FHA Loans in Georgia
FHA mortgage loans are a very common method of financing homes in Georgia. FHA loans are insured by HUD and are much more lenient on a borrower's credit than conventional Fannie Mae loans. FHA mortgag
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Sources for Down Payment funds
There are many acceptable ways to obtain some additional funds for a down payment and closing costs. First time home buyers and investors are more recently applying for 100% financing. If you have f
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Improving Credit History
Improving your credit history is basically about doing the opposite to that which caused you to get a bad credit history in the first place. You got a bad credit history by not making good the debt
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Tips For Successfully Investing In Real Estate
The Best Tips for Investing in Real Estate If you are just getting started with real estate investing, chances are you could use some help and guidance. Real estate investing sometimes seems compl
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Disputing credit
To dispute a credit report you must go online to the proper credit repository, mail them, or call them and request a consumer dispute statement. There are 3 credit repositories and here they are with
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Portfolio Loans
Portfolio loans are mortgages that are held as an investment by the lender. Usually they hold on to the loan because it doesn't fit the underwriting guidelines for investors on the secondary market.
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hard money loan needed with fico score below 500
Introduction to Home Loan Programs for people with Below 500 Credit Score Hard money loan is a non-traditional financing source for your business. Hard Money Loan to value is determined as to the
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Automated Underwriting Systems
Many lenders have converted their underwriting systems to an online automated program where Brokers can upload applications over the internet and receive approvals and conditions often within minutes.
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Mortgage FAQ's
There are many common questions that people have regarding their mortgage, how to get a mortgage, what they need to qualify, and about specific concerns they have about applying for a mortgage. Here a
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Real estate agents - who are they?
For first time home buyers there are a lot of people involved in a transaction which may seem mind boggling at first. Usually the first two people they are to meet are the buyer's and seller's agents
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40 year fixed versus 30 year fixed mortgage loan
A 40 year fixed mortgage is a just like any typical conventional mortgage loan except that you pay it off over 40 years instead of the common 15 or 30 year amortization found in the past. The additio
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Fixed Rate Option Payment Mortgages
The newest twist to the option payment mortgage are loan products that offer fixed rates of interest in addition to the low payment options that are also fixed for various periods. This eliminates so
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Million Mortgage Loan
$1 Million Mortgage Loan to $40 Million Mortgage Loan programs are referred to in the lending industry by the terms "super jumbo mortgage" or even "mega jumbo loan" Jumbo mortgages are loans which
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Refinance To An Option ARM Loan
Many homeowners have found strong benefits to refinancing to a pay option ARM loan. These loans do have a downside so make sure that the mortgage agent that you work with fully explains how these loa
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Rehab Loans
Rehab loans help finance the cost of renovating distressed properties. Typically lenders will finance up to 70% of the "As Repaired Value" or the value after all renovations are complete.
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Should I become a real estate investor?
If you are thinking about purchasing real estate for investment purposes, you need to keep these things in mind.
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How does a reverse mortgage work?
Designed for seniors, a reverse mortgage is a loan that allows the homeowner to convert some of the equity in their home into cash or monthly income, while retaining home ownership. Reverse mortgages
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Hard Money
A hard money loan is a specific type of financing in which a borrower receives funds based on the value of a specific parcel of commercial real estate. Hard money loans are typically issued at much hi
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Negative Amortization Loan
Negative Amortization Loan programs, which were once available to only the wealthiest of a bank's customers due to their ability to allow borrowers to defer interest, are now being marketed to more "c
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Are you a subprime or conventional borrower?
Everyone wants the best interest rate available when getting a mortgage. Some people think that low interest rate they see advertised on tv or the radio is available for everyone. This simply isn't
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Fannie Mae
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA); a federally-chartered enterprise owned by private stockholders that purchases residential mortgages and converts them into securities for sale to investor
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Hard Money
Hard Money lending is popularly used by individuals who do not fit within the parameters of the conventional lending industry, or whose needs are highly specialized. Hard Money loans are often referr
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Hard Money Loans
Hard money, also known as private money, is a type of loan for people who don't qualify for conventional loans. There is a variety of uses for hard money.
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FHA or Conventional
What is the difference between an FHA loan and a Convetional loan? This is a question many homeowners ask. Many first-time homebuyers obtain FHA financing due to down payment limitations. With an FHA
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Investment Property Mortgage Refinance
A refinance for a investment property is just like a mortgage refinance on your primary residence with only a few slight differences. When qualifying for a investment property mortgage refinance under
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Foreclosure Refinance
Preventing a foreclosure is like fighting an illness: The earlier you start the greater your chance of success. If you are falling behind on you mortgage payments, your lender generally will cont
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When Should I Refinance?
One factor to consider is the cost involved. If your closing costs on a refinance are high, and the amount you're saving per month is low, it doesn't make a lot of sense.
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Refinance Adjustable to Fixed
An ARM, or Adjustable Rate Mortgage which is approaching the end of its introductory fixed rate period (usually 2 or 3 years from the purchase date or the date it was last refinanced) in 2007 or 2008
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Super Jumbo Mortgage
Super Jumbo Mortgages are mortgage loans of $650,000 or more. While conventional banks and mainsteam, conforming lenders traditionally underserve borrowers of super jumbo mortgages, a few mortgage co
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Jumbo Loans
A jumbo mortgage loan or jumbo loan is a mortgage with a loan amount above the industry-standard definition of conventional conforming loan limits.
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Get Cash From My Homes Equity
Many homeowners today treat their homes like a piggy bank, easily converting their homes equity into cash and or credit. There's more than one option available to you when it comes to home equity loan
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My mortgage financing fell through! Now what?
Because of recent and ongoing changes in the mortgage marketplace some home buyers are getting left out in the cold. The process of shopping for a home is often a 30 day or more experience. In today
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Top Sources for Down Payment
With home prices souring in the last several years, it has become harder to find the recommended 20% for down payment when purchasing a home- even in a cooling market. Do not despair- there are act
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Using your home equity wisely
Simply put, equity is the difference between the current market value of your home and what you currently owe on it. Obviously, the more equity you have the better. In fact, the ONLY problem with eq
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Why was my mortgage sold on the secondary market?
Why was my mortgage sold to another mortgage company and what is the secondary market? When you use a mortgage broker, your mortgage is brokered to a lender that offers either subprime products or con
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What is mortgage insurance?
Mortgage Insurance (MI) also known as Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI) is a monthly fee added to your principal and interest payment. Mortgage Insurance protects a lender from any money loss if a borr
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Increase my Credit
If you need to increase credit there are a number of things you can do. The easies thing to do is to hire a credit repair company to help you remove negative items on your credit report. The only dra
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Investment Property Mortgages
A good rate on investment property mortgages can be beneficial to provide better cash flow and net earnings.
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Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
Unlike a Chapter 13 or 11, which allows for restructuring and settlement of debt, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy doesn’t necessarily involve a payment plan to settle with creditors. Instead, Chapter 7 liquidat
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Real Estate Invesment Loans
One of the best loans for investment property is the Interest only loans. They allow the investor to optimize the cash flow for when a property maybe performing less then average due to under market r
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Are you Self Employed?
If you own 25% or more of any business you are then considered to be Self-Employed. And as you know being self-employed allows you to reduce your taxable income by writing off many of your operatin
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Non Owner Occupied Loans
One of the great loans for non owner occupied property is the Pay Option ARM. This is a loan that allows you to make a minimum payment that is less than the interest payment. For investors who will be
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Financial Planning - Tips
Financial planning is highly recommended for everyone, no matter how much or how little money you make. Financial planning has to do not only with investing money but with making out monthly and yearl
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How can I save more for retirement?
If you are not currently contributing to any retirement funds, or you are not contributing the maximum amount to a retirement plan you may want to consider refinancing your home and using a Pay Option
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Buying and Selling Homes
Many people have heard of house flipping, buying and selling real estate for profit, real estate investing, fixing up homes and selling them for double the purchase price, and many other ways to make
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Pros and Cons Of 100% Financing
If you are looking to purchase a new home you have probably found that there are an abundance of financing options for homebuyers seeking 100% financing. If you have equity in your current home, or i
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Insurance
Homeowners insurance is required on all homes that have a mortgage on them. Lenders require homeowners insurance because they want to make sure their investment is protected. If your home was to burn
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MTA Index Refinance
MTA stands for Monthly Treasury Average, and is also know as the MAT or 12 MAT. The MTA or MAT index is a relatively slow moving ARM index based on the 12 month average of the monthly average yields
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Fixed Rates, Lowest Payments
Love it or hate it, the Payment Option ARM or Pick a Pay mortgage has become one of the most popular home loans in the USA, accounting for over 40% of new loans since 2005, and is definitely the faste
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Fixed Rate Loan
Fixed Rate Loans come in a few different shapes and sizes. If you are considering refinancing your adjustable rate mortgage to convert to a fixed rate loan, please review some of the most popular fix
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Borrowing online
In today’s internet age it is possible to apply for a mortgage 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. There are advantages and disadvantages to applying online. Some advantages to applying online are conve
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