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Will Mortgage Lenders Count Anticipated Income?
April 5, 1999 "My husband and I are physicians in our last year of residency (to be completed in 6/99) and are looking to purchase a multi-family unit building. We will probably be applying for a loan in 4/99. Will we be able to borrow more based on the fact that ... more...

What Are Mortgage "Junk Fees"?
August 3, 1998 "I have been warned to watch out for junk fees. What are they, and how much might they cost me?" Junk fees are upfront charges by the lender that are not included in "points". Junk fees are expressed in dollars whereas points are expressed as a percent of ... more...

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Non Conforming Loan
Non Conforming Loan A loan that does not meet the Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac underwriting guidelines. This is also known as a portfolio mortgage. The loan can't be sold on the secondary market so it must keep it and service it in its own portfolio. Non-conforming loans have ... more...

Closing Costs
Closing Costs Expenses incurred by the buyer and seller in a real estate or mortgage transaction. There are two types of costs: recurring and non recurring. Non-recurring costs are one time transactional costs ... more...

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Understanding How to Get Easy Home Loans for the Self Employed
There are three specific criteria that make any loan work. They are:1. Collateral - What you have of value (assets) to place at risk if you should default on the loan.2. Capacity - Your ability to pay back the loan over time. This includes income reporting such as IRS Form W-2 or 1099. Capacity ... more...

Mortgage Finance - Many Benefits For Home Buyers To Take Advantage
A majority of home owners today got their houses through mortgage finance or loan. In the last decade, the changes in home mortgage finances and loans have brought many promising benefits to homebuyers. However, these changes in mortgage finance have also cost some important tradeoffs.The most ... more...

Follow-Up - The Key To Successful Closings
If everyone always did everything they said theyd do, wed all be a lot richer. Unfortunately, tasks are overlooked, and the ball is often dropped. If you want to have successful closings, you must have strong follow-up skills to catch problems early in the process. Follow-up on everyone and ... more...

Conventional Financing For Wholesale Deals
This info is very important for both new and experienced wholesalers, AND buyers of fixer-uppers, to carefully read and understand. We learned it painfully, hopefully you won't have to :-)Often times we are asked by investors about using conventional financing for their investor deals. In other ... more...

Fixing Health Care
The cost of health insurance continues to climb unabated. As the number of uninsured in America swells to 45 million people, many look to our political leaders for answers and relief.Presidential campaign rhetoric about how to control skyrocketing health care costs provides only short-term ... more...

Procedures in Selecting the Best Home Loan
A home is made of hearts. Inside the strong compound of bricks and cement, a home narrates a story- the story of past, present and probable future. It is where one finds pleasure, hides sorrow and dreams for the incessantly moving seconds. It is contentment when a home becomes a reality.John Payne ... more...

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