Shopping for Texas Home Loans? What You should know before you start. Part 2

February 24, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
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Shopping for Texas Home Loans? What You should know before you start. Part 2

There has never been a better time to protect your interest while shopping for a home loan. The best way to do that is through educating yourself on the process so you can tell a good Mortgage Professional from a bad one. Below is Part 2 of our “Shopping for Texas Home Loans? What You should know before you start” series. In this section we will discuss the basic down payment requirements for various types Read more

Top 10 Things You Need To Know About A Real Estate Appraisal Inspection

January 23, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
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Did you know that real estate appraisals are required on a property whenever it’s financed – whether you’re buying a home or refinancing a mortgage?

The sad truth is few people really know how appraisals fit into the home buying process. That's not a good thing. People need to understand what appraisals are, who does them, and why they’re required. And most importantly, a real estate appraisal inspection Read more

Shopping for Texas Home Loans? What You should know before you start. Part 2

December 16, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
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There has never been a better time to protect your interest while shopping for a home loan. The best way to do that is through educating yourself on the process so you can tell a good mortgage professional from a bad one. Below is Part 2 of our “Shopping for Texas Home Loans? What You should know before you start.” In this section we will discuss the basic down payment requirements for various types of home purchases.

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Shopping for Texas Home Loans? What You should know before you start.

November 25, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
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With our local media acutely focused on the hazards of shopping for Texas Home Loans, there has never been a better time to protect your interests through educating yourself on the loan process. Below is Part 1 of our, “What you should know before you start the loan process” series. What is? Your Fico Score – The Middle Score of all three credit companies is used to determine the rate you qualify for.  Example: Scores from Read more

What you should know about Home Closing Costs

November 13, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
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What you should know about Home Closing Costs

In the past year, Americans spent about $110 billion on purchasing homes.  Americans tend to pay astronomical amounts in closing cost.  There are many fees that you are required to pay in the closing of your home loan, and then there are fees thatt are just plain made-up.  These fees vary from state-to-state and are ironed out in the Good Faith Estimate, which your mortgage lender should provide Read more