Florida Mortgage Costs: Income Allocation Explained
There’s Really No One-Size-Fits-All Answer – Here’s Why: The idea that a certain percentage of income should go toward your mortgage might […]
Category: Mortgage Tips
What is Included in a Mortgage Payment?
They taught you how to understand X+Y in high school, but skipped on what’s included in a mortgage statement, huh? Same here. […]
How Student Loans Impact Mortgage Loan Approvals
With college graduates entering the workforce and rental rates rising across the country, many people are concerned about how their student loans […]
Lender Paid Mortgage Insurance
If you think you must carry mortgage insurance for your loan, another option is lender-paid mortgage insurance. LPMI eliminates the monthly mortgage-insurance […]
Do You Really Want To Buy A Fixer Upper?
TV shows about remodeling homes and flipping houses have given the public some false ideas about real estate. Let me start by […]
Self-Employed, Business Mileage and Mortgages
When tax time comes around, we get a ton of self-employed mortgage questions regarding how different scenarios impact getting approved for a […]
Fannie and Freddie Loan Limits going up in 2018
Here’s a good sign for home prices. The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced Nov. 28, 2017 that the maximum conforming loan limits […]
Getting A Mortgage After Bankruptcy
Just because someone has a bankruptcy doesn’t mean he or she will never again qualify for a mortgage. Consider the adage, “There […]
6 Fears People Have Of Getting A Mortgage
Since it’s Friday the 13th and Halloween is just around the corner, we thought we’d share 6 common reasons why some people […]
Are you eligible for a VA Funding Fee refund?
If you or someone you know is a military veteran who gets disability pay (compensation for “service-connected disabilities”) and paid a Funding […]