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First-time Home Buyer? Don’t Miss These Tips to Ensure Your Mortgage Application is Approved

October 21, 2014 by Robby Oakes

If you’re going to be taking out a mortgage to help pay for the up-front costs of your home, you’ll want to get a head start on the approval process. With that in mind, here are four handy tips to ensure that your mortgage application is approved on your first try.

Filed Under: Home Mortgage Tips Tagged With: Mortgage Acceptance, Mortgage Financing, Mortgage Loan Information

Self Employed and Seeking a Mortgage? How to Ensure That Your Lender Knows You’re Able to Pay

October 9, 2014 by Robby Oakes

In today’s blog post we’ll share how you can provide paperwork and other evidence to show your mortgage lender that you’re a quality applicant who has the ability to make their payments.

Filed Under: Home Mortgage Tips Tagged With: Home Mortgages, Mortgage Acceptance, Mortgage Loan Information

Shopping Around: How to Compare Mortgages from Different Lenders or Underwriters

October 7, 2014 by Robby Oakes

In this post we’ll share how you can compare mortgages from different lenders or underwriters so that you can get the best possible deal on your mortgage loan.

Filed Under: Home Mortgage Tips Tagged With: Mortgage Affordability, Mortgage Financing, Mortgage Loan Information

Setting Your Budget: How to Analyze Your Finances to Determine How Much Mortgage You Can Afford

October 2, 2014 by Robby Oakes

In today’s post we’ll take a look at a few ways that you can analyze your financial situation to help decide how much mortgage you can truly afford.

Filed Under: Home Mortgage Tips Tagged With: Mortgage Affordability, Mortgage Financing, Mortgage Loan Information

Speeding Up the Close: Five Tips on How to Close Your Mortgage Loan Faster So You Can Start Moving In

September 17, 2014 by Robby Oakes

When a seller accepts an offer from a buyer, the process of obtaining the property has just begun. The buyer now has to conduct an inspection, get approval from an attorney and obtain a mortgage – all of which can be time consuming. Here are a few ways that you can speed up the mortgage process and close the deal sooner.

Filed Under: Home Mortgage Tips Tagged With: Mortgage Financing, Mortgage Loan Information, Mortgages

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