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Keith's Finds

Useful tools, websites, and guides for buying a home or taking care of the one you own. Each find has a date and a link. Newest first.

  1. Website

    Family Watchdog: research an address, then check the facts

    This website helps you research registered sex offenders near an address. Read the official records before drawing conclusions, and remember that a registry is only one part of family safety.

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  2. Tool

    Put a mortgage payment on paper

    Use the site's calculators to compare estimated payments, affordability, and renting versus buying. Take the estimates to your mortgage conversation, not as a loan quote.

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  3. Guide

    Check who owes you money before you buy

    Keith's missing-money guide walks through places to look for money that may belong to you. Start with the search links in the article before counting anything toward a home purchase.

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  4. Guide

    Check the property records behind your tax bill

    A higher mortgage payment can send you looking at taxes and escrow. This guide shows which records to pull and explains the difference between correcting a record and appealing a value.

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  5. Website

    Five foreclosure websites, with financing questions to ask

    Keith's guide gathers foreclosure search websites and explains why the property condition and seller's payment terms matter. Check the financing before you bid.

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