first time home buyer: What’s the Difference Between an FHA and a USDA Mortgage - 07/31/11 07:11 AM
What’s the Difference Between an FHA and a USDA Mortgage The vast majority of first time home buyers purchase their first home with using either an FHA or a USDA home loan for their financing. These two options offer some great advantages as well as some negatives. Let’s take a look at the differences.

Hopefully after watching that video you have a bit better understanding of the difference between an FHA and a USDA home loan.
FHA Loans FHA loans are by far the most popular of all loan options for first time home owners. The unique combination of low … (0 comments)

first time home buyer: Zero Down Mortgage? Yes, With The USDA Home Loan - 04/15/11 11:17 AM
Zero Down Mortgage?  Yes, With The USDA Home Loan
As a loan originator, I get lots of questions from home buyers and Realtors about 100% financing. After the recent home mortgage meltdown crisis, nearly all 100% financing options went bye-bye. USDA, however, did not!  In fact, with the USDA home loan you can actually borrow 103.5% to cover the one-time 3.5% reservation fee.
Maybe the best part of all is that even though you are putting no money down, unlike an FHA loan, with a USDA home loan at 100% financing there is currently NO PMI (private mortgage insurance).
Here's a quick video I did with … (0 comments)

 


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