mortgage: Need a few repiars but don't want the cost of a FHA 203k? - 12/11/08 11:36 AM
I wanted to pass along a "short-cut" that may help to avoid having to utilize an FHA 203k.
If your buyer has a contract on a home that requires some minor repair, there is a way to finance the cost of the repair through an old fashioned escrow holdback. FHA will … (0 comments)
mortgage: Buying a Distressed Home and Borrowing Repair Money - 12/09/08 11:26 AM
In this weeks episode of the Phoenix Real Estate Advisor podcast I have Shelley Martin from Suburban Mortgage back to answer a few more questions about how you could buy a distressed home and have the repair cost added the to the mortgage.It's called a FHA 203k loan and it allows … (0 comments)
mortgage: PrimeLending Group talks about mortgages! - 10/29/08 11:16 AM
Today I interview the guys from PrimeLending Group from Scottsdale, Arizona about the mortgage industry. Mike and Jeremy spent a little time today following up on the lending industry.In this episode we cover topics such as How to get started with a mortgage, What are some of the cost to obtaining … (0 comments)
mortgage: Zero Down Mortgage- Well Pretty Close - 10/21/08 10:00 AM
I have clients ask if there's any zero down mortgages left and the answer is "not many". There's a few local program like the "home in 5″ program but that runs out of money very quickly making it very difficult. One of my preferred lenders, Jeremy House, sent this over last … (0 comments)
mortgage: Vision Lending Gorup-FHA loans and Mortgage Industry updates - 09/15/08 03:31 PM
In this episode of the Phoenix Real Estate Advisor podcast, I interview the guys from Vision Lending Group in Tempe, Arizona again. After the success of the first podcast I asked Jeremy and Mike back to discuss FHA loan guidelines as well as the future of the mortgage industry and what … (0 comments)
mortgage: What first time buyers should know! - 08/26/08 11:50 AM
In this episode of the Phoenix Real Estate Advisor I interview Ron Coats from Olympic Mortage. Ron discusses how first time buyers can ensure they are making the correct decisions about a mortgage.
He talks about the "most important things a first time buyer should know", the "biggest mistake frist time … (0 comments)
mortgage: Prices raise for 4 months - 07/14/08 02:06 PM
If you listen to the same media (local and national) that I do, you might be surprised to hear that prices have actually been climbing. Most of the stories surround the existing housing crisis, Freedie Mae/Mac and very little about any good news.
For the most part, YES we do have … (0 comments)
mortgage: Credit Scores and Credit Repair Companies - 04/01/08 01:38 PM
As we know not all companies are created equal and the one you choose to help improve your score is very important. One thing I know for sure is most of us do not understand our scores or how they can be repaired. Recently I've formed an alliance with a company … (2 comments)
mortgage: Understanding your credit score - 03/10/08 03:40 PM
Do we really understand how our credit scores are figured? Some of us think if we have little to no credit that helps keep our scores high, some think having a lot of credit lines helps keep them high and some of us really don't understand what goes into a credit score. If you … (2 comments)
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I wanted to pass along a "short-cut" that may help to avoid having to utilize an FHA 203k.
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