The Mortgage Files
Nationally syndicated mortgage news and advice from Senior Loan Officer Scott Sheldon.
The Things You Need To Buy A Home Beyond Your Income
Buying a home? You will need need patience, resilience to rejection, and sound financial planning, if are serious about pulling it off. Your income is important, but the rest of your financials need to be in order as well. What you’ll need… You need not earn gobs of money to be successful in purchasing a…
Read More about The Things You Need To Buy A Home Beyond Your IncomeDoes My Loan Type Hurt My Credit Score?
Future favorable financing deals, low rates and preferred credit offerings all will be available depending on how well you manage the grandaddy credit type: a mortgage loan. Generally, when you take out a mortgage on home, you can expect a sharp and noticeable increase in all three credit scores, just by virtue of making a…
Read More about Does My Loan Type Hurt My Credit Score?5 Simple Reasons You Are Being Denied A Mortgage
Gearing up to refinance or buy a home this year? These five nuances may stop your financial plans dead in the tracks. Here’s what to know to avoid your mortgage loan application being denied… Your Credit Score Is Not What You Think It Is Happens every day. A consumer will get one credit score from…
Read More about 5 Simple Reasons You Are Being Denied A MortgageWho Is Paying Your Debt May Alter Your Mortgage
Getting a mortgage is probably largest transaction of your life, no doubt, it will have an impact on your finances for the next 30 years. If you carry consumer liabilities, these unequivocally reduce ability to borrow money. If someone else pays your debt, determining financial responsibly for that party becomes critical. Consumer Obligations What we…
Read More about Who Is Paying Your Debt May Alter Your MortgageWhy Some Aspects Of Today's Lending Still Do Not Make Sense
Banks want you to believe getting a these days is easier and that may be case if, you’re financial house is in order. Here is what you need to know about how to plan for the nuances, that may illogically arise… The reality is that if you’re going to be getting a mortgage in today’s…
Read More about Why Some Aspects Of Today's Lending Still Do Not Make SenseWhy Moving Money Around Can Be Problematic For Getting A Mortgage
Keeping your money in one place is vital to a mortgage transaction. Cash to close and savings post closing escrow become critically important to sealing the deal. Here is what to know if you’ve been moving money around and are applying for a mortgage… It’s An Issue For Banks Moving money around in different accounts…
Read More about Why Moving Money Around Can Be Problematic For Getting A MortgageThink You Can't Buy A House Because Its A Seller's Market?
Have you decided to put off purchasing a home? If you’re worried you’re paying too much for a house- think again. Here’s why: Higher Home Prices Let’s take a pause and rewind to 2012, the unemployment rate exceeded 8%, short sales and foreclosures were rampant, consumer confidence was low, the prospectus of job growth was…
Read More about Think You Can't Buy A House Because Its A Seller's Market?Quirky Mortgage Borrowers Are Still Getting Loans
Had a previous bad credit event? Don’t have two years in the same field? Income not three times your proposed payment? Fear not, when your financial picture doesn’t fit the box, here’s how you may still qualify some lenders… To get a mortgage, you must have the four pillars lenders use to frame together a…
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