How we help those who have served our country… We salute those who have served our country in war or peace, and we thank them for their sacrifice. 2019 marked the 75th anniversary of VA Home Loan Benefit offerings through the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act, also known as the GI Bill. Since 1944, this law has created opportunities for …
This summer, many buyers are getting ready to enter the housing market. Others continue dreaming about the homes they’d like to buy. The truth is, many potential buyers continue to dream longer than they need to, simply because they’re confused about the homebuying process. Thankfully, working with a trusted real estate professional can help ease …
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Our job is to help you navigate through one of the most important financial decisions you’ll ever make—purchasing or refinancing a home. Your trust in us is something we take very seriously as a mortgage professionals and because of this, we wanted to reach out and address a topic that we’ve seen a lot of …
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If you are thinking about upgrading your home or purchasing a home that needs some work, we specialize in providing Renovation Loans that work wonderfully for these situations. We have contractors that we work with, on our timeline, allowing for a 30 to 35-day process to closing. Typically, you can finance all the improvements because …
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In this market, it is challenging to make a move if you must utilize the equity from the sale of your existing home for the down payment on a new home. Most Sellers will not accept an offer that is contingent on the successful closing of your existing property. But there is simple solution. Assuming …
Once you are satisfied that you are working with a top-quality professional mortgage advisor, here are the rules and secrets you must know to “shop” effectively. First, IF IT SEEMS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, IT PROBABLY IS. But you didn’t really need us to tell you that, did you? Mortgage money and interest rates …
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Fixed Rate Loans These loans are fixed for either a 10, 15, 20, 30 or now even 40 year period. They are amortized over the period of time you select, so the shorter the period the larger the monthly payment will be. Also, the shorter the time period you select the more significant the interest …
With an Interest-Only loan, home buyers are able to choose their monthly payment and can do one of a few things: They can qualify for a more home, keep more of their cash in reserve or to save for retirement, pay down high-interest debt, or make home improvements. Interest-Only loans offer you: Possibility for lower …
Home loans can be generally placed into one of four categories; Conventional, Alt-A and Sub Prime and second mortgages/home equity lines of credit. We will briefly touch on what impacts rates for each of these types of loans. Let’s start with the most common, conventional loans. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are quasi governmental agencies …
Sometimes, either by choice or for reasons out of your control, you find yourself trying to buy a new house before you sell the one you are living in. This poses two potential challenges; 1) Can you qualify for both home loans? and 2) what is the source of the down payment for the new …
