Budgeting to Buy a House

One of my favorite lenders, Julie Jones, recommended a new website to me yesterday that I instantly fell in love with!  Www.mint.com is a one-stop place to organize all your accounts, budget, and track your investments and net worth.  For those less trusting of the internet, it’s probably not for you.  However, I found it very secure and easy to work with. 

Once it’s set up, you can track your spending across all your checking accounts and cards, and see what you’re spending/saving in real time.  I also love the “goal” feature, which lets you see your progress towards buying a house or taking a fun trip.

If you are a budget-nut like I am, you’ll be hooked!

For other real estate financial worksheets, check out Escrow Professionals of Washington, our Escrow affiliate.  They have terrific spreadsheets for calculating buyer closing costs, seller proceeds and loan payoffs!