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1.
Joan makes $4,000 a month and pays $500 a month to long-term debts. How much of a home loan would she likely be pre-approved for?
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$820. Twenty-five percent of Joan's salary is $1,000. Thirty-three percent is $1,320; if you subtract her long-term debt payments, you are left with $820. Since $820 is less than $1,000, it is the maximum monthly payment the lender will allow on any loan it considers making to Joan.
2.
Mortgage lenders may require that you purchase which of the following forms of insurance?
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Hazard and title insurance. Lenders may require that you purchase hazard and title insurance, but may not require you to buy life insurance.
3.
Building in a peaceful, secluded area away from other development is a good way to enhance the value of your home.
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False. While seclusion may sound idyllic, the best way to increase your home's value is to build where lots of other people want to live–near cities and other sources of economic development.
4.
Points are a pre-payment of principal.
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False. Points are a pre-payment of interest.
5.
All of the following items may receive favorable tax treatment, except _______.
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Mortgage principal payments. While you may be able to deduct property taxes and the part of your mortgage payment that goes to interest on the loan, the principal portion of the monthly payment is not deductible.