If you have never owned a home before, or owned a home in the past, or previous circumstances require you to rent a home now, and you’re thinking about buying a home again, we have good news. An opportunity in the market is to purchase the home you live in. That’s right make a purchase…
This depends on a few factors: risk appetite- comfortable are you knowing that interest rates down the road will be different, put another way, how comfortable are you with the unknown? loan hold time- selling the house or refinancing again in the next 5 to 7 years? If you know this than an adjustable-rate mortgage…
Own an investment property? Thinking about buying a property for income producing purposes? It’s going to cost…. For years, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have charged premiums for individuals purchasing property for the purposes of generating income than for primary residence homes and rightfully so, higher the risk, higher the cost. Conversely, opposite holds true,…
Yes! Lots of mortgage companies still have a requirement that basically states, financing is unavailable for individuals who own more than four financed properties. This is a somewhat limiting condition, indignant of a smaller boutique type mortgage company, that is relatively small in the bigger picture of mortgage lending. Mortgage financing does exist for individuals…
Traditionally, no however this does a vary on a per lender basis. Short answer, not all mortgage lenders have the same credit characteristics or guidelines. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac do have set guidelines that lenders are required to follow. While this holds true, sometimes depending on how well capitalized your lender is and whether…
When you refinance a mortgage, the lender you’re paying off has to estimate the amount of days of daily interest it will take for them to get paid off in full and for your new loan you’re obtaining to go into place. For example let’s say you’re refinance lender, orders a payoff at the beginning…
Anyone buying a home is all too familiar with the fact interest rates have risen sharply and dramatically in the last several weeks. Buyers and homeowners alike, should expect rates to be at these levels as long as positive economic data continues to surface in the financial markets. Unfortunately for many, due to current lending…
Getting a mortgage loan is challenging enough, with strict underwriting, providing detailed explanations, sourcing of monies and debt ratios, adding a divorce into the mix makes things even more technical for the divorced borrower. The good news is despite most divorce circumstances, many can still successfully obtain financing. Here’s what to know and do when…