The Mortgage Files
Nationally syndicated mortgage news and advice from Senior Loan Officer Scott Sheldon.
3 creative ways to come up with a down payment
Purchasing a house is no easy feat. One of the major elements you need to have to purchase a house is to have a good down payment. This will afford your the ability to get the lowest interest rate, and the lowest possible payment on your credit score, income, and purchasing price. Here are 3…
Read More about 3 creative ways to come up with a down paymentHow to purchase a house with a partial down payment
How do you buy a house with not quite enough money? Contrary to popular belief you can buy a house even if you don’t have enough money to do it. It’s a little technical but it’s going to require you, your realtor, and your lender to put your heads together. Here’s how it can be…
Read More about How to purchase a house with a partial down paymentThe new credit score you need to get a mortgage
It was recently announced there’s a credit score change to conventional loans. This credit score change is now shaping the way families can procure a mortgage. If your credit score needs a little bit of love, and where you should be concerned about your credit score. FHA mortgages require a 580-credit score with most banks…
Read More about The new credit score you need to get a mortgageSigns you’re not ready to buy a house
Everyone wants to purchase a house and buying a home is considered the American dream. However, not everyone is ready to buy a house, and here are some things you might want to give some consideration to as it pertains to whether not you should or should not buy a home. You must have…
Read More about Signs you’re not ready to buy a houseWhy these 2 factors drive housing prices above all else
People are astonished at how housing prices are so strong right now. These 2 Housing factors are playing a very important role in the housing market. More importantly in one’s ability to decide to purchase a home Your income people. Do not buy houses unless they’re feeling good about their income. More specifically, their job…
Read More about Why these 2 factors drive housing prices above all elseConventional mortgages with less than a 620 credit score? Yep it’s real
The government just made a small change to residential mortgage loans opening the door for more families to secure conventional financing. Here is what you need to know if you’re purchasing or refinancing a house and your credit score needs some love. I’ve been told recently the only residential mortgage loan that was available to…
Read More about Conventional mortgages with less than a 620 credit score? Yep it’s realWhy purchase price should secondary to this one thing when buying a home
Here is the number one thing you need to be concerned about when buying a house and it’s not the purchase price… For people buying a house, the prospect of the market being over-inflated, the market being too high, or the purchase price of the house being too much those are all concerns however, there’s…
Read More about Why purchase price should secondary to this one thing when buying a homeWhy most financial experts get mortgages wrong
There’s so much financial misinformation online it’s inundating. Here are some things the experts say as it relates to housing and mortgages for you to consider when trying to get financially ahead… You have to put down 20% to purchase a house The reality is nothing could be further from the truth. They say this…
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