This guide covers facts about VA home loans Veterans do not know. VA loans are the most popular loan program in the United States. However, not all home buyers or veterans can qualify. Home Buyers need to be veterans in one of the branches of the United States Military with a Certificate of Eligibility (COE)….
In this blog, we will discuss and cover multi-unit homes guidelines on two to four-unit homes. Multi-unit homes are two to four-unit residential homes. Home Buyers can purchase any properties between one to four units as owner occupant properties with FHA, VA, USDA, and Conventional Loans. Owner-occupied multi-unit homes are where the owner lives in…
This guide covers important tips for starting small businesses for entrepreneurs and getting financing. Starting a business requires you to do a lot. You have to research, plan, get finances, and meet legal obligations. The first two years are the most risky and have the most dangers of failing when starting small businesses from scratch,…
This guide covers the best wholesale mortgage lenders for non-QM and qualified loans. What makes a wholesale investor the best wholesale mortgage lender? What makes wholesale mortgage lenders the best of the best? No two wholesale mortgage lenders are the same. If push comes to shove, many mortgage professionals would rather choose an A-tier wholesale…
This guide covers the steps to shopping and buying a house in Hawaii. Buying a house in Hawaii can be quite costly. Home prices in Hawaii are above the national average. Besides high home prices, everything in Hawaii costs more than the mainland U.S. Many homebuyers buying a house in Hawaii will discover that home…
This guide covers how soon can I qualify for a mortgage after bankruptcy. If you follow Gustan Cho Associates regularly, you know we are experts in mortgage lending surrounding bankruptcies. Gustan Cho Associates offers all of our mortgage products without additional LENDER OVERLAYS. This allows us to finance mortgage loans in an active Chapter 13…
This guide covers mortgage refinance guidelines. We will also cover homeowners’ top reasons and benefits for refinancing their mortgage loans. There are other reasons why homeowners need refinancing on their current mortgage loan besides just refinancing. Per mortgage refinance guidelines, homeowners may refinance to have a lower interest rate and save money. Although the main…
This article is about Home Equity Line Of Credit In California Versus Cash-Out Refinance Home Equity Line Of Credit In California: California is the largest state in the nation California also has one of the highest home values in the United States Average home prices in the state of California is $595,700 when the national…
Many first-time home buyers with bad credit are under the following impression they need high credit scores and a 20% down payment to qualify for a mortgage. This is not true. FHA and USDA require 580 credit scores. The Veterans Administration has no minimum credit score requirement on VA loans. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac…
In this article, we will cover and discuss the true cost of home ownership and compare the cost of a homeowner versus a renter. We will cover the frequently asked questions by first-time homebuyers with concerns about becoming a homeowner. We will discuss the finances and credit required to buy a house. We will also…
Many renters are under the belief that they need a 20% down payment and good credit to qualify for mortgage loans. This is not the case. The Team at Non-QM Mortgage Lenders specializes in helping home buyers qualify for bad credit home loans. We help homeowners with bad credit home loans in most of the…
This guide will cover how down payment assistance works for homebuyers. Homeownership is a dream for many Americans, but the reality is that saving for a down payment, which is crucial if you are to secure a mortgage, can be daunting. With home prices rising and wages often needing to catch up, saving tens of…
This guide will cover conditional mortgage approval from the mortgage underwriter during the home loan process. Once borrowers submit a mortgage loan application, it gets processed and submitted to underwriting. Once submitted to underwriting, it gets assigned to a mortgage underwriter. Fiona McCue, a senior mortgage processor at Non-QM Mortgage Lenders, explains the role of…
Apply Now This guide will cover qualifying for a mortgage after deed-in-lieu versus foreclosure. Government loans treat a short sale and deed-in-lieu versus foreclosure differently concerning the mandatory waiting period to qualify for a mortgage. There is a mandatory waiting period after housing events with government and conventional loans. A housing event is the following:…
This blog will cover and discuss manual underwriting credit guidelines on VA and FHA loans. VA and FHA allow for manual underwriting. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac do NOT allow manual underwriting on conventional loans. According to Angie Torres, the National Operations Director at Non-QM Mortgage Lenders, manual underwriting is defined as follows: Manual Underwriting…