The Mortgage Files

Nationally syndicated mortgage news and advice from Senior Loan Officer Scott Sheldon.

Why you should not hesitate on making offer to buy a home

By Scott Sheldon / May 12, 2021

Let’s say if you are in the market to be buying a home. In the current environment here some things you might want to be aware of with regards to acting on a house that’s affordable and within your budget… You have found the family home that you could afford and it is priced at…

Can you realistically buy a home with no money down?

By Scott Sheldon / May 5, 2021

In order to be successful in real estate, you need to take the advice of a good quality lender experienced in the local area in which looking to purchase. While it is possible to secure a no down payment program, closing on a home in this unique real estate market is another matter. Following is…

Should you buy an existing home or build a new one?

By Scott Sheldon / April 28, 2021

In this environment, it’s no easy feat to get your foot in the door with real estate. You really have to avenues buy a house already in existence or build a new one. Here’s the skinny on both… Building a home  Building a house is not for the faint of heart.  It requires a considerable…

How much money you need to purchase a home

By Scott Sheldon / April 21, 2021

The old adage you need 20% down to buy a home these days couldn’t be further from the truth. Contrary to popular belief, you only need a very small down payment to be successful in purchasing a home. 20% down is the old school mantra of lending however if you can put down 20% your…

How to get a mortgage without tax returns for 2021

By Scott Sheldon / April 14, 2021

It goes without saying getting mortgage loan financing could be a little bit of an arduous process for some folks particularly those who have challenges showing income are in the self-employed category. The stated income loans and the loans that were created for self-employed borrowers unfortunately are very far and few these days and in…

How to handle this mortgage rate environment

By Scott Sheldon / April 7, 2021

With the new administration we have, the extra stimulus the federal government is working its way through the markets, inflation, or fears of inflation is definitely upon us and as result, an unstable mortgage rate environment is upon us… The reality of it is no mortgage loan officer no matter how good they are has…

How do you know when you are buying too much house

By Scott Sheldon / March 31, 2021

One of the strongest builders of wealth in America real state. People can buy a house and literally turned their lives around for the better and over the course of time become extremely wealthy as a result of owning real estate. If you’re going to go broke after you make your mortgage payment each month…

Be careful going into forbearance

By Scott Sheldon / March 25, 2021

Well, times are definitely changing and one of the biggest challenges to buying a new home or refinancing a mortgage is forbearance. The federal government has allowed borrowers to do mortgage payment deferrals, but that comes at a cost. If you have forbearance on your mortgage right now or if you’re thinking about going into…