Good Morning! I wanted to let you know the maximum Conventional loan alimit for Texas increased from $453,100 to $484,350. This happened November 28th. This is good because Conventional loans have lower interest rates and down payment requirements than Jumbo loans, which is the next step up. Thanks for reading! …and, have a great day!…
Good Morning! FHA gift questions come up often. I wanted to give you the rules on FHA gift giving. Here ya go… Acceptable gift donors for FHA loans… 1) Borrower’s relative. 2) Borrower’s employer or labor union. 3) A close friend with a clearly defined and documented interest in the borrower. 4) A charitable organization.…
Good Morning! Did you know that we do piggy back loans up to 97% loan to value ratio? We do! A piggy back loan is where we do two loans – one at 80%, and a second up to 17% simultaneously. You would put down 3% in this scenario, and we would finance 97%. The…
Good Morning! I hope you had a great weekend! Considering this is Thanksgiving week, I thought we would have some fun with Thanksgiving trivia… 1) Did you know the first Thanksgiving lasted 3 days? It was celebrated much earlier than our current celebration, possibly in late September. There were about 50 European settlers and around…
Good Morning! In Texas the cut off for Cash Out loans, or Texas Home Equity loans is 620. …for most lenders. We can do Texas Cash Out loans down into the low 500’s for a credit score. So, if you have lower credit, but need a cash out loan – give us a call…
Good Morning! I touch on this every now and then, because I want you to know it’s possible to purchase a home with a Reverse Mortgage, and how it works. I’ll give you an example. Let’s say you are 65 years old. You want to buy a $200,000 house. You have $110,000 to put down…
Good Morning! If you want to buy a house, but you’re short on cash in the bank here’s an idea. You can sell an asset to generate cash for a down payment. …such as a boat, car, etc. Here’s how to structure it for a mortgage… You must create a bill of sale reflecting the…
Good Morning! I want to go over the VA guidelines for Foreclosure, and Bankruptcy. Here ya go… VA Short Sale Deed-In-Lieu of Foreclosure Foreclosure: 2 years from completion date If extenuating circumstances exist – 12 months from completion date with re-established credit Note: If the occurrence was on a VA loan, the veteran may not…
Good Morning! Since today is Halloween I’ll dispense with mortgage stuff for today. …Instead, here is the history of the Jack-‘o-lantern. According to the History Channel… The legend is of a man named Jack. Jack invited the devil for a drink. Jack did not want to pay for his drink, so he made a deal…
Good Morning! This is the time of year counties are sending their property tax bills out. 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 have the money saved up to pay their property taxes. …They might have had…