Yes, but not in the way most home buyers would think. Let’s say for example you agree to purchase a house for $450,000 and your putting down 20%, $90,000 so the amount you’re looking to finances $360,000. There is not a way to simply increase the loan amount for covering closing costs. Seller Credit-this can…
In most cases the closing costs are not actually higher, although they appear that way due to accounting for reoccurring costs such as mortgage interest, property taxes and fire insurance. Before we dive into the nuts and bolts let’s go over closing costs…. Re-occurring Vs. Non-reoccuring Closing Costs Recurring Closing Costs: are the carrying costs…
Mortgage lenders are under incredibly tight protection laws from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, CFPB. As a result, lenders must send disclosures every single time there is a change to the loan amount, loan program, fees, apr, any aspect of the payment including principal and interest, taxes, insurance or mortgage insurance, think of it like…
Let’s say, you want to put more down when buying house or your in the process of refinancing and your home appraisal comes in lower. In any case, an event transpires during the loan transaction that causes you to want to switch loan types, can be anything from moving from an FHA Loan, to a…
We make residential mortgage loans in the great state of California. More specifically, Sonoma County,California including Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Cotati & Sebastopol, Sonoma and Healdsburg. While our focus is on the Sonoma County market, we do make loans outside of Sonoma County on a regular basis including throughout Northern and Southern California. The…
Yes, while you can still get a mortgage, the overall process might take longer. Here’s why if you live in Santa Rosa or Sonoma County, and own multiple financed properties as in more than four financed properties, your lender must put each and every property on the loan application under the schedule of real estate…
Yes you can. Here’s the best possible scenario to have to FHA Loans out at the same time. You purchased your home originally with an FHA Loan, put 3.5% down and now your situation has changed. Any one the following is makes sense with FHA: perhaps your business is such that you need a bigger…
Yes, having a cosigner in most situations does help you qualify for a mortgage as long as the cosigner has additional income used to offset the new housing payment liability. Consumers seeking to qualify for mortgage loan financing can use the benefit of someone else’s income to help them purchase a home or refinance a…