I hope you and your family had a great Holiday weekend! Did you know even if you have “challenged” credit you can still get a low down payment loan to buy a house with FHA? We can do down payments as low as 3.5% down to a 580 credit score! And, we have several down payment…
Did you know we can do ITIN loans up to 90% loan to value ratio? An ITIN number is issued by the IRS to non-resident aliens who are not eligible to receive a social security number. If you or someone you know are interested in how to qualify for a 10% down loan as an…
One of the most important things you will have to do when you apply for a loan is to show that you have the money for the down payment. This is called “sourcing down payment funds”. For instance, the down payment on an FHA loan is 3.5%. You can have this money in your checking…
Believe it or not we are seeing rates as low as in the mid 5’s on a face rate for FHA now. So, if you have been waiting for lower rates to jump in and buy a house, they are lower now. It’s also a good time to buy before the market is flooded with…
If you pay your property taxes apart from your mortgage payment, and you didn’t get them paid by then end of January they are now considered late with the county. There are two issues I see every year with regard to property taxes. …Issues that put people in tough spots. 1) Some people just don’t…
If you purchased a home using your own cash, and now would like to pull your cash back out – we can do that. This type of loan is called ‘delayed financing’. …and, you can get your cash back out of the house. In fact, we do these types of cash out loans up to…
If you receive money from the State or a County sponsored organization for providing foster care for children you can use this money as income to get a mortgage. Foster care income is considered acceptable stable income as long as the borrower has a 2 year history of providing foster care services. To prove this…
Are you planning to use a gift for the down payment or closing costs when using a Conventional Loan? Not just anyone can give you a gift. Here is the list of acceptable donors that can give you a gift… Relative, defined as the borrower’s spouse, child or other dependent, or by any other individual…
FHA loan limits are going up for case numbers after 1/1/24. For Texas Metro Areas, the limits are higher: DFW – $563,500 Austin – $571,550 San Antonio – $557,750 In other good news – rates are continuing to trickle down! Have a great day today! Thanks for reading! Brett Get Pre…
Part of the fun of being in the mortgage business is that we get to help people. Buying or refinancing houses, we help people, and we create relationships with our clients along the way that we cherish. Many of them use us again and again. Here is what just some of our clients have to…