Articles by Peter Bennett

Peter is a staff writer at MyBankTracker.com who covers banking, personal finance, investing and homeownership.

Beating All-Cash Offers on a Home Requires This Great Game Plan Beating all-cash offers in real estate requires an outstanding game plan by savvy sellers. 15 Items You Should Not Hide on Your Mortgage Application Photo of Peter Bennett Peter Bennett 15 Items You Should Not Hide on Your Mortgage Application “What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate.” Spoken by Strother Martin to... How to Lower Your Mortgage Rate By Buying Down the Rate Photo of Peter Bennett Peter Bennett How to Lower Your Mortgage Rate By Buying Down the Rate The good news is, you’ve got the money for a down payment. That’s not a... Which Home Repair Loan is the Best for Water Damage Repairs Fortunately, there is a home repair loan -- the home equity line of credit -- that will allow you to fix your water-damaged house well ahead of winter. How a Contract Works Depends on 4 Essentials How a contract works depends on 4 essentials. Flush Away Thousands of Dollars If You Don't Heed This Home Repair Advice Photo of Peter Bennett Peter Bennett Flush Away Thousands of Dollars If You Don't Heed This Home Repair Advice For more than a decade, roughly 1-in-3 Detroit properties, 140,000 of 385,000, were... 10 Home Buying Tips That Will Keep You from Overpaying for a Property Photo of Peter Bennett Peter Bennett 10 Home Buying Tips That Will Keep You from Overpaying for a Property Am I offering too much or too little for a home that I absolutely adore? I... How to Fix and Deal With Bad Credit Rating in 2023 Bad credit can hurt you in a variety of ways, and fixing it requires patience and perseverance. Here‘s how to deal with bad credit. Medical Credit vs. Regular Credit Cards: Which is Better? Using medical credit cards for paying out of pocket for health care could be inviting an incurable financial disaster. 5 Ways to Take Advantage of the Rising Dollar Today Photo of Peter Bennett Peter Bennett 5 Ways to Take Advantage of the Rising Dollar Today Main Street’s economic recovery might be stagnant and real wage growth might be in the...