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• Category: Assets
  • Cash sticker shock – closing costs, prepaids, down payment – yikes!
  • How do I come up with a down payment to purchase a home?
  • Home buying with the smallest amount down
• Category: credit
  • Getting Credit Ready for Taking Out a Mortgage Home Loan
  • Can credit scores be improved quickly?
  • Preparing for a home purchase – credit
• Category: Front Page
  • Maximum Loan Amounts and Jumbo Loans
  • mortgage calculator – experiment with home loan numbers!
  • Are you stoked and ready to make that exciting new home purchase?
  • What feels like home to you?
• Category: Homebuyer basics
  • How Much House Can I Afford?
  • Knowledge is Power and That Applies to Buying a Home – Your First One or Your Fifth One or as an Investment
  • Learning the Ropes of Mortgage Loans
  • Your lender requires an appraisal, do you need a home inspection too?
  • What the heck is underwriting? Should I be afraid?
  • I’m getting a mortgage – what’s the process?
  • Should I keep renting or buy a home?
  • Homebuying 101 – Basic terms and tips
• Category: Income
  • Income Qualification on Jumbo Loans – What to expect
  • When you have no income or not enough income to qualify for a home loan there are options
  • Details on specific types of self employed income
  • Other Income Types of Income that Count When Getting a Mortgage
  • Income Calculation for a Home Loan – How Lenders calculate qualifying income for a mortgage
  • Getting a Mortgage as a Self Employed Borrower: Is it hard?
  • Happy about being newly self-employed? There are special mortgage programs available
  • Mortgage Lender Self-employed Income Calculation and Qualification
• Category: Investors
  • Does the thought of a new venture as Real Estate Investor make you excited?
• Category: Loan Types
  • You Can Buy A House in Many Ways
  • Adjustable Rate Mortgages (ARM’s) – The Nitty Gritty Details Explain the Conundrum of Good/Bad
  • Conventional and FHA Loans Both Offer Great Options For Buyers Putting Smaller Amounts Down
  • Does building a home take a special kind of mortgage?
• Category: property types
  • Accessory Dwelling Units – Financing and Rental Income Allowances
  • There are ways to finance oddball unusual properties – properties that don’t fit the traditional financing box can be financed
  • Most types of housing are eligible for financing:
  • Condominium, Townhome, Attached, or Regular Home Purchase: Some Considerations and Mortgage Details
  • Buy a house or buy a condo – does it change how I qualify for my loan?
• Category: Refinance
  • When does a mortgage refinance make a hopeful difference?
  • Have you met IRRRL?, the VA Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loan
  • Should I refinance?
• Category: Stories and Other Information
  • Reverse – the No Payment Mortgage may provide great hope!
  • Story in Progress: The Fixer had a LOT of surprises – how to swing the fix up costs
  • Work from home (WFH) – are you warming up to this frenemy?
  • Home financing and retirement – what to consider?
  • Stories from the Vault: Hope for the holidays
  • How do I finance a remodel?
  • Own a home free and clear with NO mortgage?
• Category: Uncategorized
  • Jumpin’ Jumbos – What is considered a BIG loan and how do you find one?