Once pre-approved, don't do anything to change your credit report

Once you're pre-approved, do not buy anything on credit, or even let anybody do an inquiry on your credit until you close your new home; many lenders re-check customers' credit before funding. An inquiry is recorded on your credit history when somebody checks your credit, like a car dealership. It lowers your score, and can cause a loan to be denied if you're marginally approved. An actual credit purchase also raises your back-end ratio, which is even more dangerous. Talk to your loan officer before you consider making any credit purchase.CONTACT TONYA PEEK OR TIFFANY SHARKEY 214-356-4472 FOR ALL YOUR REAL ESTATE NEEDS.

 
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It seems that no matter how many time I try to drill this into the heads of consumers I still end up with a client once a month who decides to write an offer and then goes out and buys $40k worth of furniture or a new truck.

 

2:02am • #1
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Your FHA GuruHi Tiffany and Tonya, excellent advice.  There are some more ideas on the same subject at:  Avoid Closing Cost Nightmares

2:04am • #2
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You can never say this often enough.  I had a client wanting to refi - and he bought a TV, declined the "warranty," and then was charged - didn't pay it - and FICO dropped 50 points - and he lost THOUSANDS because he couldn't refi for a long time.  I'm sure there are thousands of stories like that...

2:20am • #3
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Tiffany and Tonya--Great point.  How many times do I hear myself have that conversation  with a buyer hoe they should buy furniture AFTER Closing.

2:23am • #4
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This is definitely something to be sure all buyers understand. We tell them "don't decorate the driveway until you have the keys to the house."

2:28am • #5
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Great post - thanks for sharing - will pass this on!

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