http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Drew+Tyler Finances Drew Tyler Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=174052&ca=Finances The term ‘amortization’ shares its origin with the word ‘mortgage.’ Both come from the Latin root, ‘mort’ which means to terminate or kill. It should be every person’s goal to terminate or kill the balance on his or her home loan (mortgage); in order to accomplish this, a portion of each payment m... Finances Drew Tyler Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=173260&ca=Finances In this article I am going to explain a principle that people need to understand when they are trying to refinance their home to consolidate their debts and lower how much they spend each month. While it is a seemingly simple principle, many people have a hard time distinguishing the difference bet... Finances Drew Tyler Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=172533&ca=Finances There are going to be plenty of surprised folks in the near future when they go to sell, refinance, or use some equity in their home and they find out that they’ve gone backwards. Some of my new clients have asked me, “How can it be that I made my $2000 monthly payment on time each month for over a... Finances Drew Tyler Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=172668&ca=Finances This question has puzzled many people when they go to purchase or refinance a home: “Should I get a low adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM), or go with the security of a fixed?” While it is true that a fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) can provide more security, it is also true that an ARM can provide more immed... Finances Drew Tyler Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=172950&ca=Finances When is the best time to refinance your home? Should you wait for rates to be at all time lows, or the value of your home to be at an all time high? Ideally, you would like both. We just went through a period of exactly that with the most recent refi boom. Unfortunately, many consumers were put into...