Good Morning! Did you know when you purchase a home you can ask the seller to help pay your closing costs, prepaid taxes and insurance, and interest? It’s true! I’ve listed the maximum seller contribution amounts per loan program below… Program: Conventional (Fannie/Freddie), owner-occupied… 1) 25% or more down payment = 9% allowed seller contribution.…
Good Morning! Are disputed accounts on your credit report preventing you from getting a mortgage? Automated underwriting engines will ask that the disputes be removed before a final approval will be given on your loan. Getting disputes removed can be costly and very time-consuming. …and, often this process alone can kill your purchase transaction. One…
Good Morning! I’ve written about this before, but it’s important, so I wanted to touch on it again. Before you go house hunting make sure you have enough money available to get your loan approved and your house closed. …I know it sounds simple, but many people don’t realize the number of funds they will…
Good Morning! You may not be aware of this be we do allow repair escrows on FHA 203b loans. (203b is the most common FHA loan) Repair escrows are monies that are set aside (out of seller’s proceeds) to make minor repairs on the home purchased after the closing has occurred. I wanted to let you know…
Good morning! I have many people apply for mortgages that have recently changed jobs. Here are a few things to keep in mind if you or someone you know is about to change jobs and apply for a mortgage… The underwriter will want to see your first paycheck at the new job at a minimum,…
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 recommend you consider using USDA, FHA, or VA. The reason I didn’t mention conventional is that a conventional loan generally will have more…
Good Morning! Here’s a USDA tip for you… First, you should know that USDA has family income caps. …In other words if you make too much money you won’t qualify for a USDA loan. Here is the link to check the income for your area… https://eligibility.sc.egov.usda.gov/eligibility/incomeEligibilityAction.do?pageAction=state Important: USDA goes by total household income! In other words,…
Good Morning! Do you or someone you know own property in an LLC? Did you know FNMA is allowing property owned in an LLC to count towards the 6 months ownership seasoning and can be refinanced? In order to close the refinance transaction, ownership must be transferred out of the LLC and into the name…
Good Morning! This tip isn’t about mortgages. It’s about being more productive. Many of you use Gmail. I use Gmail. I like many things about it, but I won’t go into all the details here. One of the cool things about Gmail is that you can add things to it to make yourself more productive.…
Good Morning! I hope you and your family have a great 4th of July tomorrow! Few fun facts about 4th of July… – Only John Hancock actually signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. All the others signed later. – The average age of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence was 45. The youngest was…