May 2011
May 27, 2011No CommentsBuying A Home, Videos Credit Report, Credit Score, Homeownership, Michigan, Michigan Home Loans, Michigan Mortgage Broker, Mortgage, Mortgage Approval, Mortgage Pre Approval, Purchase, Realtors
The Pre-Approval process is easy and has many benefits when it comes time to placing an offer on the home of your dreams. The main benefit is identifying how much you can truly afford along with the associated price range you should be searching. To get Pre-Approved – We’ll run your credit, here is what [...]
Continue readingMay 25, 2011No CommentsBuying A Home Homeownership, Michigan Property Tax, Mortgage Rates, Purchase, Realtors, Rural Development (RD) Loan, Tax Benefits
The tax benefits of buying a home include: Home mortgage interest deduction: The interest paid on a mortgage or mortgages of up to $1 million for a principal residence and/or second home is deductible as an itemized deduction. In the early years of a home loan most of the payments consist of interest, so this [...]
Continue readingMay 25, 2011One CommentBuying A Home, Mortgage News Homeownership, Michigan Foreclosure, Michigan Home Loans, Michigan Mortgage Broker, Mortgage After Bankruptcy, Mortgage Approval, Mortgage Un-Approved, Short Sale, Underwriting Guidelines, Underwriting Red Flags
We have been fielding numerous inquiries relating to the how long a consumer has to wait to obtain a home loan after going through a bankruptcy, short sale or foreclosure. The rules can be very complicated to understand and each situation has it’s own set of guidelines. First Commerce Financial understands that many people have [...]
Continue readingMay 17, 2011One CommentBuying A Home, Mortgage Refinance, Videos Inspection Home Repairs, Ken Turkington, Kirk Chivas, Michigan, Michigan Home Loans, Michigan Mortgage Broker, Mortgage, Purchase, Realtors, Underwriting Guidelines, Underwriting Red Flags
After 2 sessions with the therapist, we are now confident we have the necessary coping skills to deal with it on our end. Part of our therapy was to revisit our recent experiences to see if we were being just being big CRY BABIES. Watch the video above to see some real life examples of [...]
Continue readingMay 5, 2011No CommentsBuying A Home HARP 2.0 Refinance Program, Home Appraisal, Inspection Home Repairs, Ken Turkington, Kirk Chivas, Michigan, Michigan Home Loans, Michigan Mortgage Broker, Purchase, Rural Development (RD) Loan, Underwriting Guidelines
The Rural Development loan program oozes the assocation to farmland or farmers. The facts are many local areas qualify for this mortgage program and it remains the only program that allows a ZERO down payment. Additional benefits include unlimited seller concessions along with the ability to finance repairs and/or new appliances.
Continue readingMay 2, 2011No CommentsMortgage News Michigan, Michigan Home Loans, Michigan Mortgage Broker, Mortgage, Mortgage Approval, Mortgage Un-Approved, Purchase, Refinance, Underwriting Guidelines
The mortgage process is a lot more rigorous today than it was in the past. There are numerous checks you have to get through on your way to closing. Once you become approved, it is not guaranteed you stay that way. Changes you make to your financial profile can quickly get your home loan un-approved. [...]
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