode 37 | Heath Haggerty Heath Haggerty, owner of PB Tax Center comes on the stash to discuss his work as a CPA. His business strives to get to know their clients to help…

3 Things You NEED To Know When Using Gift Funds

3 Things You NEED To Know When Using Gift Funds Thinking about using gift fund to help towards buying a home? Well, I have three things you need to know before getting those gift funds. Lenders…

And The Winner For July’s FUNday Monday IS……………….! | The GreenHouse Group

Want to participate in next month’s FUNday Monday Quiz?: http://bit.ly/FUNdayMonday “FUNday Monday Winner For July 2015 IS…………….” Funday Monday is a monthly game put on by Jesse Ibanez from The…

Credit Cards Can Be Paid Off And Remain Open

In previous posts I’ve mentioned lenders are slowly loosening the death grip they have on credit guidelines. Just this week more lending guideline enhancements were recently released from Fannie…

Episode 36 | Kim & Ray Higgins

Episode 36 | Kim & Ray Higgins on Higgins Capital Management We got Kimberly & Raymond Higgins, owners of Higgins Capital Management, on the stash to talk all things finance. Higgins Capital…

Episode 35 | Robert Robinson

Episode 35 | Robert P. Robinson on Law Offices of Hickman & Robinson LLP Robert P. Robinson, owner of Law Offices of Hickman & Robinson, comes onto the stash to talk about real estate & business…

The One Thing You Must Know Before Getting An Equity Line

With home values now back at pre-crash levels, foreclosures at lower than pre-crash levels, and the safest lending environment we’ve ever seen lenders are bringing back some of the old loan…

Repurpose Rain Water

Have you ever thought, how can I help the environment, I’m only 1 person? That one thought crosses my mind often. I try to live a green lifestyle and practice what I preach. So when I started…

3 Major Differences Between Purchasing a House and a Condo!

3 Major Differences Between Purchasing a House and a Condo! Looking to purchase a house or a condo? Well I have three “Must Knows” before you write that offer. There are a three major differences…

Summer South Park Walk About Coming Soon

It’s that time of year again! The quarterly South Park Walk About is here and this summer one is always a favorite…. The South Park Walkabout is a quarterly fun-filled evening festival that…

#GreenMeansGivingBack | “Frosted Faces = $500” | May’s Charity Winner!

TheGreenHouseGroupSanDiego #GreenMeansGivingBack | "Frosted Faces = $500" | May’s Charity Winner! Every month we’re going to donate $100 – per successful home purchase, home sale &/or home loan…

Down Payment Assistance and Cash On Hand

Down Payment Assistance & Cash On Hand Looking into down payment assistance programs and wondering how much you actually need to buy a home? These days there are plenty of down payment assistance…

Reduce your household water usage

As the summer heats up and the drought continues here in Southern California, it calls to think outside the box when watering our yards. What I am talking about is grey water systems. “A grey…

10 Ways To Get That Down Payment

Many people have the good income, great credit history, and a manageable amount of debt they need to qualify for a home loan. What many don’t have is the down payment. Even at a minimum down…

Income, How You and the Lender Might Not See Eye to Eye

Income, How You and the Lender Might Not See Eye to Eye Income. It seems like a straight forward concept, you make money, you report it on your taxes. That’s your income, right? Well, not exactly…

Vestimate – What’s Your Home Worth?!

Vestimate – What’s Your Home Worth?! Getting tired of Zillow’s estimates giving you a 50k range, or being off altogether?! Well worry no more my good friends, because the Vestimate™ is here! If…

3 Misunderstandings About Qualifying Income For A Home Loan

This week I’d like to highlight 3 misunderstandings people have about qualifying income when applying for a home loan. The three I’m including today are the minimum amount of work history needed…

The Importance Of A Pre-Approval

The Importance Of A Pre-Approval On a Purchase, being Pre-Approved can be the difference between you getting your home and you falling out of Escrow. Especially in today’s market, where you have…

87% of Homes Qualify For Down Payment Assistance

I attended a home buyer webinar last week that was aimed at helping Mellenials move from renting into home ownership. The presenters stated that 46.9% of renters aged 25-34 can afford to own a…

#GreenMeansGivingBack | “Pit Bull Rescue San Diego” = Our Winning Charity For April

FREE $25 Amazon.com Gift Card .. Are You The ONLY One Not Playing FUNday Monday, Yet?

Monday’s have developed a bum rap. We’d like to change that .. for both of us. And I assume you, like me, LOVE Amazon.com. Why? Because its the quintessential “I dont need it but I want it and…

What We Do, And How We’re Different

What We Do, And How We’re Different People often ask what I do, and when I initially tell them I am in mortgage planning for residential Real Estate, I often get the same dull, unenthused “oh”…

Increasingly Popular Tax Credit Provides Homebuyers Up To $2,000 Per Year

Originally posted on May 7 on http://downpaymentresource.com/news/ With thousands of diverse homebuyer programs available across the country, it can be overwhelming to understand how each one…

Lending Guidelines Are Changing, What That Could Mean For You

Lending Guidelines Are Changing, What That Could Mean For You Lending guidelines are constantly changing, and as of recently, most changes we have seen have been to the benefit of the borrower…