May 3rd, 2008

Home Equity Loans - Do They Really Save You The Money That They Claim To?

It is a fact that low rate home equity loans can be an essential tool for the first time buyer of a new house. Home equity loans are usually considered to be classified as 2nd mortgages, because the home equity loan is often subordinate to your 1st mortgage using the remaining equity you have in your home for the new 2nd mortgage. This can save you a lot of money and really help your financial situation out in the short term and also inevitably in the long term.

March 7th, 2008

Bankruptcy Information - Relief From A Stay

Filing for bankruptcy issues an automatic stay from most action against the debtor from things like a foreclosure, lawsuit and even garnishments. The stay was enacted to keep the debtors property protected but the stay is not permanent. If you are a creditor they try to get relief from the stay by going after the debtor they must consult the judge assigned to the case first. There may be a hearing that the creditor must show cause as to why they wish to collect before the discharge of the bankruptcy.

January 7th, 2008

How Much Money Do You Need For Your Business?

As much as I can get! This would be the answer readily shouted out by most entrepreneurs. The fact is though, both over and underestimating the amount of capital needed to fund a business can have serious negative consequences.

Underestimating what you need can cause problems ranging from having to go through the whole time consuming fund raising process again, to having to shut down the company because funds have run dry. Having to go back to the original investors and ask for more money often undermines the entrepreneur’s credibility with the investors and can cause a significant dilution in the founder’s ownership.


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