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How to Remove PMI on Conventional and FHA Loans | Team Chedester

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Published on: 09/06/2026

Paying PMI or FHA mortgage insurance? Kyle Guldenpfennig breaks down exactly how to remove it, when your lender is required to cancel it, and what FHA borrowers need to know.

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First-Time Homebuyer Checklist for Iowa | Team Chedester

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Published on: 02/06/2026

Just closed on your first Iowa home? Use this post-closing checklist — including the June 30th Homestead Tax Credit deadline — to get settled the right way.

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Is Your Mortgage Servicer Really On Your Side? | Team Chedester

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Published on: 31/05/2026

A real story about why your mortgage servicer's goals and your mortgage advisor's goals aren't always the same — and what that difference can cost you.

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