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  • Low Down Payment Options for Multi-Family

    If you're buying a multifamily property as your primary residence, you could put three and a half percent down FHA, or you could put 5% down conventional, depending on eligibility requirements. So if you want to learn more about that, feel free to reach out to me, and have a great week.

  • Get Pre-Approved BEFORE You Start Searching

    Let's talk about getting pre-approved before you actually start searching for homes, especially if you're working with a real estate agent. You want to search knowing what your budget is, what you're approved up to, and it helps the real estate agent actually search for the properties in line with your budget. So if you have questions, you want to get pre-approved, I can also do a soft credit check so give me a call and, yeah, have a great weekend.

  • Getting a Mortgage for a Condo

    If you're applying for a mortgage on a condo, there's two parts of the underwriting process you should know about. One's going to be the individual review, so they'll look at your financial documents. Now there'll also be what's called a project review and they're going to take a look at the HOA's financial documents to make sure everything is good. So if you're planning on offering on a condo, I can actually submit these documents to a lender to get a pre-review done before you offer on it and let you know if everything's okay. So feel free to reach out to me and have a great week.

  • 3 Things I Look at When Pre-Approving Someone

    I'm going to go over three things I look at besides credit score when preapproving someone. So I'll take a look at their income, whether they're self-employed or W2 salary. I'm also going to look at their assets, so what they can put down on a property and cover their closing costs. And then number three is a credit review to look at their liabilities to make sure they're good to go. Once I look at everything, I give the preapproval and they can start looking to buy a home. So if you guys have questions, reach out to me. Have a good one.

  • How I save Deals for Real Estate Agents and Clients

    I just saved another deal this year. I had a real estate agent call me, their deal was under contract and it was somewhat of a complex file, had multiple co-borrowers on it and the other loan officer stopped responding to the clients so I was able to take over the file. Looked at everything, structured the file, got it into underwriting and we got it cleared to close. The clients were thanking me, thanking the real estate agent. So if you guys need any of your deals saved this year please reach out to me and have a great week.

  • Self-Employed Borrowers

    So if you're self-employed looking to buy a property, these are the items I'll need to get you pre-approved to start your search. So I'm going to need a copy of your most recent two years tax returns, a copy of your bank statement verifying your down payment funds for the property, and then also a copy of your license. When you fill out the application, I'll be able to analyze everything and then let you know how much you need to put down, what price range you're in to purchase a property or invest in a property. So feel free to reach out to me if you have questions. Have a great week.

  • Increase Buying Power

    If you're looking to get pre-approved right now to buy a home and you have a car loan or another type of installment debt, we can actually omit that payment and increase your buying power if you have ten months or less of installments left on that loan and we're going with a conventional product. So if you guys have questions, feel free to reach out to me, and have a great day.

  • Benefit of working with a Mortgage Broker

    I wanted to go over the number one benefit of working with a mortgage broker like myself, and that's that we'll only have to do one credit check and I can look at various lenders and their terms. Instead of you having to go to a bunch of lenders and banks and have your credit ran multiple times, I only have to do it once. I can also do a soft credit check and check out your credit and give you the , estimated payments and everything like that. So if you guys have any questions, please feel free to let me know.

  • Closing Cost Breakdown on a Property

    Don’t Forget About Closing Costs When Buying a Home.

    If you’re planning to buy a home, make sure you budget for closing costs. These can vary depending on where you’re buying, local taxes, and even the day of the month you close.

    Some common closing costs include:

    • Underwriting or lender fees

    • Title insurance

    • Recording and tax fees

    • Prepaid insurance, taxes, and interest

    • Escrow for insurance and taxes (if you’re escrowing)

    • Attorney fees, depending on your location

    If you have any questions about what to expect, feel free to reach out. Have a great week!

  • Debt to Income Ratio

    If you're in the market right now to buy a home and you're getting pre-approved, the lender's going to look at something called your debt-to-income ratio, and this is basically your total debt over your gross income. So they're going to look at your monthly liabilities, like if you have student loan debt, if you have car payments, other installment debts, minimum credit card payments, and also the expected housing payment of the home you're looking to purchase. This will all be accounted for in your total debt, and they'll put that over your gross income to see what you qualify for. So if you have any questions, just feel free to reach out. Have a great week.

  • 3 Reasons to Refinance your Home

    There are a few reasons why refinancing your property may make sense, aside from reducing your interest rate, uh, such as consolidating any high-interest debt you have, like credit cards or a private installment loan. Also, you may be able to reduce your mortgage insurance or get rid of your mortgage insurance. So these are just a few ways, refinancing can benefit you. So , give me a call if you have any questions.

  • Understanding Home Insurance

    So if you're buying a home and you get your loan into processing, you're going to need to get property or home insurance. So this insurance covers any property or loss damages to your home, but you have to look at what's covered under your policy. So if you have any questions, you need help getting connected with a home insurance agent, feel free to reach out to me.

  • DSCR Investment Multi-Family

    Quick update for my investors out there. So I work with various lenders as a mortgage broker, and I have a lender that offers a DSCR product, which is a debt service coverage ratio loan that allows you to put 20% down on a multifamily property. You're going to need a minimum credit score of 700. You're going to need minimum three months reserves, and the DSCR ratio has to be one or greater. So these requirements may change over time, so feel free to reach out to me to learn more, and have a great week.

  • Understanding Mortgage Terms (30, 25, 20, & 15 Year)

    So if you are buying a home with a mortgage and you're doing a 30-year fixed term, you have other options like 25-year, 20, 15-year. You just have to make sure you can afford that monthly payment because as the term goes lower, your monthly payment goes higher. So if you guys have any questions, feel free to reach out to

  • Fast Closings & Fast CTCs

    My team and I recently got two files cleared to close, one of them in under nine business days, the other one in under seven business days. How I'm able to do that is by getting everything done upfront. My pre-approvals are golden. I get all the documents, I get everything submitted into underwriting. We get those mortgage commitment letters sent to the attorneys, and we get these filed clear to close on time. Not only are we getting them closed on time, but you can also close earlier if you want to. So please feel free to reach out to me and have a good one.

  • Pre-Approval & Pricing

    If you're looking for homes right now or your clients are looking for homes right now, I highly suggest you click the link in my bio, fill out the application. Because you may be trying to get an idea of what these monthly payments look like by looking up online mortgage calculators or wherever it may be. But I will get you accurate pricing and let you know what these monthly payments look like from real banks, and also the closing costs. So feel free to reach out to me. If you have questions, let me know. Have a good one.