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    SmartMoney Editorial
    RE: Mortgage insurance
       Private mortgage insurance is only required when you put less than 20% down.

    vandy2010
    Mortgage insurance
       Now that credit and mortgage money are tighter than they have been in the past, if I put less than 25% down on a house will I have to buy mortgage insurance? If so how much should I allow for the monthly payment?

    SmartMoney Editorial
    RE: land loan
       No matter what, it's a good idea to keep socking away money towards retirement. A more immediate question though is what you plan to do with the property. Are you looking to sell it? Or hang onto it until the real estate market recovers?

    GoHeavy
    land loan
    Like a lot of folks I purchased a residential property in the hopes of flipping. You know the rest of the story. I pay 1000.00 per month on an interest only loan that will mature in 4 years and I will still owe the same amount. I contribute the max to a ROTH IRA and 5% to a 401K. Should I stop the c...

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