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By Craig Johnson

4 Ways to Build Quick Equity

Tried and true strategies for optimizing the investment in your home in a relatively short time.

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For many people, a home purchase is not only a place to live and put down roots but also their biggest asset. You could think of a mortgage as a forced savings plan. Every payment you make deposits more money in the home. So long as the home's value keeps climbing, so does your savings. The home is many people's single biggest retirement plan too, ...
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