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  • Housing Prices

    The Coming Housing Crash: What the Data Shows and How to Prepare The Coming Housing Crash What the Data Shows, What It Means, and How to Prepare By Albert – Senior Loan Officer, NMLS #1150493 | 17 Years Mortgage Industry Experience | Reading time: 18 minutes Everyone’s predicting a housing crash. 2025. 2026. 2027. Nobody…

  • What about the schools?

    What About The Schools? The $23.7 Million Answer | The Mortgage Sentence What About The Schools?The $23.7 Million Answer After my property tax post reached 900,000 people, thousands asked the same question. Here’s why that defense falls apart. By Albert | The Mortgage Sentence | November 2024 After my post about property taxes went viral…

  • Your County Won’t Tell You This: How To Legally Cut Your Property Taxes By $1,000+/Year

    You’re in the home stretch; Get ready for Round 2! You just paid off your mortgage. Congratulations. You still owe $6,000 in property taxes this year. And next year. Forever. But here’s something most Virginia homeowners don’t know: You can legally reduce that bill by $1,000+ per year. It’s called the Homestead Exemption, and most…

  • Property Taxes Don’t Go To Schools—They Go To Ferraris

    Property Taxes Don’t Go To Schools—They Go To Ferraris

    The Defense You Always Hear Every time I talk about property tax reform, someone inevitably types this in the comments: “What about the schools?!” It’s the ultimate conversation ender. The nuclear option. How dare you question property taxes when children need education? Think of the children! The teachers! The textbooks! Here’s the thing: I am…

  • The Portable Mortgage Scam

    The mortgage industry has a gift for packaging terrible ideas in consumer-friendly wrapping paper. The latest? Portable mortgages – a proposal that sounds like innovation but functions like a wealth transfer mechanism from first-time buyers to existing homeowners. Let me be blunt: portable mortgages are a Trojan horse. They’re being sold as a solution to…

  • Stop Taxing Shelter, Start Taxing Greed

    Stop Taxing Shelter, Start Taxing Greed

    The Only Housing Solution That Actually Works Let me hit you with something wild: We’re charging families property taxes for the privilege of keeping a roof over their heads, while BlackRock and their buddies are playing Monopoly with entire zip codes under the same tax structure. That’s not a housing policy. That’s insanity dressed up…

  • 50-Year Mortgage: Financial Servitude?

    50-Year Mortgage: Financial Servitude?

    50-Year vs 30-Year Mortgage: Financial Servitude Compared The Setup Home Price: $300,000 Loan Amount: $300,000 (assuming 0% down for worst-case scenario) Option A: 30-Year Mortgage at 6.0% Option B: 50-Year Mortgage at 6.5% Monthly Savings with 50-Year: $101/month ($1,212/year) Lifetime Cost Difference: $371,568 MORE with 50-year mortgage The Trap: What $101/Month Actually Costs You You…