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Thinking of Selling?
Thinking of Selling? Hire a Realtor! So we do a handful of loans every year that are FSBO (for sale by owner). I always help the buyers and sellers out with the paperwork & thru the whole process. I always shake my head and wonder why don't these people just hire a Realtor. They think they... Read More
Rural Development Turn Times
When it comes to getting a mortgage timing is everything. "When are we going to close?" is the question we get asked more often than anything else. The Real Estate Agents, buyers, and sellers all need to know when closing is going to occur. One of the biggest challenges with Rural Development financing is closing... Read More
Completed Repairs
2014 Dollar Amount Of Repairs Completed: $179,425.10 It seems that now days appraiser required repairs are almost the norm. Looking back at the loans my team closed in 2014 over 33% had one repair or another required by the appraiser that couldn't be completed prior to closing. There is a misnomer out there that conventional... Read More
Homepath Financing Elimination
Fannie Mae has announced the discountinuance of special financing options for properties listed for sale at www.homepath.com. More specifically the homepath financing and homepath renovation financing products for both home buyers and investors. In order to take advantage of these programs with the current enhancements there must be a fully executed purchase contract dated on or... Read More
Title Problems With Tax Auction Properties
When it comes to tax foreclosures real estate investor can find some great buys. However often investors go in blind and don't find out about a major pitfall with tax sales until they go to resell the home. In a previous post we did about the tax auction we explain the basic process of how to acquire... Read More
Interview with MichiganHomes.com – Mortgage Options
Jeremy recently did a short interview with MichiganHomes.com who was looking for some expert advice on borrowers mortgage options. Read the full interview here Some of the questions he answered were: What would you recommend as the first steps that someone who wants to buy a house should take to secure a mortgage? What is one... Read More
Overbidding on HUD REOs
Looking to buy a HUD home? FHA recently changed the program around to make it easier for buyers to purchase properties and renovate them. Now buyers can overbid on HUD homes, obtain FHA renovation financing (203K), and they don't have to bring in the difference! Heres the deal. For properties that are FHA foreclosures (you... Read More
Repair Escrows
So how exactly does the repair escrow work? Well that's a great question! Let's go thru this step by step. We offer repair escrows with any loan program: FHA, VA, RD, & Conventional. Repair escrows give the buyer the ability to have the work done after closing. Here’s how it works: Appraisal is completed and... Read More
Qualified Mortgage – QM
You may have heard some of the buzz in the news about a qualifed mortgage rule rolling out in the begining of January. I want to try and dispell some of the rumors because the media as always makes this sound like a big deal. The fact is Lenders are already doing this and its... Read More
Another Happy Customer
Meet the Eckerts, closed a loan for them a few months back. After lots of hard work on their part they were finaly able to make their dreams come true. Here's their story:... Read More
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