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Want the Best Mortgage Rate? Let's Talk Monthly Debt Oligations

By Scott Sheldon / August 19, 2012

Sonoma County Mortgage Rates are quite low. In fact locking-in a 30 year fixed rate mortgage around 4% is pretty common these days. Whether purchasing or refinancing, securing the best mortgage rate is on everyone’s mind. However, while getting the lowest rate is certainly an admirable goal, qualifying for that mortgage loan become something else…

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30 Year Mortgage Rates At 3.25%? Hmmm Not So Fast Cowboy!

By Scott Sheldon / August 5, 2012

So is it true 30 year mortgage rates are at 3.25%? Well that depends on how you look at it. The answer is yes if you willing to invest discount points to purchase your interest rate down, so long as your financial profile is completely flawless. Otherwise for the 99.9% us, 30 year mortgages are…

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Duplex Loans, 2-4 Unit Financing…Explained

By Scott Sheldon / July 29, 2012

Single family homes, condominiums, planned unit developments….. and then there’s 2 to 4 unit properties, often called duplexes, tri-plexes and four-plexes. A 2-4 unit property is the oddity of the various property types, it’s this property type that has the most confusion when it comes to securing mortgage loan financing. People think a single-family residence…

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Sonoma County Home Loan Refinance: When and How

By Scott Sheldon / May 10, 2012

There’s an old saying amongst homeowners that you shouldn’t refinance your mortgage unless you can save 1% in interest rate. So in other words, if your mortgage is 5% for example, and you can get for 4.125% on a new home loan refinance, you shouldn’t do it because you’re not saving the full 1%. This…

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