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Term
Number of years for this mortgage. Most common terms are 15 years and 30 years.

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Total balance for your mortgage.

Interest rate
Annual interest rate for this mortgage without purchasing any discount points.

Years in home
The number of years you expect to live in this home or the number of years before you refinance your mortgage.

Principal and interest
Monthly principal and interest (PI) for this mortgage.

Points rate
Annual interest rate for this mortgage with discount points.

Points
The number of discount points you need to receive the lower rate. Each point costs 1% of your mortgage amount.

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For Sale By Owner >The FSBO Myth

Real estate transactions can be tricky. The widespread myth that selling real estate is easy has lured many home sellers into making expensive mistakes by trying (and failing) to sell their own home.

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Carol and Howard Smith, REALTOR®, real estate agents and broker for Amarillo and Canyon Texas home listings, property and land for sale - NUMBER1EXPERT(tm)

The Howard Smith Team
Howard Smith Co., Realtors

1616 S. Polk
Amarillo, TX 79102
Bus: 806-358-8381
Fax: 806-358-8389
Toll free: 800-299-8381
Howard: Howard@Amarillo-Homes.com
Nicole: Nicole@Amarillo-HJomes.com
Carol: Carol@Amarillo-Homes.com

Howard has over 27 years experience helping people buy, sell and manage real estate.

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