In this time of health and economic crisis, there are available resources to help owners, renters and businesses get by. One of those resources is our local electric company, TECO - Tampa Electric. Here is information from TECO on a variety of ways they m...
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How Much is your home worth in Brandon, Florida? If you are planning on selling your home, that is a question you need answered. As your Local Brandon Real Estate Expert, I can help you to learn the answer to that question. I will personally do the res...
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Have you ever considered moving to beautiful Brandon, Florida? Brandon is a desirable community & great location. Brandon, Florida boasts a variety of local landmarks, excellent schools, parks and much much more. Take a look at some of the most popular...
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There are so many different kinds of homes out there for families to choose from. Do I want to live in Brandon? Or maybe you want to find a home in Brandon. How many bedrooms and bathrooms do you need? Do you need a large back yard? A small backyard?...
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Your First Step Toward Buying a Home When preparing to buy a home, the first thing many homebuyers do is look at the real estate ads in newspapers, magazines and listings on the Internet. Some potential buyers read how-to articles like this one. The next...
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How would you like a mortgage loan where you did not have to make the whole payment if you did not want to? Or would you like a loan with an interest rate about 1% below a thirty-year fixed rate mortgage and pay zero points? Or a loan where you did not ha...
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In the olden days, when someone wanted a home loan they walked downtown to the neighborhood bank or savings & loan. If the bank had extra funds lying around and considered you a good credit risk, they would lend you the money from their own funds. It doe...
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What is a FICO® Score? FICO® stands for Fair Isaac & Company and is the name for the most well known credit scoring system, used by Experian. The credit bureau's computer evaluates a complete credit profile and assigns a score, which is used to estimat...
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Mortgage Bankers Mortgage Bankers are lenders that are large enough to originate loans and create pools of loans, which are then sold directly to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Ginnie Mae, jumbo loan investors, and others. Any company that does this is conside...
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There really is no such thing as a no-cost mortgage loan. There are always costs, such as appraisal fees, escrow fees, title insurance fees, document fees, processing fees, flood certification fees, recording fees, notary fees, tax service fees, wire fees...
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