House hunting? If your appetite for a turnkey renovated home is a flipped house, you may end up jumping through more hoops to close escrow. What Is A Flipped Home? A flipped property is a situation where the house is acquired usually by a real estate investment company (also could be an individual) and is re-offered…
A judgement, a court ordered nightmare that if not handled correctly can make getting a mortgage loan much more stringent than it otherwise needs to be. What you’re lender will want want… Quick Terms To Know Judgment-a court ordered debt that can arise from a number of factors, a lawsuit, a divorce, business dispute to name…
What Are Disputed Credit Accounts? *Credit Accounts (that report on the credit report) in which there is disagreement about any material item like balance, interest rate, payments are most common, any aspect of the agreement between a borrower (creditor) and lender (debtor). Includes: Disputed Charge-off Accounts (charge off shows a due debt, but no payment due)…
Pay Uncle Sam and qualify on paper, short Uncle Sam, risk your mortgage loan application. Gambling your financial future, by saving a few bucks isn’t worth the risk. Following Actions That Halt Your Loan Application If you are a W-2 employee… Then…. Taking expenses you incur in the course of your job as a write…
Planning to finance a house in 2014? Had a previous short sale? Pay very close attention to your credit report. There is a crediting report status that indicates foreclosure and if not handled correctly, will derail your loan attempt. Short Sale Or Foreclosure? Short sale-involves selling a house for less than what is owed. For…
Lenders will classify you as a wage earner employee or self-employed. How file your taxes in accordance with your percentage of business ownership could classify you as self-employed even though you are an employee. Lending Income Buckets Bucket 1 Employee-individuals receive an annual W2 of their earning and receive paycheck throughout the year…
You heard it correctly, your credit card don’t have balances, yet your mortgage application can still be in jeopardy. Here’s what mortgage lenders and brokers run into when you have credit card payments… Many consumers are responsible, they use their credit cards for various monthly purchases and then pay each credit card off in full…
The FHA announced they are reducing loan limits for 2014 in high-cost areas in an effort to scale back their role in the housing market. Looking back to 2008, financial markets depressed in the aftermath of the meltdown, economy on the verge of recession, enter loan bailout- the Federal Housing Administration. This direct government involvement…