Good Morning! This is an example of how one of my borrower’s purchased a home using a Reverse Mortgage… The borrowers were recently retired, and now living on a fixed income. They owned their home free and clear, and lived in a small town not too far from Dallas. Their home was worth around $150,000.…
Good Morning! Did you know we have the ability to run a soft pull credit report on you? This is a report that doesn’t show an inquiry on your credit report, and won’t impact the score at all. …yet, it allows us to see your mortgage credit scores. So, if you are interested in seeing…
Good Morning! I hope you are having a good week so far! Every now and then I like to spotlight unusual products we carry. Today, I want to tell you how Asset Depletion loans work. If you have no income to speak of, or at least you can’t prove your income via traditional means, or…
Good Morning! I’ve written about this before, but I think it’s a good idea to touch on it again… If you need financing to purchase a home in the country I would use either USDA, FHA, or VA. The reason I didn’t mention conventional is that a conventional loan generally will have more restrictions on…
Good Morning! Did you know we have a loan program for Foreign Nationals? A Foreign National is someone who is neither a US Citizen, or a permanent resident. Here are some aspects of the Foreign National program… 70% LTV for Second homes & Investment Properties Purchases ( 1 year full doc or asset depletion) 65%…
Good Morning! I had this situation come up again recently… Advice: If you enter into a lease option agreement don’t give cash for the option money. The reason is when you try to buy the house down the road you will have to prove you gave the option money to get credit for it. …it’s…
Good Morning! 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%. If the seller is paying your…
Good Morning! The Mortgage Bankers Association showed this week marks the sixth consecutive week that home purchase applications moved higher. This is in spite of rates going up for the second straight week. Part of this is because we are moving into buying season. Any way you look at it – it’s pretty good news!…
Good Morning! I get questions like this from borrowers all the time… “If I pay an extra $100 a month on my payment how many years would it take off my mortgage?” The answer is it can shave off alot of years and save you a ton of money! I created the table below…
Good Morning! I want to talk to you about the impact of disputed accounts when you try to get a mortgage. When your credit is pulled the lender will see that your account has been “disputed”. The underwriter will ask that the dispute be removed if it is in fact your account. This can be…