-=> Quoting Michael Loo to Jim Weller <=-

 ML> Is your mortgage term usually the same 30 years
 ML> as it is here? In which case the once it's paid
 ML> off part is a bit pie in the sky too!
 
Our residential mortgages are usually 25 years. Going 30 is a sucker's
game as you pay a ton of interest for those extra 5 years and your
monthly payments are just a little bit lower. I chose a 20 year
amort on my place when I bought it.

Most commercial mortgages are 20 years and if the debtor pays as much
monthly as he did previously for rent on a comparable property he can
usually liquidate the loan in 12-15 years.

Oh, and our interest rates are fixed for shorter terms, usually 5
years, and not the whole life of the mortgage.
                        
 
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Turkey Chowder with Vegetables
 Categories: Soups, Turkey, Potatoes, Corn
      Yield: 6 Servings
 
      2 tb Margarine or butter
      3 md Carrots; thinly sliced
      1 md Potato; cut into
    1/2    -inch pieces
      1 sm Onion;  finely chopped
      1 pk Frozen whole; (10 ounces)
           Kernel corn
      2 tb All-purpose flour
      1 cn Chicken broth; (14-1/2
           Ounces)
      2 c  Cut-up cooked turkey or
           Chicken
      2 c  Milk
    1/4 ts Salt
    1/8 ts Pepper
 
  Place margarine, carrots, potato and onion in 3-quart casserole.
  Cover tightly and microwave on high 8 to 10 minutes, stirring after 5
  minutes, until vegetables are crisp-tender. Stir in frozen corn.
  Cover tightly and microwave 7 to 8 minutes or until corn is hot.
  Shake flour and 1/2 cup of the broth in tightly covered container.
  Stir flour mixture, remaining broth and remaining ingredients into
  vegetables. Cover tightly and microwave 14 to 16 minutes, stirring
  every 4 minutes, until hot and slightly thickened. Garnish with
  snipped fresh parsley if desired.

  Recipe by: Betty Crocker's Microwave
 
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Cheers

Jim


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