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Primary Home Versus Second Home Purchase
Home Purchase | Real Estate Topic | Second Homes | Videos

Primary Home Versus Second Home Purchase

ByGustan Cho Posted onJuly 12, 2023July 25, 2024

This guide covers primary home versus second home purchase. A primary home is the principal residence of the homeowner. John…

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Disability Income
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How To Qualify for a Mortgage With Disability Income

ByGustan Cho Posted onJuly 8, 2023July 25, 2024

This guide covers qualifying for a mortgage with disability income. People with disability income are eligible for a mortgage loan…

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Fannie Mae HomeStyle Mortgage
Conventional Loans | Home Improvement/Renovations | Home Mortgages | Videos

Fannie Mae HomeStyle Mortgage Guidelines

ByGustan Cho Posted onJuly 8, 2023July 25, 2024

This guide covers  Fannie Mae HomeStyle Mortgage Guidelines on conventional loans. Have you thought about adding a pool to your…

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Curb Appeal In Selling Your House
Home Sellers | Real Estate Topic | Selling Your Home | Videos

Curb Appeal In Selling Your House Will Attract More Buyers

ByGustan Cho Posted onJuly 4, 2023July 25, 2024

This guide covers curb appeal in selling your house fast. Importance Of Curb Appeal In Selling Your House: Home sales…

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Debt-To-Income Ratio Overlays
High Debt To Income Ratio | FHA Loans | Home Mortgages | Videos

Debt-To-Income Ratio Overlays Versus Agency Guidelines

ByGustan Cho Posted onJuly 2, 2023July 25, 2024

This guide covers debt-to-income ratio overlays versus agency mortgage guidelines. We will be discussing what debt-to-income ratio overlays by independent…

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Final Mortgage Underwriter Approval Prior To Clear To Close
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Final Mortgage Underwriter Approval Prior To Clear To Close

ByGustan Cho Posted onJuly 1, 2023May 15, 2024

This guide covers final mortgage underwriter approval prior to clear to close. The mortgage process is a true process that…

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Lender Overlays On Government Mortgages
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What Are Common Lender Overlays on Government Mortgages

ByGustan Cho Posted onJuly 1, 2023July 25, 2024

All mortgage companies need to have their borrower meet the minimum agency mortgage guidelines of HUD, VA, USDA, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac. However, lenders can have higher lending requirements called lender overlays.

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Disabled Veterans Benefits
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Disabled Veterans Benefits on VA Loans

ByGustan Cho Posted onJune 30, 2023October 8, 2024

This guide covers disabled Veterans benefits on VA loans. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) insures and guarantees VA Loans…

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Conforming Underwriting Guidelines On Conventional Loans
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Conforming Underwriting Guidelines on Conventional Loans

ByGustan Cho Posted onJune 30, 2023July 25, 2024

This guide covers conforming underwriting guidelines on conventional loans. Conventional Loans are called conforming loans because they need to conform…

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Mortgage With High Student Loan Debts
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Qualifying For Mortgage With High Student Loan Debts

ByGustan Cho Posted onJune 30, 2023November 4, 2024

This guide covers qualifying for mortgage with high student loan debts. Every loan program has different guidelines on mortgage with…

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How To Sell Your Home Fast
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Easy Tips That Work on How to Sell Your Home Fast

ByGustan Cho Posted onJune 30, 2023July 25, 2024

This guide covers easy tips on how to sell your home fast. Despite high rates and soaring inflation, homes are…

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When Is The Right Time To Buy a Home With High Rates
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When Is The Right Time To Buy a Home With High Rates

ByGustan Cho Posted onJune 29, 2023June 28, 2024

This guide covers when the right time to buy a home with high mortgage rates, skyrocketing home prices, and soaring…

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Steps To Buying Your First Home
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Steps To Buying Your First Home During a Booming Housing Market

ByGustan Cho Posted onJune 28, 2023July 25, 2024

This guide covers the steps to buying your first home during a booming housing market. Buying your first home during…

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Mortgage Pre-Approval Issued By Mortgage Underwriters
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How Is a Mortgage Pre-Approval Issued By Lenders

ByGustan Cho Posted onJune 26, 2023July 25, 2024

This guide covers mortgage pre-approval issued by underwriters. Over 80% of our borrowers at Gustan Cho Associates are folks who…

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Rate of Inflation Is Another Factor on How Lenders Price Mortgage Rates
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How Lenders Price Mortgage Rates

ByGustan Cho Posted onJune 24, 2023June 14, 2024

Many borrowers are confused about how lenders price mortgage rates. How can mortgage rates just under 3.0% just a little…

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UPDATED Non-QM Guidelines POST Coronavirus Outbreak
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UPDATED Non-QM Guidelines POST Coronavirus Outbreak

ByGustan Cho Posted onJune 24, 2023July 25, 2024

This guide covers the updated non-QM guidelines post-coronavirus outbreak and political scare. Non-QM guidelines are not uniform agency lending guidelines…

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Income Guidelines To Qualify For Home Loan
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Income Guidelines To Qualify For Home Loan Programs

ByGustan Cho Posted onJune 24, 2023March 18, 2024

This guide covers qualifying income guidelines to qualify for home loan. There are federal income guidelines to qualify for home…

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FNMA Guidelines
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FHFA FNMA Guidelines UPDATE on Conventional Loans

ByGustan Cho Posted onJune 23, 2023July 25, 2024

This guide covers the FHFA FNMA Guidelines updates on Conventional loans. There are FNMA guidelines changes for mortgage loan borrowers…

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Why Rent When You Can Own a Home
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Why Rent When You Can Own a Home With DPA

ByGustan Cho Posted onJune 18, 2023May 24, 2024

This guide covers why rent when you can own a home. We will discuss the advantages of owning versus renting…

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What is Lender-Paid Mortgage Insurance
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What Is Lender-Paid Mortgage Insurance on Conventional Loans

ByGustan Cho Posted onJune 18, 2023October 8, 2024

In this guide, we will cover what is lender-paid mortgage insurance on conventional loans. Lender-paid mortgage insurance is also referred…

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Types Of Commercial Lending
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Types of Commercial Lending For Real Estate Investors

ByGustan Cho Posted onJune 1, 2023July 8, 2025

In this guide on types of commercial lending, we will cover the various commercial loans available at Gustan Cho Associates…

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Mortgage Lending Guidelines On Government Versus Conventional Loans
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Mortgage Lending Guidelines on Traditional Home Loans

ByGustan Cho Posted onMay 1, 2023April 7, 2025

Conventional Loans also referred to as Conforming Loans are not guaranteed and/or insured by the federal government. Conventional Loans need to …..

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Gustan Cho Associates are Mortgage Advisor licensed in 48 states including Washington DC, Puerto Rico, and the U.S Virgin Islands (Not licensed in NY and MA). The team at Gustan Cho Associates has a national reputation of being able to do mortgage loans other mortgage companies cannot do. Gustan Cho Associates dba of NEXA Mortgage has a lending partnerships with over 190 wholesale mortgage lenders with dozens of no overlay lending partners on government and conventional loans and countless non-QM and alternative lending partners. Over 80% of our clients are borrowers who could not qualify at other mortgage companies either due to a last-minute mortgage loan denial due to lender overlays or because the lender did not have the mortgage loan program suited for the borrower. At Gustan Cho Associates, we only market mortgage loan products that exists and are possible.

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      • Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Cash-Out-Buyout
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      • VA Streamline Refinance
      • Refinancing NON-QM Loans Into Conventional Mortgages
      • Refinance FHA To Conventional Loans
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      • FHA Manual Underwriting
      • FHA Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Guidelines
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