What The Heck Is ‘DCR’ And Why Should Real Estate Investors Care?

I get this question from time to time, as DCR isn’t as commonly known as some real estate investors might think. It stands for Debt Coverage Ratio ... loan amount. On your handy dandy loan calculator, mine is and will forever more be an HP 12C ... . It’s ratio of Net Operating Income to total annual Debt Service (a year’s loan payments [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 00:32:23

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Pocket Profile: Frugal Babe

This week we spoke with Frugal Babe, who started a blog to chronicle her family’s path out of debt after starting a health insurance agency with her ... more in rent. Student Loan Debt: None! Top percentile. Credit Card Debt: None! Top percentile ... calculators to figure out how long it will take us to pay it off. The Bigger Picture: Tell [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 16:49:31

Reflecting On Goals For 2008 and Moving On To 2009

Last year, all the goals I set were based on debt elimination and how much per month we could pay to debt ... s student loan under $5500 (snowball calculator says $5847) I more than met both these goals ... in October, and then paid off our remaining car loan in November.  The only non-mortgage debt we have left [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 14:25:07

Google Docs Treasure Trove

The “Free” collection of online applications included with Google Docs provide a great introduction to the SaaS world ... , invoice and business card templates are among your choices. Spreadsheet options include loan calculator, credit card payoff, invoice, debt manager, household expenses, budget planner, road trip [more...]

Date: 2008-07-27 17:17:01

Loan Modifications Principal Reductions

How to calculate debt to income ratios or DTIRs for a loan mod I made this video to show you how to calculate DTIRs, which are the most important thing lenders pay attention to in determining [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 13:27:51

Nevada Mortgage - How Much Can I Borrow?

This is typically the first question our Las Vegas Mortgage clients ask when applying for a new home loan ... , type of credit borrowed, and recent inquiries. Debt-to-Income Ratio The (DTI) is calculated ... The DTI would be 42%. Most mortgage guidelines require a 45% or lower Debt-to-Income ratio. Loan [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 21:02:55

Top 1000 Keyword Mahal ADSENSE

1 conference calling companies $51.66 2 purchase structured settlements $51.48 3 home owner secured loan $50.36 4 mesothelioma patient $50 ... secured loans calculator $49.94 12 boston dui lawyer $49.87 12 student debt consolidation loans ... sacramento $47.02 54 instant car insurance quote $47.00 55 iva debt help $46.90 56 sell [more...]

Date: 2008-05-27 16:06:46

WalletPop - Personal Money Management from AOL

AOL’s latest project is WalletPop, a personal finance counterpart to their popular site money.aol.com ... a comprehensive list of various calculators - credit & debt, mortgage, auto loan [more...]

Date: 2008-07-15 09:03:39

Rule of Thumb For Reasonable Housing Costs?

In an earlier post on motivating myself to work harder, I had thrown out a piece of “common” financial advice: ... from a mortgage calculator. The “other debt” is the sum of your other recurring monthly liabilities - car loans, credit card balances, student loan payments. There are usually two lender ratios [more...]

Date: 2008-09-10 13:58:59

Mortgage Rates - Mortgage Home Calculator

It’s really a jungle of information out there. For beginners or first-time home buyers, home mortgage loan should work just any other loans, ... on your debt-to-income ratio. If you make barely enough to cover for your debts, you’ll have to pay a higher home mortgage rate. Compare this to someone who takes home a monthly income that far surpasses [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 19:52:45

Home Buying 101 - Step Three: How much can you afford?

This is the third installment of twelve weekly features for first-time homebuyers on buying a home, now updated for 2009 ... sites that offer free mortgage calculators. I like Ginnie Mae’s. But because there are so many ... like a car, student loan, engagement ring, etc. More debt and more inquiries will likely lower [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 09:39:01

What are Home Loan Jobs

by Ethan Hunter Most people sitting in a loan companies office isn’t thinking about working there - but there are some people, perhaps you yourself, ... to debt ratio, you find a serious challenge. Having ... with a calculator? Was math an easy subject in school for you, and did you breeze through it while others [more...]

Date: 2008-07-08 11:30:10

Keeping Your Student Loans on a Short Leash

Giveaway - you entered yet? Back to School posts from the College Money Network: This Writer’s Wallet: Get an Internship & ... ! Blog carnivals featuring PTY last week: No Debt Plan: Carnival of Personal Finance #165: College ... . (Figure out how to encrypt this file – this is sensitive info!) Run the Calculator [more...]

Date: 2008-08-14 23:50:44

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