From the monthly archives:

December 2009

Understanding 16 Causes of Financial Distress

by Jon Griffith December 30, 2009

It is estimated that most American Families can only maintain their current living expenses for 60 days or less when their income is interrupted for any reason. My financial counselor, Dave Ramsey, provides a 6 step plan to financial success.  The first step is to sock away $1000.00 in an account that’s very easy to [...]

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How Much Should a Short Sale Cost?

by Jon Griffith December 28, 2009

What could be worse, in times of financial hardship, than receiving news from your real estate agent that his or her services will cost you, out of pocket, before any work begins? Now that would be adding insult to injury. In a normal real estate transaction, the cost to sell a home is typically on [...]

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Five Reasons to Avoid Foreclosure

by Jon Griffith December 26, 2009

Experiencing foreclosure is an extremely emotional event in one’s life. It ranks in the top 5 most-traumatic things that can happen to an individual. The ramifications of foreclosure reach much further than most people understand. Here are the top five reasons why avoiding foreclosure is the best choice you can make: Disclosure For the rest [...]

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What Does It Mean: Upside Down In Your Home

by Jon Griffith December 10, 2009

No, it doesn’t literally mean that you’re upside-down.  It’s a financial term that describes the relationship between the value of your home and what you still owe on your home mortgage. When you borrow money, you usually have to have something to secure that money against, so the bank has a way to recover their [...]

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