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The True Cost of “The Twelve Days of Christmas”

Betty — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:53:34 +0000

For all you romantics out there, a gift a day for “The Twelve Days of Christmas” will cost you $21,466 this year – up less than $400 from 2008. Of course if you are a “true” romantic and repeat the gifts for all the verses, that would be 364 gifts for a whopping $87,403! The cost [...]

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The True Cost of “The Twelve Days of Christmas”

Appraisals Go Down in Kokomo

Betty — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:31:58 +0000

Kokomo Home Appraisal Goes Down! Dear Betty, We bought our home in Kokomo a little over two years ago. It was brand new and we got a really good deal on it. The builder was leaving Kokomo and slashed the prices on their last few houses. It appraised for almost $20,000 more than we paid for it! Now [...]

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Appraisals Go Down in Kokomo

Kokomo Lender Changes Rules for Home Loans

Betty — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:04:40 +0000

I got this “disturbing” email from a Kokomo loan officer at National City Mortgage… FYI – effective today, our minimum credit score for FHA minimum downpayment loans is 660. Can do them with a FICO of 620 – 659, but require a 10% downpayment. Sources of the funds for downpayment and closing costs can still come from gift, [...]

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Kokomo Lender Changes Rules for Home Loans