Do
• Continue making your mortgage or rent payments
• Stay current on all existing accounts
• Keep working at your current employer
• Keep the same insurance company
• Continue living at your current residence
• Continue to use your credit as normal
• Call us if you have any questions
Don’t
• Make any major purchase (car, boat, fur, jewelry, furniture, […]
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Get your […]
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Dear Advantage Home Plus,
We just lost a bidding war on a home we loved. We are first time buyers and feel that we will never be able to live in our beloved city. Do you have any tips that can help us to be serious competitors?
Signed,
Sad in Seattle
Dear SIS,
The Seattle market, like […]
