Preparing For Home Loan
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Preparing For Home Loan Before Applying For a Mortgage

This blog will cover preparing for home loan before applying for a mortgage for a smooth mortgage approval without stress. Preparing for home loan before entering a home purchase contract will minimize stress during the mortgage process for home buyers. The main reason for stress during the mortgage process and a last-minute mortgage denial is…

Multiple Offers on Home Purchase
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Buyers Solutions to Multiple Offers on Home Purchase

This guide covers buyers solutions to multiple offers on home purchase. There was a time where there were tons of inventory of homes on the market. Homebuyers can ask for multiple showings on the same property. They saw weeks ago and the home was still available. As the days turned into weeks and weeks turned…

Fannie Mae-Freddie Mac Condo Guidelines
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Conventional Loan Fannie Mae-Freddie Mac Condo Guidelines

This article focuses on the Fannie Mae-Freddie Mac Condo guidelines on conventional loans. These guidelines enable eligible borrowers to secure conventional condominium loans with a down payment as low as 3%. Condominiums have seen a surge in popularity in recent years, attracting various demographics, including seniors, millennials, and single, non-married individuals. One of the primary…

Things to Know Before Filing Bankruptcy
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Things To Know Before Filing Bankruptcy

This guide cover the things to know before filing bankruptcy for future homebuyers. There are things to know before filing bankruptcy. Many Americans are still under the impression that bankruptcy is very bad. They often do not know the benefits of bankruptcy and how you can get credit after bankruptcy. Bankruptcy rates soared after the…

1099-Income Versus W-2 Income Mortgage Lending Guidelines
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1099-Income Versus W-2 Income Mortgage Guidelines

This article will cover 1099-income versus W-2 income mortgage lending guidelines. Regarding traditional government and conventional loans, more scrutiny is placed on 1099-wage earners than on W-2 income earners. 1099-wage earners often benefit from being able to write off substantial unreimbursed business expenses. Substantially unreimbursed business expenses will benefit 1099 wage earners by paying fewer…

Changing Lenders During Underwriting Process
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Changing Lenders During Underwriting Process

This guide covers changing lenders during underwriting process before closing. The mortgage approval process does not have to be stressful if the borrower is properly qualified and the loan officer has set proper expectations for the mortgage process. Alex Carlucci, a senior loan officer at Gustan Cho Associates, explains the number one reason for a…

How to Buy a House With Bad Credit
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How To Buy a House With Bad Credit

This guide covers how to buy a house with bad credit.  Many folks assume you cannot get a mortgage loan with bad credit. Many non-believers frequently ask can you please help us how to buy a house with bad credit. The anwer to the frequently asked question how to buy a house with bad credit…

How Holidays Affects The Mortgage Process
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How Holidays Affect The Mortgage Process and Closings

This guide covers how holidays affect the mortgage process and can delay home closings. As the holidays come around our lives get very hectic. If you are in the process of obtaining a mortgage loan, you may have realized the process does slow down around the holidays. The support staff at mortgage companies are human…

Employer Distance Requirements
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Employer Distance Requirements on Primary Home Mortgages

In this blog, we will cover employer distance requirements on primary home mortgages. Employer Distance Requirements On Primary Home Mortgages is a requirement on all loan programs. Lenders want to make sure that the distance from the new home purchase to their work location is reasonable. FHA, VA, and USDA loans (Government Loans) only offer…

Job Relocation Mortgage Guidelines
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Out-of State Job Relocation Mortgage Guidelines

This manual provides information on Job Relocation Mortgage Guidelines for individuals purchasing homes in a different state. According to these guidelines, individuals are eligible for a mortgage even if they have a new out-of-state job. This remains applicable in cases of job transfers and when securing a new position with a different employer. Job relocation…

Net Tangible Benefits For Refinancing a Home Loan
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What is Net Tangible Benefits For Refinancing

This guide covers what is the definition of net tangible benefits for refinancing. When mortgage rates were at a 3-year low, mortgage lenders could not keep up the volume of refinancing loan applications. Experts are anticipating mortgage rates to drop in the coming weeks and months: The Federal Reserve Board (The Fed) has recently did…

Credit Score Mortgage Guidelines For Home Loans
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Credit Score Mortgage Guidelines For Home Loans

In this blog, we will cover and discuss the credit score mortgage guidelines for home purchase and refinance. What is a Good credit score and credit score mortgage guidelines? Credit score mortgage guidelines vary between mortgage loan programs. All loan programs, with the exception of VA loans, have minimum credit score mortgage guidelines. Lenders look…

How Underwriters Analyze Bank Statements
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How Underwriters Analyze Bank Statements of Borrowers

This article delves into how underwriters analyze bank statements of borrowers. When individuals seek a mortgage loan, underwriters deem 60 days’ worth of bank statements as a crucial requirement for the application. The underwriting process mandates the submission of two months’ worth of bank statements. How underwriters analyze bank statements is a crucial aspect of…

Kentucky Housing Market
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Kentucky Housing Market Heats Up As Lenders Ease Guidelines

Kentucky’s economy is booming, especially the housing market. Many individual taxpayers and businesses are making Kentucky their home due to low state taxes and affordable housing and low property taxes. Homebuyers are finding home priced reasonably and home prices are beginning to creep up.

Lender Versus Borrower Paid Mortgage Transactions
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Lender Versus Borrower Paid Mortgage Transactions

In this blog, we will discuss lender versus borrower-paid mortgage transactions. Mortgage brokers can often opt to go with a borrower paid for by a mortgage borrower to save the borrower’s commissions. There is no such thing as free in the mortgage industry. The way mortgage rates charged is the higher the lender’s compensation, the…

Increase Credit Scores Before Applying For Mortgage
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Increase Credit Scores Before Applying For Mortgage

This guide covers how to increase credit scores before applying for mortgage. Consumer credit report and credit scores are probably the most important factor that lenders and creditors take into account when applying for credit. Creditors of the mortgage loan, automobile loan, business loan, credit cards, or other types of credit will pull and thoroughly review credit…

Importance of Mortgage Qualification and Pre-Approval
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Importance of Mortgage Qualification and Pre-Approval

This guide covers the importance of mortgage qualification and pre-approval. A pre-approval is when a home buyer or homeowner has completed a 1003 mortgage loan application and the loan officer is confident the borrower qualifies for a mortgage. A pre-approval should be issued once the loan originator has run credit, ran the file through the…

New Mortgage Programs
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New Mortgage Programs For Homebuyers and Investors

In this article, we will cover and discuss new mortgage programs for homebuyers and real estate investors. We have over 160 wholesale lending partners and hundreds of new mortgage programs for homebuyers and real estate investors. Gustan Cho Associates had an amazing start to the New Year with new mortgage programs like no-doc loans, stated-income…

Things To Avoid When Repairing Your Credit
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Things To Avoid When Repairing Your Credit For a Mortgage

This guide covers things to avoid when repairing your credit for a mortgage approval. There are things to avoid when repairing your credit for a mortgage approval. Mortgage applicants need to realize that low credit scores mean higher mortgage interest rate. Lenders view lower credit score borrowers as higher risk. With higher risk, comes higher…