The Mortgage Files
Nationally syndicated mortgage news and advice from Senior Loan Officer Scott Sheldon.
Should you buy a condo or a single family home?
When it comes to purchasing a home especially a first home what you decide to purchase can affect your affordability. Here’s what you might want to think about when you’re deciding to purchase a condo versus a single-family house… When you purchase a condo your payment is comprised of principal, interest, taxes, and insurance and…
Read More about Should you buy a condo or a single family home?How to use seller carry financing to purchase a house with less cash down
One of the old school ways home buyers used to buy homes was to secure a first mortgage and a second mortgage via seller carry financing. The program has gone away in recent years but a re-emergence is not beginning to take shape in this 2020 market. Here’s how you need to know how…
Read More about How to use seller carry financing to purchase a house with less cash downHow the new PPP Loan may adversely affect your mortgage
If you’re looking for mortgage loan financing and you have taking out or considering the new federal paycheck Protection Program mortgage loan here’s some things you need to know… Residential Mortgage financing does require a certain amount of monthly income and having expenses that are low enough to be in alignment with a new proposed…
Read More about How the new PPP Loan may adversely affect your mortgageHow to get a mortgage if you’ve been furloughed to do to COVID_19
The coronavirus has undoubtedly created a significant amount of challenges for mortgage companies and families across America. Some lenders are changing credit score requirements, others are pulling out of the market entirely, and others are making restrictions on what types of loans they will fund. If you are in the process of getting a mortgage…
Read More about How to get a mortgage if you’ve been furloughed to do to COVID_19Fannie & Freddie change home mortgage appraisals over COVID_19
The coronavirus has just changed the way in which mortgage lenders are now appraising homes. Due to market volatility and changing market conditions, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac just recently announced that they’re going to be loosening appraisal standards. Here’s how these new appraisal standards apply to you… On purchase transactions for a primary residence…
Read More about Fannie & Freddie change home mortgage appraisals over COVID_19Should you Cash out refinance and remodel or buy another property?
Homeowners who have outgrown their houses may be considering the possibility of buying another property or just staying put and remodeling the one they already have. Here are some things to consider if you’re trying to determine what makes the most financial sense… When you buy your first home you might not be thinking about…
Read More about Should you Cash out refinance and remodel or buy another property?No more VA Loan Limits in January 2020!
HR 299 is a new VA Bill recently signed by the president that makes some big changes to VA financing. If you’re thinking about buying a house and you’re an eligible VA mortgage applicant. Here are some things you ought to consider.. VA financing allows you to purchase a house with no money down. Presently…
Read More about No more VA Loan Limits in January 2020!Why the purchase price should not be the single most important factor
When buying a home most would believe the number one most important thing you need to be focused on is what you pay for the house. Mom and dad who bought their house years ago, Grandma and Grandpa who bought their house back in the early 1980s when housing prices were $40,000 all have an…
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