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Outdoor Kitchen Financing: Understanding Your Options
A comprehensive guide to help you figure out the best way to afford to build an outdoor kitchen and create the perfect space for the whole family…
Feb 16, 2021 •Inground Pool Financing: Understanding Your Options
A comprehensive guide to help you figure out the best way to afford to break ground on that swimming pool you’ve always dreamed of…
Feb 16, 2021 •Bathroom Remodel Financing: Understanding Your Options
A comprehensive guide to help you to choose the right way to finance your bathroom remodel and understand your options.
Feb 11, 2021 •Kitchen Remodel Financing: Understanding Your Options
A comprehensive guide to help you to choose the right way to finance your kitchen remodel and understand your options.
Feb 11, 2021 •How to Calculate Your Debt-to-Income (DTI) Ratio
Learn more about debt-to-income ratios: what they are, how lenders calculate them, and use the RenoFi DTI calculator to calculate yours
Feb 10, 2021 •HELOCs: What They Are & How They Work for Renovating
A comprehensive guide to understanding Home Equity Lines of Credit (HELOCs) and how they work for home renovations, as well as a look at the alternatives
Feb 5, 2021 •How Home Appraisals Work for Home Renovation Loans
"As Completed" Appraisals are conducted for renovation home equity loans and other construction loans. This appraisal process uses the hypothetical condition that the proposed improvements are completed as of the current date of the appraisal.
Feb 3, 2021 •How to Choose the Right Contractor for Your Home Renovation
Why does finding the right contractor always feel like the hardest part of a home renovation? You have a lot of questions, so we’ve got some answers for you. Here are all the steps to take when hiring a general contractor for your home renovation.
Feb 1, 2021 •Why You Shouldn’t Rely On FHA 203k, Fannie Mae HomeStyle or Construction Loans for Buying & Renovating A Fixer Upper
Discover the reasons why you shouldn’t rely on an FHA 203k, Fannie Mae HomeStyle or a construction loan to buy and renovate a fixer upper and learn about the alternatives.
Jan 13, 2021 •Backyard Improvement Loans: How to Finance your Home Deck, Pool, Patio and Landscaping
From a patio, to a home deck, to a new pool or just some general backyard improvement, learn how to best fund your outdoor project.
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