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)