Thursday, September 29, 2016

Good News On USDA Loans…

How’s this for some good news…
Both the upfront guarantee fee and annual fee for purchase and refinance using USDA Rural Development’s home loan program will decrease on October 1, 2016.
The upfront guarantee fee will drop from 2.75% to 1%, and the annual fee from 0.5% to 0.35%.
This makes a great program an even better one!
That’s it for today!
I hope you have a great day! Thanks for reading!
Brett

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Potential Impact Of Fed Meeting Today…

If you have a current mortgage in process, and it’s not locked – you might want to lock it.
The Fed has a statement / press conference today. Even if they don’t announce a rate hike, their economic projections could cause volatility in the markets.
Best to lock and sleep well at night, instead of worrying that the market may turn against you.
That’s it for today!
Have a good day! …and thanks for reading.
Brett

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

How To Buy A Home With A Reverse Mortgage…

small-brett-pic2Did you know you can use a reverse mortgage to buy a house?
I’ll give you an example.
Let’s say you are 65 years old. You want to buy a $200,000 house.
You have $110,000 to put down on the house. However, you don’t really want a mortgage payment.
You can put down your $110,000.
Get a reverse mortgage for $90,000.
…and, you will never have a mortgage payment for the remainder of your life (as long as you stay in this house).
With reverse mortgages the older you get the more loan you can get.
Here is a chart of the age of the youngest borrower vs the percentage of loan to value ratio you can borrow.
Youngest AgePrincipal Limit
90+0.75
890.739
880.729
870.719
860.709
850.699
840.69
830.682
820.674
810.665
800.657
790.648
780.64
770.631
760.622
750.614
740.606
730.599
720.591
710.583
700.576
690.569
680.562
670.556
660.549
650.542
640.536
630.53
620.524

Of course you can also get a reverse mortgage to get cash out of your existing home.
If you or someone you know needs a reverse mortgage give me a call! We are reverse mortgage experts!
That’s it for today!
Have a good day! …and thanks for reading.
Brett

Monday, September 12, 2016

3 Things You Need To Know About Bonus Income And Mortgages…

small-brett-pic2When it comes to bonus income there are a few things to be aware of when you are getting a mortgage…
1) We can’t use bonus income or overtime income unless you can prove you have been receiving this income for 2 years.
2) The employer has to indicate that the bonus or overtime income will likely continue.
3) We will use a two year average of bonus and/or overtime income. So, if you got alot this year, but not last year then we will have to use an average of both years.
If you or someone you know needs a mortgage – let me know! I would love to help you out!
That’s it for today!
Have a good day! …and thanks for reading.
Brett

Wednesday, September 7, 2016

How To Get A Loan Without Tax Returns…

small-brett-picIf there is something in your tax returns that is preventing you from getting a mortgage – here’s a tip…
If you are a W-2 employee in almost all cases you won’t need to provide tax returns to get a loan. We would just need paystubs, and W-2’s. …No tax returns.
It’s true!
That’s it for today!
Have a good day! …and thanks for reading.
Brett